Meridian Joint School District 2, ID (1602100) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Meridian Joint School District 2, ID (1602100)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Meridian Joint School District 2, ID based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	57,744	100.0
Family households (families)	45,183	78.2
With own children under 18 years	25,312	43.8
Married-couple family	38,556	66.8
With own children under 18 years	20,521	35.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,253	3.9
With own children under 18 years	1,685	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,374	7.6
With own children under 18 years	3,106	5.4
Nonfamily households	12,561	21.8
Householder living alone	9,519	16.5
65 years and over	3,241	5.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	26,467	45.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,044	17.4

Average household size	2.83
Average family size	3.20

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	163,474	100.0
Householder	57,744	35.3
Spouse	38,529	23.6
Child	56,179	34.4
Other relatives	4,730	2.9
Nonrelatives	6,292	3.8
Unmarried partner	2,833	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	63,138	100.0
Never married	15,350	24.3
Now married, except separated	40,716	64.5
Separated	677	1.1
Widowed	839	1.3
Divorced	5,556	8.8

Females 15 years and over	62,046	100.0
Never married	10,931	17.6
Now married, except separated	39,555	63.8
Separated	619	1.0
Widowed	3,543	5.7
Divorced	7,398	11.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,159	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	380	12.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	74
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	10
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	160
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,819	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	605	33.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	214	11.8
1 or 2 years	107	5.9
3 or 4 years	48	2.6
5 or more years	236	13.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	605	33.3
Who are female	355	19.5
Who are married	478	26.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	46,801	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,732	5.8
Kindergarten	2,625	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,576	48.2
High school (grades 9-12)	11,163	23.9
College or graduate school	7,705	16.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	106,592	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,803	1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,987	4.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	25,951	24.3
Some college, no degree	28,871	27.1
Associate's degree	9,229	8.7
Bachelor's degree	25,557	24.0
Graduate or professional degree	10,194	9.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	33.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	116,520	100.0
Civilian veterans	14,102	12.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	165,016	100.0
Same house	131,447	79.7
Different house in the U.S.	32,526	19.7
Same county	19,994	12.1
Different county	12,532	7.6
Same state	5,321	3.2
Different state	7,211	4.4
Abroad	1,043	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	167,895	100.0
Native	159,264	94.9
Born in United States	157,408	93.8
State of residence	68,942	41.1
Different state	88,466	52.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,856	1.1
Foreign born	8,631	5.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,631	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,983	46.1
Not a U.S. citizen	4,648	53.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	10,487	100.0

Native	1,856	17.7
Entered 2000 or later	167	1.6
Entered before 2000	1,689	16.1

Foreign born	8,631	82.3
Entered 2000 or later	2,996	28.6
Entered before 2000	5,635	53.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,631	100.0
Europe	2,875	33.3
Asia	1,942	22.5
Africa	822	9.5
Oceania	226	2.6
Latin America	2,313	26.8
Northern America	453	5.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	153,735	100.0
English only	141,494	92.0
Language other than English	12,241	8.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4,343	2.8
Spanish	5,791	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,868	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	3,633	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,158	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,091	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	940	0.6
Other languages	726	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	377	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	167,895	100.0
American	14,872	8.9
Arab	198	0.1
Czech	1,007	0.6
Danish	2,837	1.7
Dutch	4,153	2.5
English	31,770	18.9
French (except Basque)	5,316	3.2
French Canadian	1,138	0.7
German	35,349	21.1
Greek	462	0.3
Hungarian	580	0.3
Irish	19,602	11.7
Italian	6,647	4.0
Lithuanian	188	0.1
Norwegian	6,193	3.7
Polish	2,615	1.6
Portuguese	1,061	0.6
Russian	1,436	0.9
Scotch-Irish	3,193	1.9
Scottish	6,592	3.9
Slovak	99	0.1
Subsaharan African	743	0.4
Swedish	6,195	3.7
Swiss	1,101	0.7
Ukrainian	873	0.5
Welsh	2,740	1.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	77	0.0

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