Alton Community Unit School District 11, IL (1703600) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alton Community Unit School District 11, IL (1703600)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alton Community Unit School District 11, IL 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	20,719	100.0
Family households (families)	13,308	64.2
With own children under 18 years	5,462	26.4
Married-couple family	9,419	45.5
With own children under 18 years	3,473	16.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	930	4.5
With own children under 18 years	472	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,959	14.3
With own children under 18 years	1,517	7.3
Nonfamily households	7,411	35.8
Householder living alone	6,370	30.7
65 years and over	2,766	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,079	29.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,949	28.7

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	48,421	100.0
Householder	20,719	42.8
Spouse	9,443	19.5
Child	13,743	28.4
Other relatives	2,305	4.8
Nonrelatives	2,211	4.6
Unmarried partner	1,139	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,487	100.0
Never married	5,975	32.3
Now married, except separated	9,744	52.7
Separated	190	1.0
Widowed	561	3.0
Divorced	2,017	10.9

Females 15 years and over	21,293	100.0
Never married	5,147	24.2
Now married, except separated	9,649	45.3
Separated	454	2.1
Widowed	2,986	14.0
Divorced	3,057	14.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	874	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	335	38.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	148
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	973	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	551	56.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	215	22.1
1 or 2 years	77	7.9
3 or 4 years	71	7.3
5 or more years	188	19.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	551	56.6
Who are female	361	37.1
Who are married	369	37.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,583	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,008	8.7
Kindergarten	781	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,731	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	2,312	20.0
College or graduate school	2,751	23.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	34,125	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,616	4.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,630	7.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,263	30.1
Some college, no degree	9,225	27.0
Associate's degree	3,183	9.3
Bachelor's degree	4,946	14.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,262	6.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	37,811	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,203	13.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	48,616	100.0
Same house	41,751	85.9
Different house in the U.S.	6,829	14.0
Same county	5,221	10.7
Different county	1,608	3.3
Same state	830	1.7
Different state	778	1.6
Abroad	36	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	49,395	100.0
Native	48,813	98.8
Born in United States	48,685	98.6
State of residence	36,755	74.4
Different state	11,930	24.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	128	0.3
Foreign born	582	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	582	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	330	56.7
Not a U.S. citizen	252	43.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	710	100.0

Native	128	18.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	128	18.0

Foreign born	582	82.0
Entered 2000 or later	101	14.2
Entered before 2000	481	67.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	582	100.0
Europe	156	26.8
Asia	52	8.9
Africa	20	3.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	281	48.3
Northern America	73	12.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	45,693	100.0
English only	44,690	97.8
Language other than English	1,003	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	225	0.5
Spanish	652	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	158	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	228	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	20	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	91	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	30	0.1
Other languages	32	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	49,395	100.0
American	3,352	6.8
Arab	107	0.2
Czech	163	0.3
Danish	64	0.1
Dutch	1,082	2.2
English	6,454	13.1
French (except Basque)	1,687	3.4
French Canadian	73	0.1
German	15,262	30.9
Greek	204	0.4
Hungarian	101	0.2
Irish	7,520	15.2
Italian	2,172	4.4
Lithuanian	98	0.2
Norwegian	397	0.8
Polish	1,018	2.1
Portuguese	14	0.0
Russian	34	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,030	2.1
Scottish	945	1.9
Slovak	45	0.1
Subsaharan African	148	0.3
Swedish	516	1.0
Swiss	169	0.3
Ukrainian	45	0.1
Welsh	297	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	19	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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