Decatur School District 61, IL (1711850) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Decatur School District 61, IL (1711850)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Decatur School District 61, 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	31,327	100.0
Family households (families)	18,236	58.2
With own children under 18 years	7,502	23.9
Married-couple family	12,837	41.0
With own children under 18 years	4,147	13.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,384	4.4
With own children under 18 years	722	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,015	12.8
With own children under 18 years	2,633	8.4
Nonfamily households	13,091	41.8
Householder living alone	11,489	36.7
65 years and over	3,904	12.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,313	26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,432	26.9

Average household size	2.17
Average family size	2.81

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	67,840	100.0
Householder	31,327	46.2
Spouse	12,859	19.0
Child	17,548	25.9
Other relatives	2,647	3.9
Nonrelatives	3,459	5.1
Unmarried partner	1,999	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,878	100.0
Never married	8,776	32.7
Now married, except separated	13,536	50.4
Separated	548	2.0
Widowed	889	3.3
Divorced	3,129	11.6

Females 15 years and over	31,030	100.0
Never married	8,759	28.2
Now married, except separated	13,422	43.3
Separated	678	2.2
Widowed	4,110	13.2
Divorced	4,061	13.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,271	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	754	59.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	135
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,222	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	664	54.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	287	23.5
1 or 2 years	70	5.7
3 or 4 years	98	8.0
5 or more years	209	17.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	664	54.3
Who are female	326	26.7
Who are married	491	40.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,651	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,081	6.5
Kindergarten	890	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,900	41.4
High school (grades 9-12)	3,363	20.2
College or graduate school	4,417	26.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	47,299	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,934	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,403	11.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,199	36.4
Some college, no degree	10,816	22.9
Associate's degree	3,197	6.8
Bachelor's degree	5,741	12.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,009	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	55,068	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,141	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	69,917	100.0
Same house	55,688	79.6
Different house in the U.S.	14,034	20.1
Same county	10,631	15.2
Different county	3,403	4.9
Same state	2,245	3.2
Different state	1,158	1.7
Abroad	195	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	70,831	100.0
Native	69,410	98.0
Born in United States	69,244	97.8
State of residence	54,830	77.4
Different state	14,414	20.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	166	0.2
Foreign born	1,421	2.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,421	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	627	44.1
Not a U.S. citizen	794	55.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,587	100.0

Native	166	10.5
Entered 2000 or later	11	0.7
Entered before 2000	155	9.8

Foreign born	1,421	89.5
Entered 2000 or later	443	27.9
Entered before 2000	978	61.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,421	100.0
Europe	371	26.1
Asia	561	39.5
Africa	52	3.7
Oceania	12	0.8
Latin America	354	24.9
Northern America	71	5.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	66,360	100.0
English only	64,398	97.0
Language other than English	1,962	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	674	1.0
Spanish	997	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	410	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	525	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	329	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	131	0.2
Other languages	111	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	70,831	100.0
American	8,947	12.6
Arab	195	0.3
Czech	198	0.3
Danish	116	0.2
Dutch	1,215	1.7
English	7,598	10.7
French (except Basque)	1,761	2.5
French Canadian	58	0.1
German	14,938	21.1
Greek	372	0.5
Hungarian	243	0.3
Irish	9,652	13.6
Italian	1,827	2.6
Lithuanian	53	0.1
Norwegian	480	0.7
Polish	1,222	1.7
Portuguese	110	0.2
Russian	53	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,089	1.5
Scottish	1,020	1.4
Slovak	135	0.2
Subsaharan African	184	0.3
Swedish	699	1.0
Swiss	137	0.2
Ukrainian	80	0.1
Welsh	422	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	70	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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