Blackford County Schools, IN (1800570) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Blackford County Schools, IN (1800570)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Blackford County Schools, IN 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	5,711	100.0
Family households (families)	3,803	66.6
With own children under 18 years	1,644	28.8
Married-couple family	2,917	51.1
With own children under 18 years	1,085	19.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	331	5.8
With own children under 18 years	184	3.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	555	9.7
With own children under 18 years	375	6.6
Nonfamily households	1,908	33.4
Householder living alone	1,673	29.3
65 years and over	700	12.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,788	31.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,670	29.2

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.80

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,185	100.0
Householder	5,711	43.3
Spouse	2,920	22.1
Child	3,492	26.5
Other relatives	444	3.4
Nonrelatives	618	4.7
Unmarried partner	294	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,250	100.0
Never married	1,249	23.8
Now married, except separated	3,063	58.3
Separated	94	1.8
Widowed	203	3.9
Divorced	641	12.2

Females 15 years and over	5,472	100.0
Never married	1,022	18.7
Now married, except separated	2,934	53.6
Separated	119	2.2
Widowed	721	13.2
Divorced	676	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	234	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	85	36.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	80
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	16
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	220
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	160	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	109	68.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	11	6.9
1 or 2 years	23	14.4
3 or 4 years	45	28.1
5 or more years	30	18.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	109	68.1
Who are female	56	35.0
Who are married	103	64.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,931	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	137	4.7
Kindergarten	169	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,383	47.2
High school (grades 9-12)	719	24.5
College or graduate school	523	17.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,175	100.0
Less than 9th grade	254	2.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,308	14.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,322	47.1
Some college, no degree	1,751	19.1
Associate's degree	428	4.7
Bachelor's degree	694	7.6
Graduate or professional degree	418	4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,119	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,291	12.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,062	100.0
Same house	10,658	81.6
Different house in the U.S.	2,388	18.3
Same county	1,510	11.6
Different county	878	6.7
Same state	554	4.2
Different state	324	2.5
Abroad	16	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,254	100.0
Native	13,195	99.6
Born in United States	13,139	99.1
State of residence	11,043	83.3
Different state	2,096	15.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	56	0.4
Foreign born	59	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	59	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	24	40.7
Not a U.S. citizen	35	59.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	115	100.0

Native	56	48.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	56	48.7

Foreign born	59	51.3
Entered 2000 or later	15	13.0
Entered before 2000	44	38.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	59	100.0
Europe	27	45.8
Asia	21	35.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	3	5.1
Northern America	8	13.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,503	100.0
English only	12,376	99.0
Language other than English	127	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1
Spanish	54	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	3	0.0
Other Indo-European languages	62	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	5	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,254	100.0
American	1,791	13.5
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	11	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	512	3.9
English	1,849	14.0
French (except Basque)	225	1.7
French Canadian	41	0.3
German	4,065	30.7
Greek	5	0.0
Hungarian	35	0.3
Irish	2,217	16.7
Italian	183	1.4
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	13	0.1
Polish	83	0.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	1	0.0
Scotch-Irish	184	1.4
Scottish	239	1.8
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	75	0.6
Swiss	115	0.9
Ukrainian	16	0.1
Welsh	121	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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