East Chicago School City, IN (1802880) DP2 Social Characteristics

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East Chicago School City, IN (1802880)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for East Chicago School City, 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	10,501	100.0
Family households (families)	7,399	70.5
With own children under 18 years	3,843	36.6
Married-couple family	3,490	33.2
With own children under 18 years	1,535	14.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	761	7.2
With own children under 18 years	387	3.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,148	30.0
With own children under 18 years	1,921	18.3
Nonfamily households	3,102	29.5
Householder living alone	2,810	26.8
65 years and over	1,085	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,557	43.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,740	26.1

Average household size	2.87
Average family size	3.49

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,140	100.0
Householder	10,501	34.8
Spouse	3,511	11.6
Child	11,500	38.2
Other relatives	3,402	11.3
Nonrelatives	1,226	4.1
Unmarried partner	671	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,883	100.0
Never married	4,334	43.9
Now married, except separated	3,804	38.5
Separated	300	3.0
Widowed	346	3.5
Divorced	1,099	11.1

Females 15 years and over	12,189	100.0
Never married	5,204	42.7
Now married, except separated	3,725	30.6
Separated	546	4.5
Widowed	1,368	11.2
Divorced	1,346	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	669	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	402	60.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	74
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	84
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	136
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,242	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	625	50.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	133	10.7
1 or 2 years	114	9.2
3 or 4 years	70	5.6
5 or more years	308	24.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	625	50.3
Who are female	419	33.7
Who are married	412	33.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,366	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	452	4.8
Kindergarten	831	8.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,365	46.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,062	22.0
College or graduate school	1,656	17.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,965	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,582	14.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,153	17.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,349	35.3
Some college, no degree	3,386	18.8
Associate's degree	691	3.8
Bachelor's degree	1,264	7.0
Graduate or professional degree	540	3.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	68.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,635	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,535	7.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,572	100.0
Same house	24,510	82.9
Different house in the U.S.	5,038	17.0
Same county	2,454	8.3
Different county	2,584	8.7
Same state	307	1.0
Different state	2,277	7.7
Abroad	24	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,183	100.0
Native	25,576	84.7
Born in United States	24,460	81.0
State of residence	14,991	49.7
Different state	9,469	31.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,116	3.7
Foreign born	4,607	15.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,607	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,017	43.8
Not a U.S. citizen	2,590	56.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,723	100.0

Native	1,116	19.5
Entered 2000 or later	27	0.5
Entered before 2000	1,089	19.0

Foreign born	4,607	80.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,357	23.7
Entered before 2000	3,250	56.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,607	100.0
Europe	162	3.5
Asia	133	2.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	4,312	93.6
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,726	100.0
English only	16,218	58.5
Language other than English	11,508	41.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,794	17.3
Spanish	11,125	40.1
Speak English less than "very well"	4,619	16.7
Other Indo-European languages	243	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	104	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	96	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	50	0.2
Other languages	44	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	21	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,183	100.0
American	184	0.6
Arab	33	0.1
Czech	18	0.1
Danish	9	0.0
Dutch	23	0.1
English	112	0.4
French (except Basque)	55	0.2
French Canadian	10	0.0
German	432	1.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	117	0.4
Irish	280	0.9
Italian	158	0.5
Lithuanian	54	0.2
Norwegian	9	0.0
Polish	728	2.4
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	91	0.3
Scotch-Irish	0	0.0
Scottish	69	0.2
Slovak	136	0.5
Subsaharan African	538	1.8
Swedish	33	0.1
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	19	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	21	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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