Elkhart Community Schools, IN (1803270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Elkhart Community Schools, IN (1803270)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Elkhart Community 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	29,142	100.0
Family households (families)	20,283	69.6
With own children under 18 years	10,424	35.8
Married-couple family	13,908	47.7
With own children under 18 years	6,312	21.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,974	6.8
With own children under 18 years	1,109	3.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,401	15.1
With own children under 18 years	3,003	10.3
Nonfamily households	8,859	30.4
Householder living alone	6,997	24.0
65 years and over	2,346	8.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,462	39.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,211	21.3

Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	78,276	100.0
Householder	29,142	37.2
Spouse	13,942	17.8
Child	24,592	31.4
Other relatives	5,625	7.2
Nonrelatives	4,975	6.4
Unmarried partner	2,077	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	29,329	100.0
Never married	9,160	31.2
Now married, except separated	15,136	51.6
Separated	652	2.2
Widowed	701	2.4
Divorced	3,680	12.5

Females 15 years and over	30,216	100.0
Never married	7,365	24.4
Now married, except separated	14,460	47.9
Separated	981	3.2
Widowed	2,866	9.5
Divorced	4,544	15.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,231	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	455	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,718	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	833	48.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	101	5.9
1 or 2 years	258	15.0
3 or 4 years	158	9.2
5 or more years	316	18.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	833	48.5
Who are female	516	30.0
Who are married	594	34.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,061	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,032	5.4
Kindergarten	1,245	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,709	50.9
High school (grades 9-12)	4,175	21.9
College or graduate school	2,900	15.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	49,180	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,721	7.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,584	15.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,873	36.3
Some college, no degree	9,989	20.3
Associate's degree	2,670	5.4
Bachelor's degree	4,896	10.0
Graduate or professional degree	2,447	5.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	56,310	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,384	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	77,280	100.0
Same house	62,190	80.5
Different house in the U.S.	14,668	19.0
Same county	10,849	14.0
Different county	3,819	4.9
Same state	1,691	2.2
Different state	2,128	2.8
Abroad	422	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	78,580	100.0
Native	69,755	88.8
Born in United States	69,359	88.3
State of residence	45,924	58.4
Different state	23,435	29.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	396	0.5
Foreign born	8,825	11.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,825	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,886	21.4
Not a U.S. citizen	6,939	78.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	9,221	100.0

Native	396	4.3
Entered 2000 or later	52	0.6
Entered before 2000	344	3.7

Foreign born	8,825	95.7
Entered 2000 or later	3,409	37.0
Entered before 2000	5,416	58.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,825	100.0
Europe	433	4.9
Asia	844	9.6
Africa	30	0.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	7,425	84.1
Northern America	93	1.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	71,044	100.0
English only	58,168	81.9
Language other than English	12,876	18.1
Speak English less than "very well"	7,544	10.6
Spanish	11,110	15.6
Speak English less than "very well"	7,158	10.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,019	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	107	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	578	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	218	0.3
Other languages	169	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	61	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	78,580	100.0
American	3,835	4.9
Arab	322	0.4
Czech	355	0.5
Danish	101	0.1
Dutch	2,541	3.2
English	6,327	8.1
French (except Basque)	2,253	2.9
French Canadian	320	0.4
German	18,782	23.9
Greek	144	0.2
Hungarian	502	0.6
Irish	8,915	11.3
Italian	2,851	3.6
Lithuanian	74	0.1
Norwegian	493	0.6
Polish	2,805	3.6
Portuguese	17	0.0
Russian	241	0.3
Scotch-Irish	934	1.2
Scottish	998	1.3
Slovak	37	0.0
Subsaharan African	521	0.7
Swedish	1,017	1.3
Swiss	761	1.0
Ukrainian	209	0.3
Welsh	380	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	158	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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