Merrillville Community School, IN (1809690) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Merrillville Community School, IN (1809690)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merrillville Community School, 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	16,561	100.0
Family households (families)	10,675	64.5
With own children under 18 years	4,596	27.8
Married-couple family	7,948	48.0
With own children under 18 years	3,000	18.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	702	4.2
With own children under 18 years	385	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,025	12.2
With own children under 18 years	1,211	7.3
Nonfamily households	5,886	35.5
Householder living alone	5,010	30.3
65 years and over	1,949	11.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,322	32.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,425	26.7

Average household size	2.49
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	41,192	100.0
Householder	16,561	40.2
Spouse	7,925	19.2
Child	12,218	29.7
Other relatives	2,526	6.1
Nonrelatives	1,962	4.8
Unmarried partner	1,009	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,727	100.0
Never married	4,834	30.7
Now married, except separated	8,428	53.6
Separated	259	1.6
Widowed	470	3.0
Divorced	1,736	11.0

Females 15 years and over	17,904	100.0
Never married	4,656	26.0
Now married, except separated	8,296	46.3
Separated	269	1.5
Widowed	2,369	13.2
Divorced	2,314	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	608	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	235	38.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	100
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	956	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	486	50.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	57	6.0
1 or 2 years	108	11.3
3 or 4 years	30	3.1
5 or more years	291	30.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	486	50.8
Who are female	310	32.4
Who are married	355	37.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,754	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	406	3.8
Kindergarten	682	6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,626	43.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,451	22.8
College or graduate school	2,589	24.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	28,503	100.0
Less than 9th grade	940	3.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,487	8.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,013	38.6
Some college, no degree	6,575	23.1
Associate's degree	2,006	7.0
Bachelor's degree	3,472	12.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,010	7.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,691	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,662	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	41,443	100.0
Same house	35,444	85.5
Different house in the U.S.	5,930	14.3
Same county	3,911	9.4
Different county	2,019	4.9
Same state	854	2.1
Different state	1,165	2.8
Abroad	69	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	42,006	100.0
Native	40,317	96.0
Born in United States	40,028	95.3
State of residence	26,376	62.8
Different state	13,652	32.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	289	0.7
Foreign born	1,689	4.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,689	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,130	66.9
Not a U.S. citizen	559	33.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,978	100.0

Native	289	14.6
Entered 2000 or later	26	1.3
Entered before 2000	263	13.3

Foreign born	1,689	85.4
Entered 2000 or later	196	9.9
Entered before 2000	1,493	75.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,689	100.0
Europe	760	45.0
Asia	131	7.8
Africa	136	8.1
Oceania	10	0.6
Latin America	621	36.8
Northern America	31	1.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	39,468	100.0
English only	35,548	90.1
Language other than English	3,920	9.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,293	3.3
Spanish	2,181	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	640	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,389	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	508	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	130	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	88	0.2
Other languages	220	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	57	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	42,006	100.0
American	1,797	4.3
Arab	11	0.0
Czech	265	0.6
Danish	49	0.1
Dutch	741	1.8
English	2,023	4.8
French (except Basque)	440	1.0
French Canadian	69	0.2
German	6,181	14.7
Greek	427	1.0
Hungarian	676	1.6
Irish	4,711	11.2
Italian	2,177	5.2
Lithuanian	172	0.4
Norwegian	196	0.5
Polish	3,017	7.2
Portuguese	40	0.1
Russian	311	0.7
Scotch-Irish	605	1.4
Scottish	413	1.0
Slovak	966	2.3
Subsaharan African	486	1.2
Swedish	580	1.4
Swiss	64	0.2
Ukrainian	56	0.1
Welsh	124	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	250	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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