Valparaiso Community Schools, IN (1811970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Valparaiso Community Schools, IN (1811970)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Valparaiso 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	15,843	100.0
Family households (families)	9,560	60.3
With own children under 18 years	4,369	27.6
Married-couple family	7,633	48.2
With own children under 18 years	3,219	20.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	480	3.0
With own children under 18 years	205	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,447	9.1
With own children under 18 years	945	6.0
Nonfamily households	6,283	39.7
Householder living alone	5,145	32.5
65 years and over	1,686	10.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,652	29.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,547	22.4

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	37,673	100.0
Householder	15,843	42.1
Spouse	7,653	20.3
Child	10,514	27.9
Other relatives	1,153	3.1
Nonrelatives	2,510	6.7
Unmarried partner	815	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,930	100.0
Never married	5,512	34.6
Now married, except separated	8,256	51.8
Separated	140	0.9
Widowed	389	2.4
Divorced	1,633	10.3

Females 15 years and over	17,095	100.0
Never married	5,062	29.6
Now married, except separated	7,975	46.7
Separated	173	1.0
Widowed	1,710	10.0
Divorced	2,175	12.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	638	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	188	29.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	14
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	124
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	459	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	148	32.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	64	13.9
1 or 2 years	39	8.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	45	9.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	148	32.2
Who are female	86	18.7
Who are married	123	26.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,670	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	762	6.0
Kindergarten	524	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,002	31.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,230	17.6
College or graduate school	5,152	40.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,406	100.0
Less than 9th grade	602	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,102	4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,272	28.6
Some college, no degree	5,438	21.4
Associate's degree	1,865	7.3
Bachelor's degree	5,780	22.8
Graduate or professional degree	3,347	13.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	35.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,367	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,885	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	39,559	100.0
Same house	31,819	80.4
Different house in the U.S.	7,229	18.3
Same county	4,190	10.6
Different county	3,039	7.7
Same state	1,248	3.2
Different state	1,791	4.5
Abroad	511	1.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	40,165	100.0
Native	38,201	95.1
Born in United States	37,934	94.4
State of residence	22,666	56.4
Different state	15,268	38.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	267	0.7
Foreign born	1,964	4.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,964	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	941	47.9
Not a U.S. citizen	1,023	52.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,231	100.0

Native	267	12.0
Entered 2000 or later	9	0.4
Entered before 2000	258	11.6

Foreign born	1,964	88.0
Entered 2000 or later	625	28.0
Entered before 2000	1,339	60.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,964	100.0
Europe	773	39.4
Asia	750	38.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	361	18.4
Northern America	80	4.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	37,945	100.0
English only	35,149	92.6
Language other than English	2,796	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	921	2.4
Spanish	853	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	307	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,263	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	277	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	588	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	337	0.9
Other languages	92	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	40,165	100.0
American	1,640	4.1
Arab	116	0.3
Czech	433	1.1
Danish	307	0.8
Dutch	978	2.4
English	4,165	10.4
French (except Basque)	1,363	3.4
French Canadian	184	0.5
German	13,659	34.0
Greek	531	1.3
Hungarian	1,011	2.5
Irish	7,496	18.7
Italian	2,711	6.7
Lithuanian	229	0.6
Norwegian	482	1.2
Polish	3,472	8.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	560	1.4
Scotch-Irish	526	1.3
Scottish	922	2.3
Slovak	550	1.4
Subsaharan African	120	0.3
Swedish	1,146	2.9
Swiss	229	0.6
Ukrainian	102	0.3
Welsh	576	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	66	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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