Wichita Unified School District 259, KS (2012990) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wichita Unified School District 259, KS (2012990)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wichita Unified School District 259, KS 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	131,129	100.0
Family households (families)	78,008	59.5
With own children under 18 years	38,212	29.1
Married-couple family	53,711	41.0
With own children under 18 years	22,622	17.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	6,345	4.8
With own children under 18 years	3,781	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	17,952	13.7
With own children under 18 years	11,809	9.0
Nonfamily households	53,121	40.5
Householder living alone	45,471	34.7
65 years and over	13,472	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	42,013	32.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	28,641	21.8

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	307,003	100.0
Householder	131,129	42.7
Spouse	53,624	17.5
Child	89,109	29.0
Other relatives	16,637	5.4
Nonrelatives	16,504	5.4
Unmarried partner	7,825	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	118,655	100.0
Never married	40,237	33.9
Now married, except separated	58,481	49.3
Separated	2,113	1.8
Widowed	3,084	2.6
Divorced	14,740	12.4

Females 15 years and over	125,794	100.0
Never married	33,869	26.9
Now married, except separated	56,216	44.7
Separated	3,307	2.6
Widowed	12,362	9.8
Divorced	20,040	15.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	6,213	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,086	33.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	80
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,939	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,869	48.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	646	10.9
1 or 2 years	809	13.6
3 or 4 years	451	7.6
5 or more years	963	16.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,869	48.3
Who are female	1,796	30.2
Who are married	1,998	33.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	81,985	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,252	6.4
Kindergarten	4,198	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33,213	40.5
High school (grades 9-12)	16,645	20.3
College or graduate school	22,677	27.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	199,916	100.0
Less than 9th grade	9,876	4.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	18,340	9.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	59,718	29.9
Some college, no degree	48,610	24.3
Associate's degree	12,043	6.0
Bachelor's degree	34,183	17.1
Graduate or professional degree	17,146	8.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	231,187	100.0
Civilian veterans	25,969	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	305,850	100.0
Same house	238,004	77.8
Different house in the U.S.	66,263	21.7
Same county	50,643	16.6
Different county	15,620	5.1
Same state	7,470	2.4
Different state	8,150	2.7
Abroad	1,583	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	311,851	100.0
Native	283,349	90.9
Born in United States	281,558	90.3
State of residence	192,856	61.8
Different state	88,702	28.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,791	0.6
Foreign born	28,502	9.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	28,502	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	10,437	36.6
Not a U.S. citizen	18,065	63.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	30,293	100.0

Native	1,791	5.9
Entered 2000 or later	256	0.8
Entered before 2000	1,535	5.1

Foreign born	28,502	94.1
Entered 2000 or later	8,698	28.7
Entered before 2000	19,804	65.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	28,502	100.0
Europe	1,604	5.6
Asia	9,708	34.1
Africa	1,679	5.9
Oceania	255	0.9
Latin America	14,822	52.0
Northern America	434	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	286,544	100.0
English only	243,602	85.0
Language other than English	42,942	15.0
Speak English less than "very well"	19,977	7.0
Spanish	27,230	9.5
Speak English less than "very well"	12,911	4.5
Other Indo-European languages	3,914	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	809	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	9,812	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,462	1.9
Other languages	1,986	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	795	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	311,851	100.0
American	15,729	5.0
Arab	2,210	0.7
Czech	1,892	0.6
Danish	1,301	0.4
Dutch	7,969	2.6
English	33,906	10.9
French (except Basque)	10,070	3.2
French Canadian	1,162	0.4
German	75,172	24.1
Greek	314	0.1
Hungarian	769	0.2
Irish	39,032	12.5
Italian	5,535	1.8
Lithuanian	145	0.0
Norwegian	2,983	1.0
Polish	3,322	1.1
Portuguese	295	0.1
Russian	1,601	0.5
Scotch-Irish	7,159	2.3
Scottish	5,470	1.8
Slovak	40	0.0
Subsaharan African	2,712	0.9
Swedish	5,151	1.7
Swiss	1,194	0.4
Ukrainian	138	0.0
Welsh	1,986	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	562	0.2

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