Letcher County School District, KY (2103360) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Letcher County School District, KY (2103360)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Letcher County School District, KY 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	8,517	100.0
Family households (families)	5,983	70.2
With own children under 18 years	2,241	26.3
Married-couple family	4,702	55.2
With own children under 18 years	1,714	20.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	290	3.4
With own children under 18 years	89	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	991	11.6
With own children under 18 years	438	5.1
Nonfamily households	2,534	29.8
Householder living alone	2,285	26.8
65 years and over	966	11.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,678	31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,153	25.3

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,277	100.0
Householder	8,517	42.0
Spouse	4,733	23.3
Child	5,168	25.5
Other relatives	1,280	6.3
Nonrelatives	579	2.9
Unmarried partner	363	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,257	100.0
Never married	1,870	22.6
Now married, except separated	4,972	60.2
Separated	81	1.0
Widowed	348	4.2
Divorced	986	11.9

Females 15 years and over	8,698	100.0
Never married	1,415	16.3
Now married, except separated	4,850	55.8
Separated	377	4.3
Widowed	1,164	13.4
Divorced	892	10.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	210	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	99	47.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	547	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	327	59.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	5	0.9
1 or 2 years	24	4.4
3 or 4 years	123	22.5
5 or more years	175	32.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	327	59.8
Who are female	218	39.9
Who are married	231	42.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,296	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	223	5.2
Kindergarten	155	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,971	45.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,130	26.3
College or graduate school	817	19.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,585	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,993	13.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,401	16.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,198	35.6
Some college, no degree	2,298	15.8
Associate's degree	978	6.7
Bachelor's degree	853	5.8
Graduate or professional degree	864	5.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,084	100.0
Civilian veterans	875	5.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,258	100.0
Same house	18,100	89.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,141	10.6
Same county	1,390	6.9
Different county	751	3.7
Same state	474	2.3
Different state	277	1.4
Abroad	17	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,486	100.0
Native	20,397	99.6
Born in United States	20,361	99.4
State of residence	17,279	84.3
Different state	3,082	15.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	36	0.2
Foreign born	89	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	89	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	72	80.9
Not a U.S. citizen	17	19.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	125	100.0

Native	36	28.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	36	28.8

Foreign born	89	71.2
Entered 2000 or later	4	3.2
Entered before 2000	85	68.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	89	100.0
Europe	59	66.3
Asia	30	33.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	0	0.0
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,349	100.0
English only	19,144	98.9
Language other than English	205	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.2
Spanish	142	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	55	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	8	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,486	100.0
American	7,203	35.2
Arab	18	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	62	0.3
Dutch	587	2.9
English	1,900	9.3
French (except Basque)	74	0.4
French Canadian	12	0.1
German	1,518	7.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	2	0.0
Irish	1,478	7.2
Italian	125	0.6
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	73	0.4
Polish	49	0.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	405	2.0
Scottish	156	0.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	183	0.9
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	125	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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