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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mercer 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 7,558 100.0
    Family households (families) 5,448 72.1
        With own children under 18 years 2,274 30.1
    Married-couple family 4,190 55.4
        With own children under 18 years 1,700 22.5
    Male householder, no wife present, family 430 5.7
        With own children under 18 years 113 1.5
    Female householder, no husband present, family 828 11.0
        With own children under 18 years 461 6.1
    Nonfamily households 2,110 27.9
    Householder living alone 1,857 24.6
        65 years and over 832 11.0
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,516 33.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,073 27.4
 
Average household size 2.53
Average family size 3.02
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 19,150 100.0
    Householder 7,558 39.5
        Spouse 4,169 21.8
        Child 5,731 29.9
        Other relatives 1,092 5.7
    Nonrelatives 600 3.1
        Unmarried partner 399 2.1
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 7,176 100.0
    Never married 1,667 23.2
    Now married, except separated 4,315 60.1
    Separated 124 1.7
    Widowed 228 3.2
    Divorced 842 11.7
 
Females 15 years and over 7,970 100.0
    Never married 1,379 17.3
    Now married, except separated 4,299 53.9
    Separated 201 2.5
    Widowed 1,157 14.5
    Divorced 934 11.7
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 316 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 85 26.9
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 46
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 153
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 25
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 347 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 180 51.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 28 8.1
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 68 19.6
        5 or more years 84 24.2
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 180 51.9
        Who are female 126 36.3
        Who are married 144 41.5
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,387 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 407 9.3
        Kindergarten 438 10.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,906 43.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 1,015 23.1
        College or graduate school 621 14.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 12,946 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 818 6.3
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,419 11.0
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,486 42.4
        Some college, no degree 2,450 18.9
        Associate's degree 694 5.4
        Bachelor's degree 1,291 10.0
        Graduate or professional degree 788 6.1
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 82.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 16.1
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 14,377 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,312 9.1
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 18,853 100.0
    Same house 16,593 88.0
    Different house in the U.S. 2,235 11.9
        Same county 1,031 5.5
        Different county 1,204 6.4
            Same state 1,003 5.3
            Different state 201 1.1
    Abroad 25 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 19,150 100.0
    Native 18,899 98.7
        Born in United States 18,820 98.3
            State of residence 16,055 83.8
            Different state 2,765 14.4
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 79 0.4
    Foreign born 251 1.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 251 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 50 19.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 201 80.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 330 100.0
 
    Native 79 23.9
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 79 23.9
 
    Foreign born 251 76.1
        Entered 2000 or later 133 40.3
        Entered before 2000 118 35.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 251 100.0
    Europe 57 22.7
    Asia 78 31.1
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 116 46.2
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 17,758 100.0
    English only 17,175 96.7
    Language other than English 583 3.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 283 1.6
        Spanish 333 1.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 162 0.9
        Other Indo-European languages 155 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 51 0.3
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 95 0.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 70 0.4
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 19,150 100.0
    American 6,185 32.3
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 14 0.1
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 177 0.9
    English 1,997 10.4
    French (except Basque) 343 1.8
    French Canadian 10 0.1
    German 2,289 12.0
    Greek 12 0.1
    Hungarian 6 0.0
    Irish 2,761 14.4
    Italian 291 1.5
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 55 0.3
    Polish 65 0.3
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 15 0.1
    Scotch-Irish 494 2.6
    Scottish 298 1.6
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 98 0.5
    Swiss 46 0.2
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 134 0.7
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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