Orleans Parish School District, LA (2201170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Orleans Parish School District, LA (2201170)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Orleans Parish School District, LA 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	113,935	100.0
Family households (families)	63,926	56.1
With own children under 18 years	26,409	23.2
Married-couple family	35,351	31.0
With own children under 18 years	11,994	10.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,542	4.0
With own children under 18 years	1,459	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	24,033	21.1
With own children under 18 years	12,956	11.4
Nonfamily households	50,009	43.9
Householder living alone	42,795	37.6
65 years and over	11,426	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	31,606	27.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	25,985	22.8

Average household size	2.77
Average family size	3.80

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	316,078	100.0
Householder	113,935	36.0
Spouse	35,638	11.3
Child	101,814	32.2
Other relatives	41,455	13.1
Nonrelatives	23,236	7.4
Unmarried partner	5,727	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	124,407	100.0
Never married	61,998	49.8
Now married, except separated	41,689	33.5
Separated	3,073	2.5
Widowed	4,014	3.2
Divorced	13,633	11.0

Females 15 years and over	145,283	100.0
Never married	62,996	43.4
Now married, except separated	42,003	28.9
Separated	4,802	3.3
Widowed	16,385	11.3
Divorced	19,097	13.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,106	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,733	66.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	9,466	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	4,040	42.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	735	7.8
1 or 2 years	616	6.5
3 or 4 years	1,072	11.3
5 or more years	1,617	17.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	4,040	42.7
Who are female	3,239	34.2
Who are married	1,939	20.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	83,694	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	6,176	7.4
Kindergarten	3,632	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	28,691	34.3
High school (grades 9-12)	16,306	19.5
College or graduate school	28,889	34.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	217,930	100.0
Less than 9th grade	13,912	6.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	26,322	12.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	61,015	28.0
Some college, no degree	45,127	20.7
Associate's degree	7,698	3.5
Bachelor's degree	37,119	17.0
Graduate or professional degree	26,737	12.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	257,067	100.0
Civilian veterans	20,084	7.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	324,298	100.0
Same house	245,553	75.7
Different house in the U.S.	77,334	23.8
Same county	41,480	12.8
Different county	35,854	11.1
Same state	15,236	4.7
Different state	20,618	6.4
Abroad	1,411	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	328,669	100.0
Native	311,777	94.9
Born in United States	310,034	94.3
State of residence	248,421	75.6
Different state	61,613	18.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,743	0.5
Foreign born	16,892	5.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	16,892	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,878	46.6
Not a U.S. citizen	9,014	53.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	18,635	100.0

Native	1,743	9.4
Entered 2000 or later	350	1.9
Entered before 2000	1,393	7.5

Foreign born	16,892	90.6
Entered 2000 or later	6,181	33.2
Entered before 2000	10,711	57.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	16,892	100.0
Europe	2,211	13.1
Asia	5,770	34.2
Africa	806	4.8
Oceania	35	0.2
Latin America	7,778	46.0
Northern America	292	1.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	305,798	100.0
English only	280,182	91.6
Language other than English	25,616	8.4
Speak English less than "very well"	11,308	3.7
Spanish	12,543	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	6,258	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	5,528	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,366	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6,818	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	3,627	1.2
Other languages	727	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	57	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	328,669	100.0
American	7,919	2.4
Arab	909	0.3
Czech	346	0.1
Danish	366	0.1
Dutch	1,078	0.3
English	15,160	4.6
French (except Basque)	21,316	6.5
French Canadian	1,734	0.5
German	21,183	6.4
Greek	478	0.1
Hungarian	607	0.2
Irish	16,705	5.1
Italian	11,406	3.5
Lithuanian	194	0.1
Norwegian	670	0.2
Polish	2,388	0.7
Portuguese	223	0.1
Russian	1,463	0.4
Scotch-Irish	2,772	0.8
Scottish	3,063	0.9
Slovak	240	0.1
Subsaharan African	11,109	3.4
Swedish	1,007	0.3
Swiss	328	0.1
Ukrainian	269	0.1
Welsh	676	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,091	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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