Howard County Public Schools, MD (2400420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Howard County Public Schools, MD (2400420)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Howard County Public Schools, MD 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	98,994	100.0
Family households (families)	72,986	73.7
With own children under 18 years	38,806	39.2
Married-couple family	59,795	60.4
With own children under 18 years	30,547	30.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,424	3.5
With own children under 18 years	1,810	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	9,767	9.9
With own children under 18 years	6,449	6.5
Nonfamily households	26,008	26.3
Householder living alone	21,309	21.5
65 years and over	5,521	5.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	40,751	41.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	17,421	17.6

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	270,363	100.0
Householder	98,994	36.6
Spouse	59,735	22.1
Child	89,781	33.2
Other relatives	12,190	4.5
Nonrelatives	9,663	3.6
Unmarried partner	4,300	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	104,466	100.0
Never married	31,005	29.7
Now married, except separated	63,740	61.0
Separated	2,008	1.9
Widowed	1,772	1.7
Divorced	5,941	5.7

Females 15 years and over	110,428	100.0
Never married	28,277	25.6
Now married, except separated	62,599	56.7
Separated	2,170	2.0
Widowed	7,289	6.6
Divorced	10,093	9.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,918	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	643	16.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	21
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	12
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	97
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	40

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,216	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,171	27.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	327	7.8
1 or 2 years	175	4.2
3 or 4 years	305	7.2
5 or more years	364	8.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,171	27.8
Who are female	727	17.2
Who are married	845	20.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	81,409	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,511	6.8
Kindergarten	3,669	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33,228	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	18,059	22.2
College or graduate school	20,942	25.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	179,126	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,217	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,997	3.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	27,252	15.2
Some college, no degree	29,227	16.3
Associate's degree	10,004	5.6
Bachelor's degree	54,205	30.3
Graduate or professional degree	48,224	26.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	57.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	200,340	100.0
Civilian veterans	19,479	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	270,528	100.0
Same house	234,336	86.6
Different house in the U.S.	34,251	12.7
Same county	13,289	4.9
Different county	20,962	7.7
Same state	11,720	4.3
Different state	9,242	3.4
Abroad	1,941	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	274,328	100.0
Native	231,704	84.5
Born in United States	227,529	82.9
State of residence	115,685	42.2
Different state	111,844	40.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	4,175	1.5
Foreign born	42,624	15.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	42,624	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	23,711	55.6
Not a U.S. citizen	18,913	44.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	46,799	100.0

Native	4,175	8.9
Entered 2000 or later	514	1.1
Entered before 2000	3,661	7.8

Foreign born	42,624	91.1
Entered 2000 or later	12,263	26.2
Entered before 2000	30,361	64.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	42,624	100.0
Europe	4,997	11.7
Asia	23,906	56.1
Africa	4,041	9.5
Oceania	139	0.3
Latin America	8,789	20.6
Northern America	752	1.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	256,464	100.0
English only	207,264	80.8
Language other than English	49,200	19.2
Speak English less than "very well"	17,665	6.9
Spanish	10,871	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,686	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	15,920	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,361	1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	18,744	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	8,000	3.1
Other languages	3,665	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	618	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	274,328	100.0
American	13,304	4.8
Arab	1,674	0.6
Czech	1,499	0.5
Danish	797	0.3
Dutch	3,044	1.1
English	31,537	11.5
French (except Basque)	5,821	2.1
French Canadian	2,062	0.8
German	51,515	18.8
Greek	1,694	0.6
Hungarian	1,956	0.7
Irish	40,432	14.7
Italian	20,545	7.5
Lithuanian	1,187	0.4
Norwegian	2,391	0.9
Polish	12,355	4.5
Portuguese	636	0.2
Russian	5,335	1.9
Scotch-Irish	4,705	1.7
Scottish	6,144	2.2
Slovak	1,126	0.4
Subsaharan African	7,792	2.8
Swedish	3,140	1.1
Swiss	815	0.3
Ukrainian	1,051	0.4
Welsh	2,375	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	3,486	1.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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