Battle Creek Public Schools, MI (2600005) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Battle Creek Public Schools, MI (2600005)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Battle Creek Public Schools, MI 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	17,793	100.0
Family households (families)	10,845	61.0
With own children under 18 years	5,280	29.7
Married-couple family	6,462	36.3
With own children under 18 years	2,493	14.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	972	5.5
With own children under 18 years	548	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,411	19.2
With own children under 18 years	2,239	12.6
Nonfamily households	6,948	39.0
Householder living alone	6,082	34.2
65 years and over	1,899	10.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,987	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,021	22.6

Average household size	2.41
Average family size	3.06

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	42,852	100.0
Householder	17,793	41.5
Spouse	6,492	15.1
Child	12,789	29.8
Other relatives	3,028	7.1
Nonrelatives	2,750	6.4
Unmarried partner	1,367	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	17,273	100.0
Never married	6,375	36.9
Now married, except separated	7,411	42.9
Separated	365	2.1
Widowed	634	3.7
Divorced	2,488	14.4

Females 15 years and over	18,580	100.0
Never married	5,304	28.5
Now married, except separated	7,003	37.7
Separated	675	3.6
Widowed	2,260	12.2
Divorced	3,338	18.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	669	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	399	59.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	994	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	623	62.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	255	25.7
1 or 2 years	147	14.8
3 or 4 years	102	10.3
5 or more years	119	12.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	623	62.7
Who are female	398	40.0
Who are married	353	35.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,533	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	534	5.1
Kindergarten	563	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,346	41.3
High school (grades 9-12)	3,058	29.0
College or graduate school	2,032	19.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	29,595	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,515	5.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,972	13.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,052	37.3
Some college, no degree	7,540	25.5
Associate's degree	2,164	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,237	7.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,115	3.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,700	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,435	13.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	44,014	100.0
Same house	34,697	78.8
Different house in the U.S.	9,122	20.7
Same county	7,157	16.3
Different county	1,965	4.5
Same state	1,337	3.0
Different state	628	1.4
Abroad	195	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	44,706	100.0
Native	42,610	95.3
Born in United States	42,249	94.5
State of residence	33,399	74.7
Different state	8,850	19.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	361	0.8
Foreign born	2,096	4.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,096	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	498	23.8
Not a U.S. citizen	1,598	76.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,457	100.0

Native	361	14.7
Entered 2000 or later	25	1.0
Entered before 2000	336	13.7

Foreign born	2,096	85.3
Entered 2000 or later	824	33.5
Entered before 2000	1,272	51.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,096	100.0
Europe	176	8.4
Asia	598	28.5
Africa	49	2.3
Oceania	10	0.5
Latin America	1,256	59.9
Northern America	7	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	41,342	100.0
English only	38,316	92.7
Language other than English	3,026	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,573	3.8
Spanish	2,051	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,000	2.4
Other Indo-European languages	354	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	476	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	413	1.0
Other languages	145	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	92	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	44,706	100.0
American	3,031	6.8
Arab	127	0.3
Czech	84	0.2
Danish	142	0.3
Dutch	1,714	3.8
English	4,058	9.1
French (except Basque)	1,349	3.0
French Canadian	376	0.8
German	7,735	17.3
Greek	95	0.2
Hungarian	125	0.3
Irish	4,506	10.1
Italian	786	1.8
Lithuanian	36	0.1
Norwegian	203	0.5
Polish	1,292	2.9
Portuguese	53	0.1
Russian	100	0.2
Scotch-Irish	756	1.7
Scottish	631	1.4
Slovak	160	0.4
Subsaharan African	156	0.3
Swedish	247	0.6
Swiss	127	0.3
Ukrainian	157	0.4
Welsh	287	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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