Benton Harbor Area Schools, MI (2604830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Benton Harbor Area Schools, MI (2604830)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Benton Harbor Area 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	13,057	100.0
Family households (families)	7,804	59.8
With own children under 18 years	3,596	27.5
Married-couple family	4,188	32.1
With own children under 18 years	1,250	9.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	556	4.3
With own children under 18 years	266	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,060	23.4
With own children under 18 years	2,080	15.9
Nonfamily households	5,253	40.2
Householder living alone	4,641	35.5
65 years and over	1,643	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,311	33.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,257	24.9

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	32,013	100.0
Householder	13,057	40.8
Spouse	4,185	13.1
Child	11,135	34.8
Other relatives	2,288	7.1
Nonrelatives	1,348	4.2
Unmarried partner	671	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,664	100.0
Never married	4,038	37.9
Now married, except separated	4,433	41.6
Separated	345	3.2
Widowed	403	3.8
Divorced	1,445	13.6

Females 15 years and over	13,688	100.0
Never married	5,301	38.7
Now married, except separated	4,465	32.6
Separated	601	4.4
Widowed	1,358	9.9
Divorced	1,963	14.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	536	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	438	81.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	123
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	967	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	520	53.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	177	18.3
1 or 2 years	82	8.5
3 or 4 years	121	12.5
5 or more years	140	14.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	520	53.8
Who are female	395	40.8
Who are married	231	23.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,239	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	645	7.0
Kindergarten	446	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,484	48.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,508	27.1
College or graduate school	1,156	12.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,009	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,433	7.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,007	15.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,564	37.8
Some college, no degree	4,378	21.9
Associate's degree	1,339	6.7
Bachelor's degree	1,419	7.1
Graduate or professional degree	869	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,714	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,383	10.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	32,011	100.0
Same house	27,021	84.4
Different house in the U.S.	4,990	15.6
Same county	4,448	13.9
Different county	542	1.7
Same state	310	1.0
Different state	232	0.7
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	32,484	100.0
Native	31,891	98.2
Born in United States	31,745	97.7
State of residence	22,519	69.3
Different state	9,226	28.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	146	0.4
Foreign born	593	1.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	593	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	294	49.6
Not a U.S. citizen	299	50.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	739	100.0

Native	146	19.8
Entered 2000 or later	16	2.2
Entered before 2000	130	17.6

Foreign born	593	80.2
Entered 2000 or later	73	9.9
Entered before 2000	520	70.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	593	100.0
Europe	186	31.4
Asia	32	5.4
Africa	38	6.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	304	51.3
Northern America	33	5.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	29,698	100.0
English only	28,682	96.6
Language other than English	1,016	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	501	1.7
Spanish	684	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	374	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	302	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	127	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	18	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	12	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	32,484	100.0
American	898	2.8
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	124	0.4
Danish	20	0.1
Dutch	850	2.6
English	1,445	4.4
French (except Basque)	523	1.6
French Canadian	97	0.3
German	5,219	16.1
Greek	18	0.1
Hungarian	136	0.4
Irish	2,655	8.2
Italian	1,025	3.2
Lithuanian	16	0.0
Norwegian	48	0.1
Polish	601	1.9
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	124	0.4
Scotch-Irish	244	0.8
Scottish	258	0.8
Slovak	3	0.0
Subsaharan African	284	0.9
Swedish	185	0.6
Swiss	7	0.0
Ukrainian	39	0.1
Welsh	114	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	86	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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