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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 --ValuePercent
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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