Big Rapids Public Schools, MI (2605780) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Big Rapids Public Schools, MI (2605780)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Big Rapids 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	6,259	100.0
Family households (families)	3,132	50.0
With own children under 18 years	1,339	21.4
Married-couple family	2,472	39.5
With own children under 18 years	894	14.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	141	2.3
With own children under 18 years	101	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	519	8.3
With own children under 18 years	344	5.5
Nonfamily households	3,127	50.0
Householder living alone	2,102	33.6
65 years and over	470	7.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,414	22.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,150	18.4

Average household size	2.08
Average family size	2.76

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,050	100.0
Householder	6,259	48.0
Spouse	2,405	18.4
Child	2,932	22.5
Other relatives	161	1.2
Nonrelatives	1,293	9.9
Unmarried partner	449	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,711	100.0
Never married	5,214	59.9
Now married, except separated	2,964	34.0
Separated	13	0.1
Widowed	152	1.7
Divorced	368	4.2

Females 15 years and over	7,512	100.0
Never married	3,813	50.8
Now married, except separated	2,674	35.6
Separated	60	0.8
Widowed	433	5.8
Divorced	532	7.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	167	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	34	20.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	4
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	3

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	40	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	6	15.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	6	15.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	6	15.0
Who are female	3	7.5
Who are married	6	15.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,469	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	177	1.9
Kindergarten	267	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,099	11.6
High school (grades 9-12)	576	6.1
College or graduate school	7,350	77.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,459	100.0
Less than 9th grade	113	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	978	11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,733	32.3
Some college, no degree	1,554	18.4
Associate's degree	788	9.3
Bachelor's degree	1,312	15.5
Graduate or professional degree	981	11.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,673	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,304	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,332	100.0
Same house	10,737	58.6
Different house in the U.S.	7,506	40.9
Same county	3,517	19.2
Different county	3,989	21.8
Same state	3,610	19.7
Different state	379	2.1
Abroad	89	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,456	100.0
Native	17,935	97.2
Born in United States	17,872	96.8
State of residence	14,528	78.7
Different state	3,344	18.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	63	0.3
Foreign born	521	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	521	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	301	57.8
Not a U.S. citizen	220	42.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	584	100.0

Native	63	10.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	63	10.8

Foreign born	521	89.2
Entered 2000 or later	263	45.0
Entered before 2000	258	44.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	521	100.0
Europe	95	18.2
Asia	354	67.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	27	5.2
Northern America	45	8.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,703	100.0
English only	16,875	95.3
Language other than English	828	4.7
Speak English less than "very well"	169	1.0
Spanish	246	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	40	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	214	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	258	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	75	0.4
Other languages	110	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	45	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,456	100.0
American	675	3.7
Arab	134	0.7
Czech	103	0.6
Danish	197	1.1
Dutch	1,516	8.2
English	2,084	11.3
French (except Basque)	1,212	6.6
French Canadian	329	1.8
German	5,798	31.4
Greek	47	0.3
Hungarian	245	1.3
Irish	2,644	14.3
Italian	822	4.5
Lithuanian	18	0.1
Norwegian	370	2.0
Polish	1,409	7.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	168	0.9
Scotch-Irish	209	1.1
Scottish	432	2.3
Slovak	24	0.1
Subsaharan African	11	0.1
Swedish	988	5.4
Swiss	27	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	173	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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