Westwood Community Schools, MI (2611640) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Westwood Community Schools, MI (2611640)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Westwood Community 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	6,217	100.0
Family households (families)	4,115	66.2
With own children under 18 years	1,774	28.5
Married-couple family	2,367	38.1
With own children under 18 years	943	15.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	585	9.4
With own children under 18 years	185	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,163	18.7
With own children under 18 years	646	10.4
Nonfamily households	2,102	33.8
Householder living alone	1,956	31.5
65 years and over	430	6.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,058	33.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,282	20.6

Average household size	2.65
Average family size	3.29

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,504	100.0
Householder	6,217	37.7
Spouse	2,348	14.2
Child	5,398	32.7
Other relatives	1,663	10.1
Nonrelatives	878	5.3
Unmarried partner	444	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,242	100.0
Never married	2,568	41.1
Now married, except separated	2,703	43.3
Separated	115	1.8
Widowed	179	2.9
Divorced	677	10.8

Females 15 years and over	6,786	100.0
Never married	2,291	33.8
Now married, except separated	2,543	37.5
Separated	251	3.7
Widowed	737	10.9
Divorced	964	14.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	312	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	83	26.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	50

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	229	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	67	29.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	34	14.8
5 or more years	33	14.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	67	29.3
Who are female	36	15.7
Who are married	60	26.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,474	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	162	3.6
Kindergarten	226	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,118	47.3
High school (grades 9-12)	773	17.3
College or graduate school	1,195	26.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,054	100.0
Less than 9th grade	702	6.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,419	12.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,762	34.0
Some college, no degree	2,870	26.0
Associate's degree	629	5.7
Bachelor's degree	1,054	9.5
Graduate or professional degree	618	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,545	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,206	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,459	100.0
Same house	13,460	81.8
Different house in the U.S.	2,862	17.4
Same county	2,632	16.0
Different county	230	1.4
Same state	192	1.2
Different state	38	0.2
Abroad	137	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,695	100.0
Native	15,095	90.4
Born in United States	14,961	89.6
State of residence	12,094	72.4
Different state	2,867	17.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	134	0.8
Foreign born	1,600	9.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,600	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	485	30.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,115	69.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,734	100.0

Native	134	7.7
Entered 2000 or later	62	3.6
Entered before 2000	72	4.2

Foreign born	1,600	92.3
Entered 2000 or later	683	39.4
Entered before 2000	917	52.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,600	100.0
Europe	204	12.8
Asia	1,114	69.6
Africa	213	13.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	40	2.5
Northern America	29	1.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,555	100.0
English only	13,519	86.9
Language other than English	2,036	13.1
Speak English less than "very well"	618	4.0
Spanish	156	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	824	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	124	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	509	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	267	1.7
Other languages	547	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	180	1.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,695	100.0
American	319	1.9
Arab	460	2.8
Czech	96	0.6
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	346	2.1
English	732	4.4
French (except Basque)	503	3.0
French Canadian	297	1.8
German	1,710	10.2
Greek	76	0.5
Hungarian	169	1.0
Irish	1,278	7.7
Italian	512	3.1
Lithuanian	13	0.1
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	1,299	7.8
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	111	0.7
Scotch-Irish	239	1.4
Scottish	317	1.9
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	271	1.6
Swedish	81	0.5
Swiss	7	0.0
Ukrainian	75	0.4
Welsh	8	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	5	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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