Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI (2616440) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI (2616440)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Grand 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	70,794	100.0
Family households (families)	41,924	59.2
With own children under 18 years	21,698	30.6
Married-couple family	26,478	37.4
With own children under 18 years	12,097	17.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,630	5.1
With own children under 18 years	1,787	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,816	16.7
With own children under 18 years	7,814	11.0
Nonfamily households	28,870	40.8
Householder living alone	22,496	31.8
65 years and over	6,761	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	23,948	33.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	13,873	19.6

Average household size	2.52
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	178,267	100.0
Householder	70,794	39.7
Spouse	26,172	14.7
Child	53,857	30.2
Other relatives	12,454	7.0
Nonrelatives	14,990	8.4
Unmarried partner	4,805	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	72,314	100.0
Never married	32,146	44.5
Now married, except separated	29,728	41.1
Separated	1,157	1.6
Widowed	1,852	2.6
Divorced	7,431	10.3

Females 15 years and over	75,771	100.0
Never married	29,669	39.2
Now married, except separated	27,782	36.7
Separated	1,954	2.6
Widowed	7,131	9.4
Divorced	9,235	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,157	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,240	39.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,504	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,592	45.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	334	9.5
1 or 2 years	483	13.8
3 or 4 years	198	5.7
5 or more years	577	16.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,592	45.4
Who are female	1,077	30.7
Who are married	807	23.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	53,223	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,070	5.8
Kindergarten	2,594	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,579	36.8
High school (grades 9-12)	9,907	18.6
College or graduate school	18,073	34.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	116,546	100.0
Less than 9th grade	9,167	7.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	12,124	10.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	30,169	25.9
Some college, no degree	25,701	22.1
Associate's degree	7,859	6.7
Bachelor's degree	21,208	18.2
Graduate or professional degree	10,318	8.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	140,502	100.0
Civilian veterans	10,029	7.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	183,966	100.0
Same house	144,147	78.4
Different house in the U.S.	38,252	20.8
Same county	27,601	15.0
Different county	10,651	5.8
Same state	7,324	4.0
Different state	3,327	1.8
Abroad	1,567	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	187,050	100.0
Native	164,998	88.2
Born in United States	163,143	87.2
State of residence	129,949	69.5
Different state	33,194	17.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,855	1.0
Foreign born	22,052	11.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	22,052	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,659	25.7
Not a U.S. citizen	16,393	74.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	23,907	100.0

Native	1,855	7.8
Entered 2000 or later	209	0.9
Entered before 2000	1,646	6.9

Foreign born	22,052	92.2
Entered 2000 or later	8,967	37.5
Entered before 2000	13,085	54.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	22,052	100.0
Europe	1,870	8.5
Asia	2,270	10.3
Africa	1,985	9.0
Oceania	114	0.5
Latin America	15,056	68.3
Northern America	757	3.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	172,307	100.0
English only	141,640	82.2
Language other than English	30,667	17.8
Speak English less than "very well"	16,534	9.6
Spanish	24,329	14.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14,043	8.1
Other Indo-European languages	3,031	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	883	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,709	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	757	0.4
Other languages	1,598	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	851	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	187,050	100.0
American	3,989	2.1
Arab	798	0.4
Czech	750	0.4
Danish	1,306	0.7
Dutch	29,477	15.8
English	13,771	7.4
French (except Basque)	5,201	2.8
French Canadian	1,232	0.7
German	30,909	16.5
Greek	312	0.2
Hungarian	784	0.4
Irish	18,209	9.7
Italian	5,127	2.7
Lithuanian	1,413	0.8
Norwegian	1,164	0.6
Polish	15,776	8.4
Portuguese	40	0.0
Russian	873	0.5
Scotch-Irish	2,229	1.2
Scottish	2,214	1.2
Slovak	240	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,712	1.4
Swedish	3,539	1.9
Swiss	634	0.3
Ukrainian	290	0.2
Welsh	730	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	416	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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