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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 --ValuePercent
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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