Portage Public Schools, MI (2628950) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Portage Public Schools, MI (2628950)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Portage 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	20,305	100.0
Family households (families)	13,448	66.2
With own children under 18 years	6,772	33.4
Married-couple family	10,907	53.7
With own children under 18 years	5,115	25.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	700	3.4
With own children under 18 years	440	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,841	9.1
With own children under 18 years	1,217	6.0
Nonfamily households	6,857	33.8
Householder living alone	5,612	27.6
65 years and over	1,502	7.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,061	34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,130	20.3

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	50,456	100.0
Householder	20,305	40.2
Spouse	10,830	21.5
Child	15,628	31.0
Other relatives	1,630	3.2
Nonrelatives	2,063	4.1
Unmarried partner	1,123	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	19,287	100.0
Never married	5,894	30.6
Now married, except separated	11,365	58.9
Separated	240	1.2
Widowed	372	1.9
Divorced	1,416	7.3

Females 15 years and over	21,099	100.0
Never married	5,507	26.1
Now married, except separated	11,168	52.9
Separated	246	1.2
Widowed	1,628	7.7
Divorced	2,550	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	453	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	158	34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	16
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	73
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	538	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	208	38.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	81	15.1
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	32	5.9
5 or more years	95	17.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	208	38.7
Who are female	140	26.0
Who are married	177	32.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,165	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	938	6.2
Kindergarten	691	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,207	40.9
High school (grades 9-12)	3,240	21.4
College or graduate school	4,089	27.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	31,883	100.0
Less than 9th grade	392	1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,314	4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,970	21.9
Some college, no degree	7,347	23.0
Associate's degree	2,713	8.5
Bachelor's degree	8,121	25.5
Graduate or professional degree	5,026	15.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	41.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	37,929	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,755	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	50,444	100.0
Same house	41,857	83.0
Different house in the U.S.	8,441	16.7
Same county	6,063	12.0
Different county	2,378	4.7
Same state	1,375	2.7
Different state	1,003	2.0
Abroad	146	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	50,903	100.0
Native	47,968	94.2
Born in United States	47,621	93.6
State of residence	34,432	67.6
Different state	13,189	25.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	347	0.7
Foreign born	2,935	5.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,935	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,600	54.5
Not a U.S. citizen	1,335	45.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,282	100.0

Native	347	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	77	2.3
Entered before 2000	270	8.2

Foreign born	2,935	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	873	26.6
Entered before 2000	2,062	62.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,935	100.0
Europe	474	16.1
Asia	1,673	57.0
Africa	227	7.7
Oceania	8	0.3
Latin America	314	10.7
Northern America	239	8.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	47,831	100.0
English only	44,370	92.8
Language other than English	3,461	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	984	2.1
Spanish	1,059	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	409	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,382	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	376	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	725	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	177	0.4
Other languages	295	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	22	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	50,903	100.0
American	2,267	4.5
Arab	273	0.5
Czech	449	0.9
Danish	244	0.5
Dutch	5,449	10.7
English	7,589	14.9
French (except Basque)	2,458	4.8
French Canadian	826	1.6
German	13,694	26.9
Greek	176	0.3
Hungarian	558	1.1
Irish	6,855	13.5
Italian	2,088	4.1
Lithuanian	105	0.2
Norwegian	805	1.6
Polish	3,376	6.6
Portuguese	7	0.0
Russian	337	0.7
Scotch-Irish	725	1.4
Scottish	1,696	3.3
Slovak	138	0.3
Subsaharan African	255	0.5
Swedish	965	1.9
Swiss	328	0.6
Ukrainian	229	0.4
Welsh	184	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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