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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 --ValuePercent
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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