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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Sparta Area 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 5,032 100.0
    Family households (families) 3,744 74.4
        With own children under 18 years 1,900 37.8
    Married-couple family 3,112 61.8
        With own children under 18 years 1,457 29.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 185 3.7
        With own children under 18 years 115 2.3
    Female householder, no husband present, family 447 8.9
        With own children under 18 years 328 6.5
    Nonfamily households 1,288 25.6
    Householder living alone 1,023 20.3
        65 years and over 481 9.6
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,008 39.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,146 22.8
 
Average household size 2.81
Average family size 3.28
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 14,125 100.0
    Householder 5,032 35.6
        Spouse 3,139 22.2
        Child 4,910 34.8
        Other relatives 477 3.4
    Nonrelatives 567 4.0
        Unmarried partner 247 1.7
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,883 100.0
    Never married 1,969 33.5
    Now married, except separated 3,355 57.0
    Separated 19 0.3
    Widowed 82 1.4
    Divorced 458 7.8
 
Females 15 years and over 5,518 100.0
    Never married 1,047 19.0
    Now married, except separated 3,310 60.0
    Separated 99 1.8
    Widowed 383 6.9
    Divorced 679 12.3
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 252 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 57 22.6
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 41
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 154
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 14
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 139 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 81 58.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 28 20.1
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 53 38.1
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 81 58.3
        Who are female 45 32.4
        Who are married 70 50.4
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 3,988 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 185 4.6
        Kindergarten 161 4.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,836 46.0
        High school (grades 9-12) 988 24.8
        College or graduate school 818 20.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 9,330 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 502 5.4
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 814 8.7
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,408 36.5
        Some college, no degree 1,968 21.1
        Associate's degree 984 10.5
        Bachelor's degree 1,252 13.4
        Graduate or professional degree 402 4.3
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 85.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 17.7
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 10,681 100.0
    Civilian veterans 916 8.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 14,600 100.0
    Same house 12,862 88.1
    Different house in the U.S. 1,663 11.4
        Same county 1,082 7.4
        Different county 581 4.0
            Same state 344 2.4
            Different state 237 1.6
    Abroad 75 0.5
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 14,812 100.0
    Native 14,048 94.8
        Born in United States 13,990 94.5
            State of residence 12,116 81.8
            Different state 1,874 12.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 58 0.4
    Foreign born 764 5.2
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 764 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 139 18.2
    Not a U.S. citizen 625 81.8
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 822 100.0
 
    Native 58 7.1
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 58 7.1
 
    Foreign born 764 92.9
        Entered 2000 or later 332 40.4
        Entered before 2000 432 52.6
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 764 100.0
    Europe 72 9.4
    Asia 25 3.3
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 643 84.2
    Northern America 24 3.1
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 13,540 100.0
    English only 12,508 92.4
    Language other than English 1,032 7.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 592 4.4
        Spanish 888 6.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 582 4.3
        Other Indo-European languages 40 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 57 0.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 10 0.1
        Other languages 47 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 14,812 100.0
    American 677 4.6
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 45 0.3
    Danish 64 0.4
    Dutch 2,837 19.2
    English 1,831 12.4
    French (except Basque) 619 4.2
    French Canadian 144 1.0
    German 4,437 30.0
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 33 0.2
    Irish 1,727 11.7
    Italian 375 2.5
    Lithuanian 147 1.0
    Norwegian 217 1.5
    Polish 1,040 7.0
    Portuguese 48 0.3
    Russian 59 0.4
    Scotch-Irish 306 2.1
    Scottish 211 1.4
    Slovak 38 0.3
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 561 3.8
    Swiss 18 0.1
    Ukrainian 19 0.1
    Welsh 68 0.5
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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