West Ottawa Public School District, MI (2635910) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Ottawa Public School District, MI (2635910)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Ottawa Public School District, 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	17,350	100.0
Family households (families)	13,435	77.4
With own children under 18 years	6,425	37.0
Married-couple family	10,890	62.8
With own children under 18 years	4,779	27.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	672	3.9
With own children under 18 years	416	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,873	10.8
With own children under 18 years	1,230	7.1
Nonfamily households	3,915	22.6
Householder living alone	3,328	19.2
65 years and over	788	4.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,972	40.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,790	16.1

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	47,025	100.0
Householder	17,350	36.9
Spouse	10,770	22.9
Child	14,992	31.9
Other relatives	2,256	4.8
Nonrelatives	1,657	3.5
Unmarried partner	831	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	17,825	100.0
Never married	4,725	26.5
Now married, except separated	11,302	63.4
Separated	165	0.9
Widowed	287	1.6
Divorced	1,346	7.6

Females 15 years and over	18,217	100.0
Never married	3,882	21.3
Now married, except separated	11,121	61.0
Separated	282	1.5
Widowed	666	3.7
Divorced	2,266	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	731	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	217	29.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	994	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	316	31.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	204	20.5
1 or 2 years	29	2.9
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	83	8.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	316	31.8
Who are female	213	21.4
Who are married	221	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,594	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	810	6.4
Kindergarten	558	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,779	45.9
High school (grades 9-12)	3,030	24.1
College or graduate school	2,417	19.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	29,977	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,593	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,300	7.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,550	31.9
Some college, no degree	6,128	20.4
Associate's degree	2,053	6.8
Bachelor's degree	5,408	18.0
Graduate or professional degree	2,945	9.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,818	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,743	8.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	46,336	100.0
Same house	40,966	88.4
Different house in the U.S.	5,144	11.1
Same county	3,356	7.2
Different county	1,788	3.9
Same state	1,037	2.2
Different state	751	1.6
Abroad	226	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	47,025	100.0
Native	41,561	88.4
Born in United States	41,292	87.8
State of residence	31,637	67.3
Different state	9,655	20.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	269	0.6
Foreign born	5,464	11.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,464	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,326	42.6
Not a U.S. citizen	3,138	57.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,733	100.0

Native	269	4.7
Entered 2000 or later	25	0.4
Entered before 2000	244	4.3

Foreign born	5,464	95.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,451	25.3
Entered before 2000	4,013	70.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,464	100.0
Europe	521	9.5
Asia	2,153	39.4
Africa	11	0.2
Oceania	8	0.1
Latin America	2,511	46.0
Northern America	260	4.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	43,467	100.0
English only	35,123	80.8
Language other than English	8,344	19.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,195	9.7
Spanish	5,147	11.8
Speak English less than "very well"	2,522	5.8
Other Indo-European languages	815	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	291	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,342	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,382	3.2
Other languages	40	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	47,025	100.0
American	1,448	3.1
Arab	123	0.3
Czech	214	0.5
Danish	138	0.3
Dutch	13,060	27.8
English	3,340	7.1
French (except Basque)	1,648	3.5
French Canadian	385	0.8
German	9,237	19.6
Greek	139	0.3
Hungarian	187	0.4
Irish	3,949	8.4
Italian	1,563	3.3
Lithuanian	205	0.4
Norwegian	357	0.8
Polish	1,807	3.8
Portuguese	33	0.1
Russian	96	0.2
Scotch-Irish	556	1.2
Scottish	810	1.7
Slovak	53	0.1
Subsaharan African	11	0.0
Swedish	1,147	2.4
Swiss	71	0.2
Ukrainian	96	0.2
Welsh	154	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	134	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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