Western School District, MI (2635940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Western School District, MI (2635940)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Western 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	4,307	100.0
Family households (families)	3,312	76.9
With own children under 18 years	1,612	37.4
Married-couple family	2,644	61.4
With own children under 18 years	1,269	29.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	225	5.2
With own children under 18 years	140	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	443	10.3
With own children under 18 years	203	4.7
Nonfamily households	995	23.1
Householder living alone	799	18.6
65 years and over	343	8.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,773	41.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,048	24.3

Average household size	2.86
Average family size	3.28

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,316	100.0
Householder	4,307	35.0
Spouse	2,663	21.6
Child	4,354	35.4
Other relatives	546	4.4
Nonrelatives	446	3.6
Unmarried partner	307	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,159	100.0
Never married	1,859	36.0
Now married, except separated	2,780	53.9
Separated	11	0.2
Widowed	108	2.1
Divorced	401	7.8

Females 15 years and over	5,311	100.0
Never married	1,400	26.4
Now married, except separated	2,805	52.8
Separated	54	1.0
Widowed	435	8.2
Divorced	617	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	145	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	53	36.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	125
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	255	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	106	41.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	11	4.3
3 or 4 years	16	6.3
5 or more years	79	31.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	106	41.6
Who are female	53	20.8
Who are married	85	33.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,294	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	233	5.4
Kindergarten	135	3.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,527	35.6
High school (grades 9-12)	880	20.5
College or graduate school	1,519	35.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	7,981	100.0
Less than 9th grade	218	2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	515	6.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,661	33.3
Some college, no degree	2,004	25.1
Associate's degree	731	9.2
Bachelor's degree	1,254	15.7
Graduate or professional degree	598	7.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,850	100.0
Civilian veterans	952	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,182	100.0
Same house	11,057	83.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,125	16.1
Same county	1,769	13.4
Different county	356	2.7
Same state	269	2.0
Different state	87	0.7
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,280	100.0
Native	13,103	98.7
Born in United States	13,046	98.2
State of residence	10,976	82.7
Different state	2,070	15.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	57	0.4
Foreign born	177	1.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	177	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	120	67.8
Not a U.S. citizen	57	32.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	234	100.0

Native	57	24.4
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	57	24.4

Foreign born	177	75.6
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	177	75.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	177	100.0
Europe	18	10.2
Asia	98	55.4
Africa	2	1.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	30	16.9
Northern America	29	16.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,436	100.0
English only	11,943	96.0
Language other than English	493	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	147	1.2
Spanish	258	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	43	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	117	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	43	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	53	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1
Other languages	65	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,280	100.0
American	1,211	9.1
Arab	12	0.1
Czech	41	0.3
Danish	103	0.8
Dutch	814	6.1
English	2,709	20.4
French (except Basque)	584	4.4
French Canadian	61	0.5
German	3,516	26.5
Greek	78	0.6
Hungarian	76	0.6
Irish	2,004	15.1
Italian	385	2.9
Lithuanian	43	0.3
Norwegian	116	0.9
Polish	1,146	8.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	39	0.3
Scotch-Irish	274	2.1
Scottish	247	1.9
Slovak	35	0.3
Subsaharan African	2	0.0
Swedish	78	0.6
Swiss	25	0.2
Ukrainian	12	0.1
Welsh	126	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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