Alexander County Schools, NC (3700090) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alexander County Schools, NC (3700090)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alexander County Schools, NC 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	13,139	100.0
Family households (families)	8,876	67.6
With own children under 18 years	3,657	27.8
Married-couple family	7,333	55.8
With own children under 18 years	2,815	21.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	371	2.8
With own children under 18 years	186	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,172	8.9
With own children under 18 years	656	5.0
Nonfamily households	4,263	32.4
Householder living alone	3,734	28.4
65 years and over	1,361	10.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,972	30.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,368	25.6

Average household size	2.76
Average family size	3.42

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	36,268	100.0
Householder	13,139	36.2
Spouse	7,361	20.3
Child	11,752	32.4
Other relatives	2,351	6.5
Nonrelatives	1,665	4.6
Unmarried partner	540	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,607	100.0
Never married	4,026	27.6
Now married, except separated	7,845	53.7
Separated	608	4.2
Widowed	284	1.9
Divorced	1,844	12.6

Females 15 years and over	14,827	100.0
Never married	3,184	21.5
Now married, except separated	7,781	52.5
Separated	568	3.8
Widowed	1,656	11.2
Divorced	1,638	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	515	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	154	29.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	140
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	490	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	288	58.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	95	19.4
1 or 2 years	84	17.1
3 or 4 years	15	3.1
5 or more years	94	19.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	288	58.8
Who are female	159	32.4
Who are married	239	48.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,137	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	454	5.6
Kindergarten	397	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,829	47.1
High school (grades 9-12)	2,065	25.4
College or graduate school	1,392	17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,105	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,588	10.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,724	14.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,662	38.5
Some college, no degree	4,197	16.7
Associate's degree	1,874	7.5
Bachelor's degree	2,134	8.5
Graduate or professional degree	926	3.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,871	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,657	9.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	35,830	100.0
Same house	32,484	90.7
Different house in the U.S.	3,293	9.2
Same county	1,647	4.6
Different county	1,646	4.6
Same state	1,288	3.6
Different state	358	1.0
Abroad	53	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	36,278	100.0
Native	35,079	96.7
Born in United States	34,972	96.4
State of residence	27,423	75.6
Different state	7,549	20.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	107	0.3
Foreign born	1,199	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,199	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	329	27.4
Not a U.S. citizen	870	72.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,306	100.0

Native	107	8.2
Entered 2000 or later	37	2.8
Entered before 2000	70	5.4

Foreign born	1,199	91.8
Entered 2000 or later	492	37.7
Entered before 2000	707	54.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,199	100.0
Europe	271	22.6
Asia	159	13.3
Africa	12	1.0
Oceania	11	0.9
Latin America	689	57.5
Northern America	57	4.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	34,070	100.0
English only	32,544	95.5
Language other than English	1,526	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	654	1.9
Spanish	1,199	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	599	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	139	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	27	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	176	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	28	0.1
Other languages	12	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	36,278	100.0
American	5,896	16.3
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	34	0.1
Danish	8	0.0
Dutch	1,060	2.9
English	3,007	8.3
French (except Basque)	609	1.7
French Canadian	118	0.3
German	5,794	16.0
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	48	0.1
Irish	3,336	9.2
Italian	379	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	67	0.2
Polish	181	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	85	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,227	3.4
Scottish	900	2.5
Slovak	10	0.0
Subsaharan African	65	0.2
Swedish	41	0.1
Swiss	67	0.2
Ukrainian	26	0.1
Welsh	129	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	6	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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