Alleghany County Schools, NC (3700120) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alleghany County Schools, NC (3700120)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alleghany 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	4,793	100.0
Family households (families)	3,150	65.7
With own children under 18 years	1,128	23.5
Married-couple family	2,440	50.9
With own children under 18 years	742	15.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	105	2.2
With own children under 18 years	54	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	605	12.6
With own children under 18 years	332	6.9
Nonfamily households	1,643	34.3
Householder living alone	1,463	30.5
65 years and over	695	14.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,281	26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,663	34.7

Average household size	2.03
Average family size	2.46

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	9,706	100.0
Householder	4,793	49.4
Spouse	2,414	24.9
Child	1,871	19.3
Other relatives	327	3.4
Nonrelatives	301	3.1
Unmarried partner	231	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,582	100.0
Never married	1,087	23.7
Now married, except separated	2,953	64.4
Separated	48	1.0
Widowed	121	2.6
Divorced	373	8.1

Females 15 years and over	4,608	100.0
Never married	737	16.0
Now married, except separated	2,568	55.7
Separated	86	1.9
Widowed	590	12.8
Divorced	627	13.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	59	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	32	54.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	295	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	196	66.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	71	24.1
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	31	10.5
5 or more years	94	31.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	196	66.4
Who are female	102	34.6
Who are married	186	63.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,902	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	102	5.4
Kindergarten	83	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	940	49.4
High school (grades 9-12)	458	24.1
College or graduate school	319	16.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	7,920	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,194	15.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,307	16.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,262	28.6
Some college, no degree	1,342	16.9
Associate's degree	506	6.4
Bachelor's degree	907	11.5
Graduate or professional degree	402	5.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	68.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	8,779	100.0
Civilian veterans	974	11.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	10,856	100.0
Same house	9,909	91.3
Different house in the U.S.	819	7.5
Same county	513	4.7
Different county	306	2.8
Same state	69	0.6
Different state	237	2.2
Abroad	128	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	10,905	100.0
Native	9,360	85.8
Born in United States	9,327	85.5
State of residence	5,837	53.5
Different state	3,490	32.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	33	0.3
Foreign born	1,545	14.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,545	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	108	7.0
Not a U.S. citizen	1,437	93.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,578	100.0

Native	33	2.1
Entered 2000 or later	13	0.8
Entered before 2000	20	1.3

Foreign born	1,545	97.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,228	77.8
Entered before 2000	317	20.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,545	100.0
Europe	43	2.8
Asia	24	1.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,475	95.5
Northern America	3	0.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	10,376	100.0
English only	8,745	84.3
Language other than English	1,631	15.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,498	14.4
Spanish	1,583	15.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,486	14.3
Other Indo-European languages	36	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	12	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	10,905	100.0
American	3,444	31.6
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	28	0.3
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	33	0.3
English	1,410	12.9
French (except Basque)	99	0.9
French Canadian	30	0.3
German	1,003	9.2
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	12	0.1
Irish	923	8.5
Italian	90	0.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	15	0.1
Polish	21	0.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	494	4.5
Scottish	186	1.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	14	0.1
Swiss	12	0.1
Ukrainian	14	0.1
Welsh	48	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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