Ashe County Schools, NC (3700210) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ashe County Schools, NC (3700210)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ashe 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	11,339	100.0
Family households (families)	7,747	68.3
With own children under 18 years	2,967	26.2
Married-couple family	6,212	54.8
With own children under 18 years	2,025	17.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	520	4.6
With own children under 18 years	230	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,015	9.0
With own children under 18 years	712	6.3
Nonfamily households	3,592	31.7
Householder living alone	3,067	27.0
65 years and over	1,502	13.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,242	28.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,439	30.3

Average household size	2.20
Average family size	2.63

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,932	100.0
Householder	11,339	45.5
Spouse	6,184	24.8
Child	5,643	22.6
Other relatives	770	3.1
Nonrelatives	996	4.0
Unmarried partner	659	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,433	100.0
Never married	2,546	24.4
Now married, except separated	6,510	62.4
Separated	226	2.2
Widowed	190	1.8
Divorced	961	9.2

Females 15 years and over	11,000	100.0
Never married	1,540	14.0
Now married, except separated	6,384	58.0
Separated	527	4.8
Widowed	1,677	15.2
Divorced	872	7.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	245	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	117	47.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	423	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	297	70.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	83	19.6
1 or 2 years	8	1.9
3 or 4 years	86	20.3
5 or more years	120	28.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	297	70.2
Who are female	162	38.3
Who are married	270	63.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,884	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	313	6.4
Kindergarten	367	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,216	45.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,031	21.1
College or graduate school	957	19.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,773	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,782	9.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,753	14.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,157	32.8
Some college, no degree	3,526	18.8
Associate's degree	1,450	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,046	10.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,059	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,570	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,239	10.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,273	100.0
Same house	23,307	92.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,920	7.6
Same county	899	3.6
Different county	1,021	4.0
Same state	403	1.6
Different state	618	2.4
Abroad	46	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,467	100.0
Native	24,698	97.0
Born in United States	24,670	96.9
State of residence	17,699	69.5
Different state	6,971	27.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	28	0.1
Foreign born	769	3.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	769	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	171	22.2
Not a U.S. citizen	598	77.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	797	100.0

Native	28	3.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	28	3.5

Foreign born	769	96.5
Entered 2000 or later	340	42.7
Entered before 2000	429	53.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	769	100.0
Europe	12	1.6
Asia	141	18.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	592	77.0
Northern America	24	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,115	100.0
English only	22,979	95.3
Language other than English	1,136	4.7
Speak English less than "very well"	688	2.9
Spanish	982	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	615	2.6
Other Indo-European languages	92	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	59	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.2
Other languages	3	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,467	100.0
American	9,758	38.3
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	23	0.1
Danish	11	0.0
Dutch	153	0.6
English	2,875	11.3
French (except Basque)	214	0.8
French Canadian	22	0.1
German	2,903	11.4
Greek	45	0.2
Hungarian	31	0.1
Irish	2,075	8.1
Italian	629	2.5
Lithuanian	25	0.1
Norwegian	85	0.3
Polish	73	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,102	4.3
Scottish	586	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	94	0.4
Swiss	24	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	166	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	22	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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