Asheville City Schools, NC (3700270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Asheville City Schools, NC (3700270)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Asheville City 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	15,965	100.0
Family households (families)	7,214	45.2
With own children under 18 years	3,142	19.7
Married-couple family	4,633	29.0
With own children under 18 years	1,628	10.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	429	2.7
With own children under 18 years	189	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,152	13.5
With own children under 18 years	1,325	8.3
Nonfamily households	8,751	54.8
Householder living alone	6,585	41.2
65 years and over	1,992	12.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,499	21.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,753	23.5

Average household size	2.03
Average family size	2.77

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	32,357	100.0
Householder	15,965	49.3
Spouse	4,661	14.4
Child	6,756	20.9
Other relatives	1,359	4.2
Nonrelatives	3,616	11.2
Unmarried partner	1,104	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,186	100.0
Never married	6,008	42.4
Now married, except separated	5,057	35.6
Separated	523	3.7
Widowed	476	3.4
Divorced	2,122	15.0

Females 15 years and over	16,334	100.0
Never married	6,309	38.6
Now married, except separated	5,041	30.9
Separated	330	2.0
Widowed	1,979	12.1
Divorced	2,675	16.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	622	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	221	35.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	100
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	543	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	300	55.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	73	13.4
1 or 2 years	22	4.1
3 or 4 years	137	25.2
5 or more years	68	12.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	300	55.2
Who are female	139	25.6
Who are married	118	21.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,163	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	458	5.6
Kindergarten	175	2.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,445	30.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,393	17.1
College or graduate school	3,692	45.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,072	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,123	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,845	7.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,639	18.5
Some college, no degree	5,052	20.1
Associate's degree	1,737	6.9
Bachelor's degree	6,803	27.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,873	15.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	42.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	29,578	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,101	10.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	35,009	100.0
Same house	25,424	72.6
Different house in the U.S.	9,478	27.1
Same county	5,048	14.4
Different county	4,430	12.7
Same state	2,033	5.8
Different state	2,397	6.8
Abroad	107	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,538	100.0
Native	34,404	96.8
Born in United States	33,986	95.6
State of residence	17,167	48.3
Different state	16,819	47.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	418	1.2
Foreign born	1,134	3.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,134	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	406	35.8
Not a U.S. citizen	728	64.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,552	100.0

Native	418	26.9
Entered 2000 or later	42	2.7
Entered before 2000	376	24.2

Foreign born	1,134	73.1
Entered 2000 or later	309	19.9
Entered before 2000	825	53.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,134	100.0
Europe	496	43.7
Asia	139	12.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	456	40.2
Northern America	43	3.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	33,698	100.0
English only	31,633	93.9
Language other than English	2,065	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	582	1.7
Spanish	1,132	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	319	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	754	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	209	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	130	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	54	0.2
Other languages	49	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,538	100.0
American	3,162	8.9
Arab	128	0.4
Czech	207	0.6
Danish	251	0.7
Dutch	633	1.8
English	5,472	15.4
French (except Basque)	1,145	3.2
French Canadian	95	0.3
German	5,507	15.5
Greek	238	0.7
Hungarian	82	0.2
Irish	4,081	11.5
Italian	1,276	3.6
Lithuanian	23	0.1
Norwegian	546	1.5
Polish	1,133	3.2
Portuguese	20	0.1
Russian	448	1.3
Scotch-Irish	2,418	6.8
Scottish	1,861	5.2
Slovak	10	0.0
Subsaharan African	232	0.7
Swedish	338	1.0
Swiss	349	1.0
Ukrainian	141	0.4
Welsh	589	1.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	102	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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