Avery County Schools, NC (3700300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Avery County Schools, NC (3700300)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Avery 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	7,067	100.0
Family households (families)	4,562	64.6
With own children under 18 years	1,463	20.7
Married-couple family	3,415	48.3
With own children under 18 years	977	13.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	390	5.5
With own children under 18 years	175	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	757	10.7
With own children under 18 years	311	4.4
Nonfamily households	2,505	35.4
Householder living alone	2,058	29.1
65 years and over	796	11.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,604	22.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,331	33.0

Average household size	2.28
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,085	100.0
Householder	7,067	43.9
Spouse	3,344	20.8
Child	4,269	26.5
Other relatives	678	4.2
Nonrelatives	727	4.5
Unmarried partner	493	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,336	100.0
Never married	3,237	38.8
Now married, except separated	3,745	44.9
Separated	237	2.8
Widowed	149	1.8
Divorced	968	11.6

Females 15 years and over	6,916	100.0
Never married	1,662	24.0
Now married, except separated	3,591	51.9
Separated	157	2.3
Widowed	881	12.7
Divorced	625	9.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	324	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	172	53.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	98
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	213
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	151	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	27	17.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	9	6.0
3 or 4 years	16	10.6
5 or more years	2	1.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	27	17.9
Who are female	19	12.6
Who are married	17	11.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,132	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	147	3.6
Kindergarten	85	2.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,669	40.4
High school (grades 9-12)	951	23.0
College or graduate school	1,280	31.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,810	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,076	8.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,277	10.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,165	32.5
Some college, no degree	2,329	18.2
Associate's degree	1,165	9.1
Bachelor's degree	1,966	15.3
Graduate or professional degree	832	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,607	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,698	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,565	100.0
Same house	14,541	82.8
Different house in the U.S.	2,998	17.1
Same county	683	3.9
Different county	2,315	13.2
Same state	1,429	8.1
Different state	886	5.0
Abroad	26	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,903	100.0
Native	17,300	96.6
Born in United States	17,160	95.8
State of residence	11,910	66.5
Different state	5,250	29.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	140	0.8
Foreign born	603	3.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	603	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	119	19.7
Not a U.S. citizen	484	80.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	743	100.0

Native	140	18.8
Entered 2000 or later	6	0.8
Entered before 2000	134	18.0

Foreign born	603	81.2
Entered 2000 or later	332	44.7
Entered before 2000	271	36.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	603	100.0
Europe	81	13.4
Asia	41	6.8
Africa	15	2.5
Oceania	26	4.3
Latin America	403	66.8
Northern America	37	6.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,076	100.0
English only	16,094	94.2
Language other than English	982	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	426	2.5
Spanish	720	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	387	2.3
Other Indo-European languages	160	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	72	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	30	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,903	100.0
American	1,923	10.7
Arab	11	0.1
Czech	8	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	116	0.6
English	3,006	16.8
French (except Basque)	279	1.6
French Canadian	41	0.2
German	2,821	15.8
Greek	8	0.0
Hungarian	6	0.0
Irish	2,437	13.6
Italian	240	1.3
Lithuanian	2	0.0
Norwegian	142	0.8
Polish	83	0.5
Portuguese	16	0.1
Russian	45	0.3
Scotch-Irish	1,720	9.6
Scottish	1,160	6.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	147	0.8
Swiss	38	0.2
Ukrainian	12	0.1
Welsh	484	2.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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