Bladen County Schools, NC (3700390) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bladen County Schools, NC (3700390)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bladen 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	12,769	100.0
Family households (families)	8,358	65.5
With own children under 18 years	3,301	25.9
Married-couple family	5,580	43.7
With own children under 18 years	1,919	15.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	599	4.7
With own children under 18 years	245	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,179	17.1
With own children under 18 years	1,137	8.9
Nonfamily households	4,411	34.5
Householder living alone	4,109	32.2
65 years and over	1,356	10.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,001	31.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,171	24.8

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	3.08

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	31,324	100.0
Householder	12,769	40.8
Spouse	5,576	17.8
Child	8,825	28.2
Other relatives	2,943	9.4
Nonrelatives	1,211	3.9
Unmarried partner	504	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,180	100.0
Never married	3,924	32.2
Now married, except separated	6,234	51.2
Separated	381	3.1
Widowed	477	3.9
Divorced	1,164	9.6

Females 15 years and over	13,674	100.0
Never married	3,336	24.4
Now married, except separated	5,841	42.7
Separated	884	6.5
Widowed	2,145	15.7
Divorced	1,468	10.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	539	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	401	74.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	106
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	117
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	741	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	433	58.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	98	13.2
1 or 2 years	86	11.6
3 or 4 years	59	8.0
5 or more years	190	25.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	433	58.4
Who are female	350	47.2
Who are married	212	28.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,267	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	450	5.4
Kindergarten	544	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,625	43.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,850	22.4
College or graduate school	1,798	21.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,625	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,474	11.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,054	14.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,053	32.6
Some college, no degree	4,756	22.0
Associate's degree	1,781	8.2
Bachelor's degree	1,882	8.7
Graduate or professional degree	625	2.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	24,361	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,348	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	31,960	100.0
Same house	26,611	83.3
Different house in the U.S.	5,189	16.2
Same county	2,563	8.0
Different county	2,626	8.2
Same state	1,404	4.4
Different state	1,222	3.8
Abroad	160	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	32,412	100.0
Native	31,387	96.8
Born in United States	31,151	96.1
State of residence	25,582	78.9
Different state	5,569	17.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	236	0.7
Foreign born	1,025	3.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,025	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	102	10.0
Not a U.S. citizen	923	90.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,261	100.0

Native	236	18.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	236	18.7

Foreign born	1,025	81.3
Entered 2000 or later	460	36.5
Entered before 2000	565	44.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,025	100.0
Europe	100	9.8
Asia	34	3.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	886	86.4
Northern America	5	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	30,175	100.0
English only	28,559	94.6
Language other than English	1,616	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,198	4.0
Spanish	1,517	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,198	4.0
Other Indo-European languages	76	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	23	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	32,412	100.0
American	5,342	16.5
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	40	0.1
Dutch	196	0.6
English	2,323	7.2
French (except Basque)	407	1.3
French Canadian	42	0.1
German	1,157	3.6
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,443	4.5
Italian	169	0.5
Lithuanian	7	0.0
Norwegian	18	0.1
Polish	64	0.2
Portuguese	7	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,576	4.9
Scottish	817	2.5
Slovak	25	0.1
Subsaharan African	38	0.1
Swedish	5	0.0
Swiss	3	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	22	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	24	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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