Buncombe County Schools, NC (3700450) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Buncombe County Schools, NC (3700450)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Buncombe 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	80,500	100.0
Family households (families)	52,183	64.8
With own children under 18 years	21,867	27.2
Married-couple family	40,801	50.7
With own children under 18 years	15,535	19.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,465	4.3
With own children under 18 years	1,754	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,917	9.8
With own children under 18 years	4,578	5.7
Nonfamily households	28,317	35.2
Householder living alone	23,098	28.7
65 years and over	8,942	11.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	24,195	30.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	21,127	26.2

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	185,842	100.0
Householder	80,500	43.3
Spouse	40,882	22.0
Child	46,966	25.3
Other relatives	8,513	4.6
Nonrelatives	8,981	4.8
Unmarried partner	4,537	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	73,913	100.0
Never married	19,568	26.5
Now married, except separated	43,091	58.3
Separated	1,671	2.3
Widowed	2,055	2.8
Divorced	7,528	10.2

Females 15 years and over	82,145	100.0
Never married	16,691	20.3
Now married, except separated	42,935	52.3
Separated	2,212	2.7
Widowed	9,521	11.6
Divorced	10,786	13.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,544	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	595	23.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	113
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,426	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,521	44.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	192	5.6
1 or 2 years	521	15.2
3 or 4 years	292	8.5
5 or more years	516	15.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,521	44.4
Who are female	902	26.3
Who are married	1,193	34.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	42,653	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,055	7.2
Kindergarten	2,074	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18,376	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	8,796	20.6
College or graduate school	10,352	24.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	134,451	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,413	4.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	12,401	9.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	37,743	28.1
Some college, no degree	28,402	21.1
Associate's degree	11,279	8.4
Bachelor's degree	24,603	18.3
Graduate or professional degree	13,610	10.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	148,542	100.0
Civilian veterans	18,340	12.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	187,885	100.0
Same house	159,039	84.6
Different house in the U.S.	27,908	14.9
Same county	16,755	8.9
Different county	11,153	5.9
Same state	4,547	2.4
Different state	6,606	3.5
Abroad	938	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	190,331	100.0
Native	180,396	94.8
Born in United States	178,500	93.8
State of residence	107,723	56.6
Different state	70,777	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,896	1.0
Foreign born	9,935	5.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	9,935	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,697	27.1
Not a U.S. citizen	7,238	72.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	11,831	100.0

Native	1,896	16.0
Entered 2000 or later	277	2.3
Entered before 2000	1,619	13.7

Foreign born	9,935	84.0
Entered 2000 or later	4,238	35.8
Entered before 2000	5,697	48.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	9,935	100.0
Europe	2,738	27.6
Asia	1,427	14.4
Africa	289	2.9
Oceania	130	1.3
Latin America	4,958	49.9
Northern America	393	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	178,630	100.0
English only	166,062	93.0
Language other than English	12,568	7.0
Speak English less than "very well"	6,259	3.5
Spanish	7,706	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,219	2.4
Other Indo-European languages	3,657	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,657	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	975	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	369	0.2
Other languages	230	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	190,331	100.0
American	26,831	14.1
Arab	272	0.1
Czech	580	0.3
Danish	660	0.3
Dutch	4,420	2.3
English	26,218	13.8
French (except Basque)	5,019	2.6
French Canadian	1,054	0.6
German	28,218	14.8
Greek	615	0.3
Hungarian	707	0.4
Irish	24,230	12.7
Italian	5,865	3.1
Lithuanian	140	0.1
Norwegian	1,447	0.8
Polish	3,274	1.7
Portuguese	511	0.3
Russian	1,150	0.6
Scotch-Irish	13,157	6.9
Scottish	7,940	4.2
Slovak	91	0.0
Subsaharan African	646	0.3
Swedish	1,369	0.7
Swiss	496	0.3
Ukrainian	1,415	0.7
Welsh	1,763	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	210	0.1

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