Burke County Schools, NC (3700480) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Burke County Schools, NC (3700480)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Burke 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	33,964	100.0
Family households (families)	23,178	68.2
With own children under 18 years	9,682	28.5
Married-couple family	17,389	51.2
With own children under 18 years	6,491	19.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,851	5.4
With own children under 18 years	938	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,938	11.6
With own children under 18 years	2,253	6.6
Nonfamily households	10,786	31.8
Householder living alone	9,498	28.0
65 years and over	3,776	11.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	10,946	32.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,398	27.7

Average household size	2.52
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	85,431	100.0
Householder	33,964	39.8
Spouse	17,412	20.4
Child	24,699	28.9
Other relatives	5,388	6.3
Nonrelatives	3,968	4.6
Unmarried partner	1,575	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	35,982	100.0
Never married	11,412	31.7
Now married, except separated	18,577	51.6
Separated	1,041	2.9
Widowed	1,090	3.0
Divorced	3,862	10.7

Females 15 years and over	36,685	100.0
Never married	7,725	21.1
Now married, except separated	18,583	50.7
Separated	1,223	3.3
Widowed	4,541	12.4
Divorced	4,613	12.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	991	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	406	41.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,974	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	995	50.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	179	9.1
1 or 2 years	189	9.6
3 or 4 years	262	13.3
5 or more years	365	18.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	995	50.4
Who are female	669	33.9
Who are married	615	31.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,733	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	971	4.5
Kindergarten	973	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,246	42.5
High school (grades 9-12)	5,881	27.1
College or graduate school	4,662	21.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	60,905	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,296	10.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,219	15.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,980	32.8
Some college, no degree	10,914	17.9
Associate's degree	5,646	9.3
Bachelor's degree	5,549	9.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,301	5.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	68,599	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,826	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	88,005	100.0
Same house	76,726	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	11,154	12.7
Same county	6,646	7.6
Different county	4,508	5.1
Same state	3,193	3.6
Different state	1,315	1.5
Abroad	125	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	88,987	100.0
Native	84,819	95.3
Born in United States	84,398	94.8
State of residence	66,328	74.5
Different state	18,070	20.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	421	0.5
Foreign born	4,168	4.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,168	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,278	30.7
Not a U.S. citizen	2,890	69.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,589	100.0

Native	421	9.2
Entered 2000 or later	47	1.0
Entered before 2000	374	8.1

Foreign born	4,168	90.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,441	31.4
Entered before 2000	2,727	59.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,168	100.0
Europe	230	5.5
Asia	1,458	35.0
Africa	20	0.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,328	55.9
Northern America	132	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	83,847	100.0
English only	77,129	92.0
Language other than English	6,718	8.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,578	4.3
Spanish	3,633	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2,235	2.7
Other Indo-European languages	422	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,557	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,214	1.4
Other languages	106	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	88,987	100.0
American	19,487	21.9
Arab	72	0.1
Czech	29	0.0
Danish	79	0.1
Dutch	1,720	1.9
English	8,506	9.6
French (except Basque)	1,290	1.4
French Canadian	180	0.2
German	15,357	17.3
Greek	120	0.1
Hungarian	165	0.2
Irish	11,431	12.8
Italian	1,973	2.2
Lithuanian	51	0.1
Norwegian	358	0.4
Polish	446	0.5
Portuguese	56	0.1
Russian	132	0.1
Scotch-Irish	3,818	4.3
Scottish	2,894	3.3
Slovak	23	0.0
Subsaharan African	174	0.2
Swedish	383	0.4
Swiss	50	0.1
Ukrainian	9	0.0
Welsh	756	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	6	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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