Catawba County Schools, NC (3700690) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Catawba County Schools, NC (3700690)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Catawba 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	39,634	100.0
Family households (families)	28,345	71.5
With own children under 18 years	11,890	30.0
Married-couple family	22,627	57.1
With own children under 18 years	9,186	23.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,903	4.8
With own children under 18 years	825	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,815	9.6
With own children under 18 years	1,879	4.7
Nonfamily households	11,289	28.5
Householder living alone	9,350	23.6
65 years and over	3,493	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,847	34.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,141	23.1

Average household size	2.65
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	104,856	100.0
Householder	39,634	37.8
Spouse	22,522	21.5
Child	31,136	29.7
Other relatives	7,231	6.9
Nonrelatives	4,333	4.1
Unmarried partner	2,162	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	42,085	100.0
Never married	11,670	27.7
Now married, except separated	23,880	56.7
Separated	1,144	2.7
Widowed	996	2.4
Divorced	4,395	10.4

Females 15 years and over	41,290	100.0
Never married	7,579	18.4
Now married, except separated	23,551	57.0
Separated	878	2.1
Widowed	4,040	9.8
Divorced	5,242	12.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,290	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	500	38.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	123
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,066	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,613	52.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	405	13.2
1 or 2 years	289	9.4
3 or 4 years	171	5.6
5 or more years	748	24.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,613	52.6
Who are female	1,082	35.3
Who are married	1,184	38.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,373	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,537	6.1
Kindergarten	1,286	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,587	45.7
High school (grades 9-12)	6,038	23.8
College or graduate school	4,925	19.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	71,508	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,436	6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,443	13.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	23,762	33.2
Some college, no degree	15,228	21.3
Associate's degree	6,269	8.8
Bachelor's degree	9,187	12.8
Graduate or professional degree	3,183	4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	79,026	100.0
Civilian veterans	8,459	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	104,194	100.0
Same house	91,389	87.7
Different house in the U.S.	12,521	12.0
Same county	6,964	6.7
Different county	5,557	5.3
Same state	3,512	3.4
Different state	2,045	2.0
Abroad	284	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	105,364	100.0
Native	98,394	93.4
Born in United States	97,907	92.9
State of residence	70,584	67.0
Different state	27,323	25.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	487	0.5
Foreign born	6,970	6.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,970	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,008	28.8
Not a U.S. citizen	4,962	71.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,457	100.0

Native	487	6.5
Entered 2000 or later	56	0.8
Entered before 2000	431	5.8

Foreign born	6,970	93.5
Entered 2000 or later	2,216	29.7
Entered before 2000	4,754	63.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,970	100.0
Europe	430	6.2
Asia	1,908	27.4
Africa	27	0.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	4,555	65.4
Northern America	50	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	98,037	100.0
English only	88,604	90.4
Language other than English	9,433	9.6
Speak English less than "very well"	4,772	4.9
Spanish	6,156	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3,351	3.4
Other Indo-European languages	892	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	217	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,349	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,204	1.2
Other languages	36	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	105,364	100.0
American	15,474	14.7
Arab	126	0.1
Czech	218	0.2
Danish	225	0.2
Dutch	2,603	2.5
English	9,054	8.6
French (except Basque)	1,496	1.4
French Canadian	303	0.3
German	21,127	20.1
Greek	236	0.2
Hungarian	344	0.3
Irish	10,729	10.2
Italian	2,605	2.5
Lithuanian	96	0.1
Norwegian	443	0.4
Polish	1,434	1.4
Portuguese	72	0.1
Russian	405	0.4
Scotch-Irish	3,106	2.9
Scottish	2,412	2.3
Slovak	211	0.2
Subsaharan African	72	0.1
Swedish	486	0.5
Swiss	60	0.1
Ukrainian	72	0.1
Welsh	511	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	26	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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