Chatham County Schools, NC (3700750) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chatham County Schools, NC (3700750)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chatham 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	23,105	100.0
Family households (families)	16,271	70.4
With own children under 18 years	6,751	29.2
Married-couple family	12,966	56.1
With own children under 18 years	5,049	21.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	982	4.3
With own children under 18 years	377	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,323	10.1
With own children under 18 years	1,325	5.7
Nonfamily households	6,834	29.6
Householder living alone	5,594	24.2
65 years and over	2,146	9.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,520	32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,940	25.7

Average household size	2.63
Average family size	3.10

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	60,840	100.0
Householder	23,105	38.0
Spouse	13,008	21.4
Child	16,842	27.7
Other relatives	4,254	7.0
Nonrelatives	3,631	6.0
Unmarried partner	1,238	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,209	100.0
Never married	7,177	29.6
Now married, except separated	13,772	56.9
Separated	689	2.8
Widowed	589	2.4
Divorced	1,982	8.2

Females 15 years and over	25,763	100.0
Never married	5,834	22.6
Now married, except separated	13,812	53.6
Separated	773	3.0
Widowed	2,678	10.4
Divorced	2,666	10.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	743	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	237	31.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	14
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,042	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	688	66.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	73	7.0
1 or 2 years	182	17.5
3 or 4 years	71	6.8
5 or more years	362	34.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	688	66.0
Who are female	414	39.7
Who are married	502	48.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,788	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	914	6.6
Kindergarten	820	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,123	44.4
High school (grades 9-12)	3,026	21.9
College or graduate school	2,905	21.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	43,785	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,249	7.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,406	10.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,164	25.5
Some college, no degree	7,449	17.0
Associate's degree	2,736	6.2
Bachelor's degree	8,795	20.1
Graduate or professional degree	5,986	13.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	33.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	47,800	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,324	11.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	60,833	100.0
Same house	54,295	89.3
Different house in the U.S.	6,442	10.6
Same county	2,990	4.9
Different county	3,452	5.7
Same state	2,157	3.5
Different state	1,295	2.1
Abroad	96	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	61,444	100.0
Native	54,713	89.0
Born in United States	54,097	88.0
State of residence	34,633	56.4
Different state	19,464	31.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	616	1.0
Foreign born	6,731	11.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,731	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,539	22.9
Not a U.S. citizen	5,192	77.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,347	100.0

Native	616	8.4
Entered 2000 or later	49	0.7
Entered before 2000	567	7.7

Foreign born	6,731	91.6
Entered 2000 or later	2,574	35.0
Entered before 2000	4,157	56.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,731	100.0
Europe	646	9.6
Asia	931	13.8
Africa	76	1.1
Oceania	15	0.2
Latin America	4,972	73.9
Northern America	91	1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	57,526	100.0
English only	50,142	87.2
Language other than English	7,384	12.8
Speak English less than "very well"	4,031	7.0
Spanish	5,829	10.1
Speak English less than "very well"	3,758	6.5
Other Indo-European languages	940	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	123	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	565	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	137	0.2
Other languages	50	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	61,444	100.0
American	5,887	9.6
Arab	34	0.1
Czech	143	0.2
Danish	143	0.2
Dutch	937	1.5
English	8,884	14.5
French (except Basque)	1,636	2.7
French Canadian	137	0.2
German	8,189	13.3
Greek	67	0.1
Hungarian	321	0.5
Irish	6,650	10.8
Italian	1,908	3.1
Lithuanian	74	0.1
Norwegian	561	0.9
Polish	1,240	2.0
Portuguese	66	0.1
Russian	425	0.7
Scotch-Irish	2,724	4.4
Scottish	2,058	3.3
Slovak	69	0.1
Subsaharan African	358	0.6
Swedish	489	0.8
Swiss	259	0.4
Ukrainian	235	0.4
Welsh	418	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	110	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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