Cherokee County Schools, NC (3700780) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Cherokee County Schools, NC (3700780)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Cherokee 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	11,015	100.0
Family households (families)	7,825	71.0
With own children under 18 years	2,678	24.3
Married-couple family	6,537	59.3
With own children under 18 years	1,974	17.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	299	2.7
With own children under 18 years	112	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	989	9.0
With own children under 18 years	592	5.4
Nonfamily households	3,190	29.0
Householder living alone	2,836	25.7
65 years and over	1,248	11.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,940	26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,765	34.2

Average household size	2.33
Average family size	2.77

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,681	100.0
Householder	11,015	42.9
Spouse	6,457	25.1
Child	6,512	25.4
Other relatives	898	3.5
Nonrelatives	799	3.1
Unmarried partner	527	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,366	100.0
Never married	2,050	19.8
Now married, except separated	6,776	65.4
Separated	247	2.4
Widowed	329	3.2
Divorced	964	9.3

Females 15 years and over	11,506	100.0
Never married	1,605	13.9
Now married, except separated	6,846	59.5
Separated	284	2.5
Widowed	1,634	14.2
Divorced	1,137	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	415	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	81	19.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	188
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	346	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	224	64.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	99	28.6
1 or 2 years	16	4.6
3 or 4 years	18	5.2
5 or more years	91	26.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	224	64.7
Who are female	119	34.4
Who are married	182	52.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,218	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	255	4.9
Kindergarten	174	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,523	48.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,162	22.3
College or graduate school	1,104	21.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,326	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,447	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,122	11.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,411	33.2
Some college, no degree	4,402	22.8
Associate's degree	2,065	10.7
Bachelor's degree	1,762	9.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,117	5.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,934	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,768	13.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,808	100.0
Same house	23,743	92.0
Different house in the U.S.	2,038	7.9
Same county	865	3.4
Different county	1,173	4.5
Same state	411	1.6
Different state	762	3.0
Abroad	27	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,203	100.0
Native	25,725	98.2
Born in United States	25,612	97.7
State of residence	13,805	52.7
Different state	11,807	45.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	113	0.4
Foreign born	478	1.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	478	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	200	41.8
Not a U.S. citizen	278	58.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	591	100.0

Native	113	19.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	113	19.1

Foreign born	478	80.9
Entered 2000 or later	128	21.7
Entered before 2000	350	59.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	478	100.0
Europe	181	37.9
Asia	60	12.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	6	1.3
Latin America	193	40.4
Northern America	38	7.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,844	100.0
English only	24,046	96.8
Language other than English	798	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	281	1.1
Spanish	421	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	222	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	290	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	55	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	30	0.1
Other languages	32	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,203	100.0
American	3,288	12.5
Arab	32	0.1
Czech	43	0.2
Danish	35	0.1
Dutch	733	2.8
English	3,567	13.6
French (except Basque)	481	1.8
French Canadian	54	0.2
German	3,866	14.8
Greek	39	0.1
Hungarian	91	0.3
Irish	4,038	15.4
Italian	663	2.5
Lithuanian	41	0.2
Norwegian	32	0.1
Polish	460	1.8
Portuguese	29	0.1
Russian	4	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,648	6.3
Scottish	1,068	4.1
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	11	0.0
Swedish	146	0.6
Swiss	22	0.1
Ukrainian	69	0.3
Welsh	124	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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