Dare County Schools, NC (3701110) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dare County Schools, NC (3701110)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dare 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	15,683	100.0
Family households (families)	9,681	61.7
With own children under 18 years	3,782	24.1
Married-couple family	7,634	48.7
With own children under 18 years	2,524	16.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	788	5.0
With own children under 18 years	435	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,259	8.0
With own children under 18 years	823	5.2
Nonfamily households	6,002	38.3
Householder living alone	4,642	29.6
65 years and over	1,225	7.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,031	25.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,434	21.9

Average household size	2.14
Average family size	2.65

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	33,614	100.0
Householder	15,683	46.7
Spouse	7,700	22.9
Child	7,443	22.1
Other relatives	820	2.4
Nonrelatives	1,968	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,155	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,158	100.0
Never married	3,721	26.3
Now married, except separated	7,966	56.3
Separated	329	2.3
Widowed	302	2.1
Divorced	1,840	13.0

Females 15 years and over	14,074	100.0
Never married	2,583	18.4
Now married, except separated	7,933	56.4
Separated	455	3.2
Widowed	1,128	8.0
Divorced	1,975	14.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	191	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	75	39.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	360	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	263	73.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	43	11.9
1 or 2 years	121	33.6
3 or 4 years	30	8.3
5 or more years	69	19.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	263	73.1
Who are female	116	32.2
Who are married	165	45.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,475	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	388	6.0
Kindergarten	536	8.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,593	40.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,878	29.0
College or graduate school	1,080	16.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	24,518	100.0
Less than 9th grade	614	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,463	6.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,090	28.9
Some college, no degree	5,827	23.8
Associate's degree	1,688	6.9
Bachelor's degree	5,493	22.4
Graduate or professional degree	2,343	9.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,826	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,790	14.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	33,716	100.0
Same house	29,240	86.7
Different house in the U.S.	4,274	12.7
Same county	2,007	6.0
Different county	2,267	6.7
Same state	930	2.8
Different state	1,337	4.0
Abroad	202	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	33,976	100.0
Native	32,745	96.4
Born in United States	32,389	95.3
State of residence	12,287	36.2
Different state	20,102	59.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	356	1.0
Foreign born	1,231	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,231	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	497	40.4
Not a U.S. citizen	734	59.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,587	100.0

Native	356	22.4
Entered 2000 or later	13	0.8
Entered before 2000	343	21.6

Foreign born	1,231	77.6
Entered 2000 or later	603	38.0
Entered before 2000	628	39.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,231	100.0
Europe	363	29.5
Asia	84	6.8
Africa	17	1.4
Oceania	5	0.4
Latin America	735	59.7
Northern America	27	2.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	31,890	100.0
English only	29,998	94.1
Language other than English	1,892	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	703	2.2
Spanish	1,174	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	548	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	505	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	111	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	121	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.1
Other languages	92	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	33,976	100.0
American	2,916	8.6
Arab	114	0.3
Czech	136	0.4
Danish	75	0.2
Dutch	563	1.7
English	7,699	22.7
French (except Basque)	1,455	4.3
French Canadian	178	0.5
German	5,924	17.4
Greek	187	0.6
Hungarian	164	0.5
Irish	5,207	15.3
Italian	2,254	6.6
Lithuanian	178	0.5
Norwegian	274	0.8
Polish	977	2.9
Portuguese	41	0.1
Russian	181	0.5
Scotch-Irish	1,632	4.8
Scottish	1,477	4.3
Slovak	92	0.3
Subsaharan African	154	0.5
Swedish	277	0.8
Swiss	89	0.3
Ukrainian	37	0.1
Welsh	267	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	67	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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