Durham Public Schools, NC (3701260) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Durham Public Schools, NC (3701260)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Durham Public 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	103,268	100.0
Family households (families)	61,135	59.2
With own children under 18 years	30,350	29.4
Married-couple family	41,602	40.3
With own children under 18 years	18,392	17.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,355	4.2
With own children under 18 years	2,017	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	15,178	14.7
With own children under 18 years	9,941	9.6
Nonfamily households	42,133	40.8
Householder living alone	34,278	33.2
65 years and over	7,421	7.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	33,206	32.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	17,051	16.5

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	3.01

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	241,911	100.0
Householder	103,268	42.7
Spouse	41,630	17.2
Child	66,495	27.5
Other relatives	14,979	6.2
Nonrelatives	15,539	6.4
Unmarried partner	5,937	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	98,182	100.0
Never married	39,377	40.1
Now married, except separated	46,546	47.4
Separated	2,351	2.4
Widowed	1,810	1.8
Divorced	8,098	8.2

Females 15 years and over	107,102	100.0
Never married	38,527	36.0
Now married, except separated	43,882	41.0
Separated	3,502	3.3
Widowed	9,375	8.8
Divorced	11,816	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,681	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,400	29.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	30
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	97
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	37

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,166	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,875	45.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	511	12.3
1 or 2 years	446	10.7
3 or 4 years	288	6.9
5 or more years	630	15.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,875	45.0
Who are female	1,392	33.4
Who are married	1,136	27.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	74,504	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,773	6.4
Kindergarten	3,678	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23,789	31.9
High school (grades 9-12)	11,681	15.7
College or graduate school	30,583	41.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	168,326	100.0
Less than 9th grade	9,114	5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	14,301	8.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	32,305	19.2
Some college, no degree	28,139	16.7
Associate's degree	10,483	6.2
Bachelor's degree	41,368	24.6
Graduate or professional degree	32,616	19.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	44.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	196,139	100.0
Civilian veterans	15,211	7.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	251,909	100.0
Same house	192,867	76.6
Different house in the U.S.	56,485	22.4
Same county	32,240	12.8
Different county	24,245	9.6
Same state	11,086	4.4
Different state	13,159	5.2
Abroad	2,557	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	256,296	100.0
Native	222,369	86.8
Born in United States	219,835	85.8
State of residence	127,261	49.7
Different state	92,574	36.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,534	1.0
Foreign born	33,927	13.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	33,927	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,529	22.2
Not a U.S. citizen	26,398	77.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	36,461	100.0

Native	2,534	6.9
Entered 2000 or later	423	1.2
Entered before 2000	2,111	5.8

Foreign born	33,927	93.1
Entered 2000 or later	16,413	45.0
Entered before 2000	17,514	48.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	33,927	100.0
Europe	3,475	10.2
Asia	8,077	23.8
Africa	2,411	7.1
Oceania	184	0.5
Latin America	18,524	54.6
Northern America	1,256	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	236,017	100.0
English only	194,494	82.4
Language other than English	41,523	17.6
Speak English less than "very well"	21,110	8.9
Spanish	26,203	11.1
Speak English less than "very well"	17,129	7.3
Other Indo-European languages	6,575	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,035	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6,605	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	2,318	1.0
Other languages	2,140	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	628	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	256,296	100.0
American	12,669	4.9
Arab	1,166	0.5
Czech	515	0.2
Danish	512	0.2
Dutch	2,303	0.9
English	25,565	10.0
French (except Basque)	3,936	1.5
French Canadian	1,082	0.4
German	25,138	9.8
Greek	700	0.3
Hungarian	583	0.2
Irish	19,335	7.5
Italian	7,411	2.9
Lithuanian	388	0.2
Norwegian	1,248	0.5
Polish	4,610	1.8
Portuguese	359	0.1
Russian	1,840	0.7
Scotch-Irish	7,872	3.1
Scottish	6,762	2.6
Slovak	420	0.2
Subsaharan African	7,651	3.0
Swedish	1,571	0.6
Swiss	500	0.2
Ukrainian	735	0.3
Welsh	1,786	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,009	0.8

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