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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Elkin City 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,720 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,826 67.1
        With own children under 18 years 747 27.5
    Married-couple family 1,413 51.9
        With own children under 18 years 475 17.5
    Male householder, no wife present, family 82 3.0
        With own children under 18 years 53 1.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 331 12.2
        With own children under 18 years 219 8.1
    Nonfamily households 894 32.9
    Householder living alone 840 30.9
        65 years and over 410 15.1
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 775 28.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 914 33.6
 
Average household size 2.40
Average family size 3.00
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 6,520 100.0
    Householder 2,720 41.7
        Spouse 1,422 21.8
        Child 1,962 30.1
        Other relatives 272 4.2
    Nonrelatives 144 2.2
        Unmarried partner 84 1.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,323 100.0
    Never married 474 20.4
    Now married, except separated 1,516 65.3
    Separated 31 1.3
    Widowed 24 1.0
    Divorced 278 12.0
 
Females 15 years and over 3,354 100.0
    Never married 764 22.8
    Now married, except separated 1,539 45.9
    Separated 130 3.9
    Widowed 720 21.5
    Divorced 201 6.0
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 60 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 51 85.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 64
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 37
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 104
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 68 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 18 26.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 18 26.5
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 18 26.5
        Who are female 18 26.5
        Who are married 0 0.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,641 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 84 5.1
        Kindergarten 104 6.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 759 46.3
        High school (grades 9-12) 457 27.8
        College or graduate school 237 14.4
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 4,893 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 494 10.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 753 15.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,397 28.6
        Some college, no degree 973 19.9
        Associate's degree 235 4.8
        Bachelor's degree 720 14.7
        Graduate or professional degree 321 6.6
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 74.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 21.3
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 5,296 100.0
    Civilian veterans 517 9.8
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 6,897 100.0
    Same house 5,921 85.8
    Different house in the U.S. 967 14.0
        Same county 474 6.9
        Different county 493 7.1
            Same state 405 5.9
            Different state 88 1.3
    Abroad 9 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 6,970 100.0
    Native 6,458 92.7
        Born in United States 6,396 91.8
            State of residence 5,199 74.6
            Different state 1,197 17.2
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 62 0.9
    Foreign born 512 7.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 512 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 113 22.1
    Not a U.S. citizen 399 77.9
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 574 100.0
 
    Native 62 10.8
        Entered 2000 or later 28 4.9
        Entered before 2000 34 5.9
 
    Foreign born 512 89.2
        Entered 2000 or later 358 62.4
        Entered before 2000 154 26.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 512 100.0
    Europe 12 2.3
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 500 97.7
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 6,594 100.0
    English only 5,864 88.9
    Language other than English 730 11.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 413 6.3
        Spanish 714 10.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 413 6.3
        Other Indo-European languages 16 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 6,970 100.0
    American 1,746 25.1
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 71 1.0
    English 1,104 15.8
    French (except Basque) 149 2.1
    French Canadian 0 0.0
    German 920 13.2
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 0 0.0
    Irish 416 6.0
    Italian 102 1.5
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 0 0.0
    Polish 45 0.6
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 0 0.0
    Scotch-Irish 215 3.1
    Scottish 67 1.0
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 0 0.0
    Swiss 32 0.5
    Ukrainian 31 0.4
    Welsh 26 0.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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