Forsyth County Schools, NC (3701500) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Forsyth County Schools, NC (3701500)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Forsyth 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	136,250	100.0
Family households (families)	88,186	64.7
With own children under 18 years	41,254	30.3
Married-couple family	64,081	47.0
With own children under 18 years	26,854	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,453	4.0
With own children under 18 years	2,962	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	18,652	13.7
With own children under 18 years	11,438	8.4
Nonfamily households	48,064	35.3
Householder living alone	41,738	30.6
65 years and over	12,985	9.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	45,076	33.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	30,924	22.7

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	336,914	100.0
Householder	136,250	40.4
Spouse	64,055	19.0
Child	101,382	30.1
Other relatives	20,289	6.0
Nonrelatives	14,938	4.4
Unmarried partner	5,531	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	130,004	100.0
Never married	42,728	32.9
Now married, except separated	68,938	53.0
Separated	3,730	2.9
Widowed	3,137	2.4
Divorced	11,471	8.8

Females 15 years and over	145,889	100.0
Never married	41,237	28.3
Now married, except separated	66,851	45.8
Separated	5,417	3.7
Widowed	14,635	10.0
Divorced	17,749	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,408	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,529	34.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,712	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,967	44.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	806	12.0
1 or 2 years	935	13.9
3 or 4 years	309	4.6
5 or more years	917	13.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,967	44.2
Who are female	1,900	28.3
Who are married	1,943	28.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	90,767	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,918	5.4
Kindergarten	4,921	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	36,994	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	18,314	20.2
College or graduate school	25,620	28.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	228,555	100.0
Less than 9th grade	12,281	5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	19,108	8.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	64,472	28.2
Some college, no degree	45,977	20.1
Associate's degree	16,331	7.1
Bachelor's degree	47,418	20.7
Graduate or professional degree	22,968	10.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	261,450	100.0
Civilian veterans	26,712	10.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	342,224	100.0
Same house	287,112	83.9
Different house in the U.S.	53,853	15.7
Same county	34,574	10.1
Different county	19,279	5.6
Same state	9,638	2.8
Different state	9,641	2.8
Abroad	1,259	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	346,851	100.0
Native	318,888	91.9
Born in United States	315,448	90.9
State of residence	207,760	59.9
Different state	107,688	31.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,440	1.0
Foreign born	27,963	8.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	27,963	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,943	24.8
Not a U.S. citizen	21,020	75.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	31,403	100.0

Native	3,440	11.0
Entered 2000 or later	625	2.0
Entered before 2000	2,815	9.0

Foreign born	27,963	89.0
Entered 2000 or later	12,887	41.0
Entered before 2000	15,076	48.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	27,963	100.0
Europe	2,317	8.3
Asia	4,257	15.2
Africa	737	2.6
Oceania	110	0.4
Latin America	20,105	71.9
Northern America	437	1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	322,072	100.0
English only	283,166	87.9
Language other than English	38,906	12.1
Speak English less than "very well"	21,393	6.6
Spanish	29,583	9.2
Speak English less than "very well"	18,401	5.7
Other Indo-European languages	5,010	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,196	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,444	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,511	0.5
Other languages	869	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	285	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	346,851	100.0
American	30,131	8.7
Arab	870	0.3
Czech	608	0.2
Danish	509	0.1
Dutch	4,456	1.3
English	38,601	11.1
French (except Basque)	5,207	1.5
French Canadian	875	0.3
German	44,803	12.9
Greek	1,688	0.5
Hungarian	854	0.2
Irish	31,526	9.1
Italian	8,090	2.3
Lithuanian	297	0.1
Norwegian	1,862	0.5
Polish	4,542	1.3
Portuguese	648	0.2
Russian	1,537	0.4
Scotch-Irish	11,159	3.2
Scottish	9,260	2.7
Slovak	437	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,776	0.5
Swedish	1,687	0.5
Swiss	630	0.2
Ukrainian	289	0.1
Welsh	2,361	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,259	0.4

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