Gaston County Schools, NC (3701620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gaston County Schools, NC (3701620)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gaston 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	77,212	100.0
Family households (families)	54,367	70.4
With own children under 18 years	23,466	30.4
Married-couple family	39,278	50.9
With own children under 18 years	15,266	19.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,018	5.2
With own children under 18 years	1,819	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,071	14.3
With own children under 18 years	6,381	8.3
Nonfamily households	22,845	29.6
Householder living alone	19,832	25.7
65 years and over	6,895	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	26,786	34.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	18,366	23.8

Average household size	2.58
Average family size	3.08

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	199,428	100.0
Householder	77,212	38.7
Spouse	39,186	19.6
Child	59,038	29.6
Other relatives	14,985	7.5
Nonrelatives	9,007	4.5
Unmarried partner	3,323	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	76,819	100.0
Never married	21,924	28.5
Now married, except separated	42,085	54.8
Separated	2,090	2.7
Widowed	2,108	2.7
Divorced	8,612	11.2

Females 15 years and over	84,274	100.0
Never married	19,487	23.1
Now married, except separated	41,411	49.1
Separated	3,704	4.4
Widowed	10,067	11.9
Divorced	9,605	11.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,781	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,120	40.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,323	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,408	45.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	538	10.1
1 or 2 years	385	7.2
3 or 4 years	550	10.3
5 or more years	935	17.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,408	45.2
Who are female	1,489	28.0
Who are married	1,948	36.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	48,814	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,352	6.9
Kindergarten	2,619	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,120	45.3
High school (grades 9-12)	10,978	22.5
College or graduate school	9,745	20.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	136,298	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,528	8.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	18,923	13.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	42,161	30.9
Some college, no degree	28,893	21.2
Associate's degree	11,270	8.3
Bachelor's degree	16,545	12.1
Graduate or professional degree	6,978	5.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	152,474	100.0
Civilian veterans	16,503	10.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	199,462	100.0
Same house	167,117	83.8
Different house in the U.S.	31,911	16.0
Same county	20,699	10.4
Different county	11,212	5.6
Same state	6,234	3.1
Different state	4,978	2.5
Abroad	434	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	202,149	100.0
Native	193,119	95.5
Born in United States	191,964	95.0
State of residence	140,505	69.5
Different state	51,459	25.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,155	0.6
Foreign born	9,030	4.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	9,030	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,108	34.4
Not a U.S. citizen	5,922	65.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	10,185	100.0

Native	1,155	11.3
Entered 2000 or later	189	1.9
Entered before 2000	966	9.5

Foreign born	9,030	88.7
Entered 2000 or later	3,966	38.9
Entered before 2000	5,064	49.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	9,030	100.0
Europe	626	6.9
Asia	1,476	16.3
Africa	357	4.0
Oceania	9	0.1
Latin America	6,152	68.1
Northern America	410	4.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	188,511	100.0
English only	175,085	92.9
Language other than English	13,426	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	5,606	3.0
Spanish	10,377	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,589	2.4
Other Indo-European languages	1,975	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	600	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	739	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	380	0.2
Other languages	335	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	202,149	100.0
American	24,352	12.0
Arab	484	0.2
Czech	261	0.1
Danish	114	0.1
Dutch	3,741	1.9
English	16,764	8.3
French (except Basque)	2,879	1.4
French Canadian	457	0.2
German	29,049	14.4
Greek	593	0.3
Hungarian	212	0.1
Irish	20,043	9.9
Italian	3,486	1.7
Lithuanian	81	0.0
Norwegian	286	0.1
Polish	1,613	0.8
Portuguese	569	0.3
Russian	462	0.2
Scotch-Irish	10,217	5.1
Scottish	4,237	2.1
Slovak	188	0.1
Subsaharan African	910	0.5
Swedish	522	0.3
Swiss	175	0.1
Ukrainian	96	0.0
Welsh	760	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	267	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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