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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Graham 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 3,709 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,280 61.5
        With own children under 18 years 952 25.7
    Married-couple family 1,604 43.2
        With own children under 18 years 603 16.3
    Male householder, no wife present, family 289 7.8
        With own children under 18 years 77 2.1
    Female householder, no husband present, family 387 10.4
        With own children under 18 years 272 7.3
    Nonfamily households 1,429 38.5
    Householder living alone 1,195 32.2
        65 years and over 420 11.3
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,120 30.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,088 29.3
 
Average household size 2.11
Average family size 2.69
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 7,838 100.0
    Householder 3,709 47.3
        Spouse 1,618 20.6
        Child 1,903 24.3
        Other relatives 339 4.3
    Nonrelatives 269 3.4
        Unmarried partner 170 2.2
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,209 100.0
    Never married 796 24.8
    Now married, except separated 1,667 51.9
    Separated 58 1.8
    Widowed 130 4.1
    Divorced 558 17.4
 
Females 15 years and over 3,342 100.0
    Never married 465 13.9
    Now married, except separated 1,675 50.1
    Separated 334 10.0
    Widowed 559 16.7
    Divorced 309 9.2
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 82 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 24 29.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 44
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 181
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 108 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 83 76.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 28 25.9
        1 or 2 years 55 50.9
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 83 76.9
        Who are female 54 50.0
        Who are married 81 75.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,720 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 59 3.4
        Kindergarten 139 8.1
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 791 46.0
        High school (grades 9-12) 537 31.2
        College or graduate school 194 11.3
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,590 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 514 9.2
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 929 16.6
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,975 35.3
        Some college, no degree 1,079 19.3
        Associate's degree 579 10.4
        Bachelor's degree 324 5.8
        Graduate or professional degree 190 3.4
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 74.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 9.2
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 6,207 100.0
    Civilian veterans 652 10.5
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 7,877 100.0
    Same house 6,787 86.2
    Different house in the U.S. 1,090 13.8
        Same county 711 9.0
        Different county 379 4.8
            Same state 88 1.1
            Different state 291 3.7
    Abroad 0 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 7,964 100.0
    Native 7,891 99.1
        Born in United States 7,803 98.0
            State of residence 5,918 74.3
            Different state 1,885 23.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 88 1.1
    Foreign born 73 0.9
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 73 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 14 19.2
    Not a U.S. citizen 59 80.8
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 161 100.0
 
    Native 88 54.7
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 88 54.7
 
    Foreign born 73 45.3
        Entered 2000 or later 48 29.8
        Entered before 2000 25 15.5
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 73 100.0
    Europe 14 19.2
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 59 80.8
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 7,541 100.0
    English only 7,201 95.5
    Language other than English 340 4.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 121 1.6
        Spanish 239 3.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 88 1.2
        Other Indo-European languages 0 0.0
            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 101 1.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 33 0.4
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 7,964 100.0
    American 784 9.8
    Arab 35 0.4
    Czech 14 0.2
    Danish 45 0.6
    Dutch 407 5.1
    English 1,692 21.2
    French (except Basque) 112 1.4
    French Canadian 38 0.5
    German 423 5.3
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 0 0.0
    Irish 944 11.9
    Italian 82 1.0
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 12 0.2
    Polish 30 0.4
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 27 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 389 4.9
    Scottish 190 2.4
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 2 0.0
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 12 0.2
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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