Guilford County Schools, NC (3701920) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Guilford County Schools, NC (3701920)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Guilford 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	186,377	100.0
Family households (families)	117,248	62.9
With own children under 18 years	55,622	29.8
Married-couple family	82,793	44.4
With own children under 18 years	35,582	19.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	8,652	4.6
With own children under 18 years	4,581	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	25,803	13.8
With own children under 18 years	15,459	8.3
Nonfamily households	69,129	37.1
Householder living alone	57,463	30.8
65 years and over	16,143	8.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	61,039	32.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	39,246	21.1

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	447,714	100.0
Householder	186,377	41.6
Spouse	82,851	18.5
Child	129,538	28.9
Other relatives	25,228	5.6
Nonrelatives	23,720	5.3
Unmarried partner	7,549	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	175,176	100.0
Never married	60,124	34.3
Now married, except separated	89,851	51.3
Separated	4,959	2.8
Widowed	4,460	2.5
Divorced	15,782	9.0

Females 15 years and over	196,617	100.0
Never married	60,247	30.6
Now married, except separated	87,322	44.4
Separated	6,256	3.2
Widowed	19,872	10.1
Divorced	22,920	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	6,315	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,196	34.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	7,862	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,983	50.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	906	11.5
1 or 2 years	853	10.8
3 or 4 years	639	8.1
5 or more years	1,585	20.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,983	50.7
Who are female	2,654	33.8
Who are married	2,589	32.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	128,425	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	7,337	5.7
Kindergarten	5,887	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	47,952	37.3
High school (grades 9-12)	25,981	20.2
College or graduate school	41,268	32.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	304,204	100.0
Less than 9th grade	14,766	4.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	26,906	8.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	80,737	26.5
Some college, no degree	63,650	20.9
Associate's degree	20,139	6.6
Bachelor's degree	67,716	22.3
Graduate or professional degree	30,290	10.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	352,682	100.0
Civilian veterans	34,133	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	457,506	100.0
Same house	377,463	82.5
Different house in the U.S.	77,929	17.0
Same county	47,390	10.4
Different county	30,539	6.7
Same state	15,637	3.4
Different state	14,902	3.3
Abroad	2,114	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	464,041	100.0
Native	424,798	91.5
Born in United States	421,595	90.9
State of residence	275,028	59.3
Different state	146,567	31.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,203	0.7
Foreign born	39,243	8.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	39,243	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	12,304	31.4
Not a U.S. citizen	26,939	68.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	42,446	100.0

Native	3,203	7.5
Entered 2000 or later	418	1.0
Entered before 2000	2,785	6.6

Foreign born	39,243	92.5
Entered 2000 or later	16,496	38.9
Entered before 2000	22,747	53.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	39,243	100.0
Europe	3,994	10.2
Asia	12,336	31.4
Africa	5,578	14.2
Oceania	75	0.2
Latin America	16,407	41.8
Northern America	853	2.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	432,705	100.0
English only	385,665	89.1
Language other than English	47,040	10.9
Speak English less than "very well"	22,795	5.3
Spanish	23,694	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	12,172	2.8
Other Indo-European languages	8,896	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	3,271	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	9,874	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	5,203	1.2
Other languages	4,576	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,149	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	464,041	100.0
American	34,610	7.5
Arab	1,604	0.3
Czech	989	0.2
Danish	1,065	0.2
Dutch	5,518	1.2
English	47,957	10.3
French (except Basque)	7,787	1.7
French Canadian	1,331	0.3
German	47,793	10.3
Greek	994	0.2
Hungarian	1,297	0.3
Irish	37,397	8.1
Italian	12,145	2.6
Lithuanian	364	0.1
Norwegian	1,925	0.4
Polish	5,573	1.2
Portuguese	342	0.1
Russian	2,136	0.5
Scotch-Irish	16,114	3.5
Scottish	12,393	2.7
Slovak	596	0.1
Subsaharan African	7,606	1.6
Swedish	2,687	0.6
Swiss	643	0.1
Ukrainian	504	0.1
Welsh	2,526	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,211	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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