Halifax County Schools, NC (3701950) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Halifax County Schools, NC (3701950)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Halifax 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	13,634	100.0
Family households (families)	8,825	64.7
With own children under 18 years	3,259	23.9
Married-couple family	5,281	38.7
With own children under 18 years	1,656	12.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	628	4.6
With own children under 18 years	244	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,916	21.4
With own children under 18 years	1,359	10.0
Nonfamily households	4,809	35.3
Householder living alone	4,457	32.7
65 years and over	1,835	13.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,994	29.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,462	32.7

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	32,667	100.0
Householder	13,634	41.7
Spouse	5,209	15.9
Child	9,618	29.4
Other relatives	3,305	10.1
Nonrelatives	901	2.8
Unmarried partner	482	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,881	100.0
Never married	5,113	39.7
Now married, except separated	5,776	44.8
Separated	317	2.5
Widowed	465	3.6
Divorced	1,210	9.4

Females 15 years and over	14,573	100.0
Never married	4,289	29.4
Now married, except separated	5,773	39.6
Separated	775	5.3
Widowed	2,247	15.4
Divorced	1,489	10.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	780	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	573	73.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	129
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	219
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	4

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	880	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	513	58.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	121	13.8
1 or 2 years	114	13.0
3 or 4 years	37	4.2
5 or more years	241	27.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	513	58.3
Who are female	401	45.6
Who are married	239	27.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,554	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	473	6.3
Kindergarten	394	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,276	43.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,049	27.1
College or graduate school	1,362	18.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,109	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,557	11.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,470	19.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,397	36.3
Some college, no degree	3,826	16.6
Associate's degree	1,619	7.0
Bachelor's degree	1,620	7.0
Graduate or professional degree	620	2.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,068	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,530	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	33,081	100.0
Same house	29,037	87.8
Different house in the U.S.	3,977	12.0
Same county	2,247	6.8
Different county	1,730	5.2
Same state	1,157	3.5
Different state	573	1.7
Abroad	67	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	33,672	100.0
Native	33,230	98.7
Born in United States	33,076	98.2
State of residence	27,846	82.7
Different state	5,230	15.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	154	0.5
Foreign born	442	1.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	442	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	131	29.6
Not a U.S. citizen	311	70.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	596	100.0

Native	154	25.8
Entered 2000 or later	71	11.9
Entered before 2000	83	13.9

Foreign born	442	74.2
Entered 2000 or later	283	47.5
Entered before 2000	159	26.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	442	100.0
Europe	53	12.0
Asia	74	16.7
Africa	63	14.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	233	52.7
Northern America	19	4.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	31,493	100.0
English only	30,635	97.3
Language other than English	858	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	310	1.0
Spanish	503	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	248	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	191	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	49	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	63	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.0
Other languages	101	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	33,672	100.0
American	2,341	7.0
Arab	225	0.7
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	10	0.0
Dutch	149	0.4
English	2,512	7.5
French (except Basque)	183	0.5
French Canadian	246	0.7
German	823	2.4
Greek	63	0.2
Hungarian	67	0.2
Irish	1,298	3.9
Italian	340	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	15	0.0
Polish	68	0.2
Portuguese	8	0.0
Russian	14	0.0
Scotch-Irish	420	1.2
Scottish	407	1.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	715	2.1
Swedish	12	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	22	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	109	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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