Henderson County Schools, NC (3702100) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Henderson County Schools, NC (3702100)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Henderson 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	42,322	100.0
Family households (families)	28,429	67.2
With own children under 18 years	10,507	24.8
Married-couple family	23,412	55.3
With own children under 18 years	7,657	18.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,409	3.3
With own children under 18 years	796	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,608	8.5
With own children under 18 years	2,054	4.9
Nonfamily households	13,893	32.8
Householder living alone	11,782	27.8
65 years and over	5,691	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,517	27.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	14,390	34.0

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.83

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	97,747	100.0
Householder	42,322	43.3
Spouse	23,467	24.0
Child	24,305	24.9
Other relatives	4,157	4.3
Nonrelatives	3,496	3.6
Unmarried partner	1,607	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	39,332	100.0
Never married	8,755	22.3
Now married, except separated	25,230	64.1
Separated	574	1.5
Widowed	1,434	3.6
Divorced	3,339	8.5

Females 15 years and over	43,524	100.0
Never married	7,219	16.6
Now married, except separated	23,722	54.5
Separated	1,226	2.8
Widowed	5,979	13.7
Divorced	5,378	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,253	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	339	27.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	40
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	135
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,709	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	842	49.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	206	12.1
1 or 2 years	256	15.0
3 or 4 years	8	0.5
5 or more years	372	21.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	842	49.3
Who are female	471	27.6
Who are married	656	38.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,202	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,363	6.7
Kindergarten	1,331	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,968	44.4
High school (grades 9-12)	4,553	22.5
College or graduate school	3,987	19.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	72,642	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,200	5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,093	8.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	20,638	28.4
Some college, no degree	15,925	21.9
Associate's degree	6,908	9.5
Bachelor's degree	11,896	16.4
Graduate or professional degree	6,982	9.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	79,240	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,373	14.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	98,919	100.0
Same house	85,280	86.2
Different house in the U.S.	13,105	13.2
Same county	6,850	6.9
Different county	6,255	6.3
Same state	2,991	3.0
Different state	3,264	3.3
Abroad	534	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	100,333	100.0
Native	92,748	92.4
Born in United States	91,793	91.5
State of residence	45,597	45.4
Different state	46,196	46.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	955	1.0
Foreign born	7,585	7.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,585	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,205	29.1
Not a U.S. citizen	5,380	70.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,540	100.0

Native	955	11.2
Entered 2000 or later	205	2.4
Entered before 2000	750	8.8

Foreign born	7,585	88.8
Entered 2000 or later	2,392	28.0
Entered before 2000	5,193	60.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,585	100.0
Europe	1,421	18.7
Asia	770	10.2
Africa	42	0.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	5,025	66.2
Northern America	327	4.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	94,370	100.0
English only	85,119	90.2
Language other than English	9,251	9.8
Speak English less than "very well"	5,064	5.4
Spanish	7,140	7.6
Speak English less than "very well"	4,519	4.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,499	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	395	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	553	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	138	0.1
Other languages	59	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	100,333	100.0
American	11,913	11.9
Arab	75	0.1
Czech	296	0.3
Danish	250	0.2
Dutch	2,599	2.6
English	16,920	16.9
French (except Basque)	2,741	2.7
French Canadian	550	0.5
German	16,471	16.4
Greek	205	0.2
Hungarian	354	0.4
Irish	12,827	12.8
Italian	2,858	2.8
Lithuanian	258	0.3
Norwegian	1,134	1.1
Polish	1,934	1.9
Portuguese	211	0.2
Russian	703	0.7
Scotch-Irish	6,279	6.3
Scottish	4,795	4.8
Slovak	125	0.1
Subsaharan African	152	0.2
Swedish	1,249	1.2
Swiss	293	0.3
Ukrainian	332	0.3
Welsh	1,168	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	80	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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