Lenoir County Schools, NC (3702610) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lenoir County Schools, NC (3702610)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lenoir 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	24,697	100.0
Family households (families)	15,683	63.5
With own children under 18 years	6,825	27.6
Married-couple family	10,711	43.4
With own children under 18 years	3,858	15.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,076	4.4
With own children under 18 years	583	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,896	15.8
With own children under 18 years	2,384	9.7
Nonfamily households	9,014	36.5
Householder living alone	7,943	32.2
65 years and over	3,358	13.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,824	31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,846	27.7

Average household size	2.21
Average family size	2.76

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,471	100.0
Householder	24,697	45.3
Spouse	10,729	19.7
Child	14,540	26.7
Other relatives	2,384	4.4
Nonrelatives	2,121	3.9
Unmarried partner	1,004	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	20,799	100.0
Never married	6,569	31.6
Now married, except separated	11,003	52.9
Separated	828	4.0
Widowed	536	2.6
Divorced	1,863	9.0

Females 15 years and over	24,429	100.0
Never married	6,220	25.5
Now married, except separated	11,335	46.4
Separated	890	3.6
Widowed	3,464	14.2
Divorced	2,520	10.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	809	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	402	49.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	128
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,249	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	782	62.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	111	8.9
1 or 2 years	205	16.4
3 or 4 years	193	15.5
5 or more years	273	21.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	782	62.6
Who are female	502	40.2
Who are married	618	49.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,567	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	856	5.9
Kindergarten	838	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,303	43.3
High school (grades 9-12)	3,307	22.7
College or graduate school	3,263	22.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	38,244	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,007	10.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,245	13.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,775	30.8
Some college, no degree	8,412	22.0
Associate's degree	3,503	9.2
Bachelor's degree	3,817	10.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,485	3.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	42,526	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,497	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	55,992	100.0
Same house	47,272	84.4
Different house in the U.S.	8,666	15.5
Same county	5,737	10.2
Different county	2,929	5.2
Same state	1,881	3.4
Different state	1,048	1.9
Abroad	54	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	56,831	100.0
Native	54,974	96.7
Born in United States	54,625	96.1
State of residence	45,103	79.4
Different state	9,522	16.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	349	0.6
Foreign born	1,857	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,857	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	355	19.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,502	80.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,206	100.0

Native	349	15.8
Entered 2000 or later	69	3.1
Entered before 2000	280	12.7

Foreign born	1,857	84.2
Entered 2000 or later	743	33.7
Entered before 2000	1,114	50.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,857	100.0
Europe	103	5.5
Asia	169	9.1
Africa	66	3.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,483	79.9
Northern America	36	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	52,970	100.0
English only	49,811	94.0
Language other than English	3,159	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,703	3.2
Spanish	2,520	4.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,578	3.0
Other Indo-European languages	396	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	83	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	162	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	42	0.1
Other languages	81	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	56,831	100.0
American	8,768	15.4
Arab	50	0.1
Czech	23	0.0
Danish	37	0.1
Dutch	178	0.3
English	5,413	9.5
French (except Basque)	497	0.9
French Canadian	56	0.1
German	2,305	4.1
Greek	30	0.1
Hungarian	20	0.0
Irish	3,465	6.1
Italian	669	1.2
Lithuanian	32	0.1
Norwegian	191	0.3
Polish	173	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	123	0.2
Scotch-Irish	943	1.7
Scottish	713	1.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	703	1.2
Swedish	195	0.3
Swiss	3	0.0
Ukrainian	18	0.0
Welsh	38	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	157	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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