Lexington City Schools, NC (3702640) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lexington City Schools, NC (3702640)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lexington City 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	8,752	100.0
Family households (families)	5,365	61.3
With own children under 18 years	2,477	28.3
Married-couple family	3,509	40.1
With own children under 18 years	1,296	14.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	331	3.8
With own children under 18 years	175	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,525	17.4
With own children under 18 years	1,006	11.5
Nonfamily households	3,387	38.7
Householder living alone	3,074	35.1
65 years and over	1,172	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,870	32.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,310	26.4

Average household size	2.39
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,912	100.0
Householder	8,752	41.9
Spouse	3,502	16.7
Child	6,623	31.7
Other relatives	1,365	6.5
Nonrelatives	670	3.2
Unmarried partner	302	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,061	100.0
Never married	2,574	31.9
Now married, except separated	3,855	47.8
Separated	588	7.3
Widowed	220	2.7
Divorced	824	10.2

Females 15 years and over	9,218	100.0
Never married	2,332	25.3
Now married, except separated	3,906	42.4
Separated	435	4.7
Widowed	1,486	16.1
Divorced	1,059	11.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	272	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	163	59.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	75
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	100
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	536	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	350	65.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	141	26.3
1 or 2 years	80	14.9
3 or 4 years	65	12.1
5 or more years	64	11.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	350	65.3
Who are female	225	42.0
Who are married	225	42.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,074	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	233	4.6
Kindergarten	166	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,531	49.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,350	26.6
College or graduate school	794	15.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,590	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,304	15.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,034	20.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,288	29.4
Some college, no degree	2,292	15.7
Associate's degree	1,019	7.0
Bachelor's degree	1,082	7.4
Graduate or professional degree	571	3.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	63.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,255	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,456	9.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,732	100.0
Same house	16,856	77.6
Different house in the U.S.	4,790	22.0
Same county	3,649	16.8
Different county	1,141	5.3
Same state	655	3.0
Different state	486	2.2
Abroad	86	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,993	100.0
Native	19,472	88.5
Born in United States	19,419	88.3
State of residence	13,973	63.5
Different state	5,446	24.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	53	0.2
Foreign born	2,521	11.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,521	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	310	12.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,211	87.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,574	100.0

Native	53	2.1
Entered 2000 or later	17	0.7
Entered before 2000	36	1.4

Foreign born	2,521	97.9
Entered 2000 or later	800	31.1
Entered before 2000	1,721	66.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,521	100.0
Europe	72	2.9
Asia	348	13.8
Africa	10	0.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,069	82.1
Northern America	22	0.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,053	100.0
English only	16,394	81.8
Language other than English	3,659	18.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,163	10.8
Spanish	3,001	15.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,882	9.4
Other Indo-European languages	210	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	438	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	238	1.2
Other languages	10	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	10	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,993	100.0
American	2,295	10.4
Arab	51	0.2
Czech	12	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	250	1.1
English	1,028	4.7
French (except Basque)	235	1.1
French Canadian	35	0.2
German	2,174	9.9
Greek	48	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,094	5.0
Italian	197	0.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	67	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	477	2.2
Scottish	151	0.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	17	0.1
Swedish	47	0.2
Swiss	37	0.2
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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