Macon County Schools, NC (3702760) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Macon County Schools, NC (3702760)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Macon 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	14,747	100.0
Family households (families)	9,920	67.3
With own children under 18 years	3,654	24.8
Married-couple family	7,995	54.2
With own children under 18 years	2,566	17.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	605	4.1
With own children under 18 years	411	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,320	9.0
With own children under 18 years	677	4.6
Nonfamily households	4,827	32.7
Householder living alone	4,263	28.9
65 years and over	1,923	13.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,911	26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,137	34.8

Average household size	2.12
Average family size	2.57

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	31,288	100.0
Householder	14,747	47.1
Spouse	7,973	25.5
Child	6,698	21.4
Other relatives	861	2.8
Nonrelatives	1,009	3.2
Unmarried partner	696	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,027	100.0
Never married	2,794	21.4
Now married, except separated	8,325	63.9
Separated	272	2.1
Widowed	377	2.9
Divorced	1,259	9.7

Females 15 years and over	14,450	100.0
Never married	2,019	14.0
Now married, except separated	8,205	56.8
Separated	352	2.4
Widowed	2,021	14.0
Divorced	1,853	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	303	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	61	20.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	14
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	43

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	375	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	234	62.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	43	11.5
1 or 2 years	60	16.0
3 or 4 years	66	17.6
5 or more years	65	17.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	234	62.4
Who are female	136	36.3
Who are married	171	45.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,152	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	346	5.6
Kindergarten	182	3.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,844	46.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,550	25.2
College or graduate school	1,230	20.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,791	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,597	6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,243	9.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,956	33.4
Some college, no degree	5,034	21.2
Associate's degree	2,326	9.8
Bachelor's degree	2,829	11.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,806	7.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,258	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,645	13.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	32,377	100.0
Same house	28,541	88.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,754	11.6
Same county	1,827	5.6
Different county	1,927	6.0
Same state	528	1.6
Different state	1,399	4.3
Abroad	82	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	32,607	100.0
Native	31,322	96.1
Born in United States	31,170	95.6
State of residence	14,054	43.1
Different state	17,116	52.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	152	0.5
Foreign born	1,285	3.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,285	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	447	34.8
Not a U.S. citizen	838	65.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,437	100.0

Native	152	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	68	4.7
Entered before 2000	84	5.8

Foreign born	1,285	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	452	31.5
Entered before 2000	833	58.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,285	100.0
Europe	362	28.2
Asia	174	13.5
Africa	10	0.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	631	49.1
Northern America	108	8.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	31,036	100.0
English only	29,617	95.4
Language other than English	1,419	4.6
Speak English less than "very well"	777	2.5
Spanish	1,072	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	692	2.2
Other Indo-European languages	188	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	136	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	41	0.1
Other languages	23	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	32,607	100.0
American	6,698	20.5
Arab	25	0.1
Czech	105	0.3
Danish	106	0.3
Dutch	620	1.9
English	5,059	15.5
French (except Basque)	905	2.8
French Canadian	152	0.5
German	5,836	17.9
Greek	55	0.2
Hungarian	213	0.7
Irish	4,345	13.3
Italian	1,242	3.8
Lithuanian	85	0.3
Norwegian	161	0.5
Polish	323	1.0
Portuguese	6	0.0
Russian	83	0.3
Scotch-Irish	2,362	7.2
Scottish	1,894	5.8
Slovak	22	0.1
Subsaharan African	72	0.2
Swedish	382	1.2
Swiss	54	0.2
Ukrainian	55	0.2
Welsh	269	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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