McDowell County Schools, NC (3702940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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McDowell County Schools, NC (3702940)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for McDowell 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	16,949	100.0
Family households (families)	11,202	66.1
With own children under 18 years	4,653	27.5
Married-couple family	8,604	50.8
With own children under 18 years	3,166	18.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	728	4.3
With own children under 18 years	355	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,870	11.0
With own children under 18 years	1,132	6.7
Nonfamily households	5,747	33.9
Householder living alone	4,975	29.4
65 years and over	2,192	12.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,187	30.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,870	28.7

Average household size	2.50
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	42,448	100.0
Householder	16,949	39.9
Spouse	8,587	20.2
Child	12,268	28.9
Other relatives	2,380	5.6
Nonrelatives	2,264	5.3
Unmarried partner	912	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	17,452	100.0
Never married	5,000	28.7
Now married, except separated	9,268	53.1
Separated	669	3.8
Widowed	600	3.4
Divorced	1,915	11.0

Females 15 years and over	18,029	100.0
Never married	3,960	22.0
Now married, except separated	9,005	49.9
Separated	540	3.0
Widowed	2,149	11.9
Divorced	2,375	13.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	603	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	204	33.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	120
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	832	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	407	48.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	113	13.6
1 or 2 years	161	19.4
3 or 4 years	54	6.5
5 or more years	79	9.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	407	48.9
Who are female	259	31.1
Who are married	278	33.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,035	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	656	6.5
Kindergarten	602	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,351	43.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,362	23.5
College or graduate school	2,064	20.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	30,440	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,652	8.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,237	13.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,606	34.8
Some college, no degree	5,760	18.9
Associate's degree	3,171	10.4
Bachelor's degree	2,886	9.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,128	3.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,729	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,025	11.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	42,922	100.0
Same house	38,245	89.1
Different house in the U.S.	4,667	10.9
Same county	2,784	6.5
Different county	1,883	4.4
Same state	1,347	3.1
Different state	536	1.2
Abroad	10	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	43,587	100.0
Native	42,352	97.2
Born in United States	42,190	96.8
State of residence	33,750	77.4
Different state	8,440	19.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	162	0.4
Foreign born	1,235	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,235	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	298	24.1
Not a U.S. citizen	937	75.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,397	100.0

Native	162	11.6
Entered 2000 or later	11	0.8
Entered before 2000	151	10.8

Foreign born	1,235	88.4
Entered 2000 or later	298	21.3
Entered before 2000	937	67.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,235	100.0
Europe	76	6.2
Asia	110	8.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,010	81.8
Northern America	39	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	40,958	100.0
English only	39,233	95.8
Language other than English	1,725	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	718	1.8
Spanish	1,553	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	718	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	48	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	102	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	22	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	43,587	100.0
American	11,917	27.3
Arab	45	0.1
Czech	11	0.0
Danish	26	0.1
Dutch	1,155	2.6
English	4,219	9.7
French (except Basque)	673	1.5
French Canadian	23	0.1
German	5,980	13.7
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	23	0.1
Irish	6,541	15.0
Italian	813	1.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	228	0.5
Polish	237	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	60	0.1
Scotch-Irish	2,690	6.2
Scottish	1,559	3.6
Slovak	17	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	132	0.3
Swiss	46	0.1
Ukrainian	34	0.1
Welsh	112	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	5	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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