Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC (3702970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC (3702970)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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	352,540	100.0
Family households (families)	220,169	62.5
With own children under 18 years	111,568	31.6
Married-couple family	157,880	44.8
With own children under 18 years	74,899	21.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	15,845	4.5
With own children under 18 years	7,409	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	46,444	13.2
With own children under 18 years	29,260	8.3
Nonfamily households	132,371	37.5
Householder living alone	105,777	30.0
65 years and over	20,557	5.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	121,688	34.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	53,378	15.1

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	845,424	100.0
Householder	352,540	41.7
Spouse	157,731	18.7
Child	246,032	29.1
Other relatives	43,232	5.1
Nonrelatives	45,889	5.4
Unmarried partner	19,700	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	324,653	100.0
Never married	114,544	35.3
Now married, except separated	171,937	53.0
Separated	7,423	2.3
Widowed	5,527	1.7
Divorced	25,222	7.8

Females 15 years and over	346,366	100.0
Never married	108,214	31.2
Now married, except separated	164,319	47.4
Separated	11,163	3.2
Widowed	24,867	7.2
Divorced	37,803	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	13,260	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	4,108	31.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	90
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	14,294	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	6,618	46.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,212	8.5
1 or 2 years	1,858	13.0
3 or 4 years	894	6.3
5 or more years	2,654	18.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	6,618	46.3
Who are female	4,451	31.1
Who are married	4,383	30.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	233,761	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	19,751	8.4
Kindergarten	13,942	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	95,221	40.7
High school (grades 9-12)	44,845	19.2
College or graduate school	60,002	25.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	558,121	100.0
Less than 9th grade	23,056	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	38,020	6.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	114,448	20.5
Some college, no degree	112,568	20.2
Associate's degree	44,101	7.9
Bachelor's degree	155,826	27.9
Graduate or professional degree	70,102	12.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	40.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	636,113	100.0
Civilian veterans	55,720	8.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	847,826	100.0
Same house	660,480	77.9
Different house in the U.S.	180,603	21.3
Same county	110,845	13.1
Different county	69,758	8.2
Same state	23,447	2.8
Different state	46,311	5.5
Abroad	6,743	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	861,189	100.0
Native	752,711	87.4
Born in United States	743,999	86.4
State of residence	366,641	42.6
Different state	377,358	43.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	8,712	1.0
Foreign born	108,478	12.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	108,478	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	32,509	30.0
Not a U.S. citizen	75,969	70.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	117,190	100.0

Native	8,712	7.4
Entered 2000 or later	1,445	1.2
Entered before 2000	7,267	6.2

Foreign born	108,478	92.6
Entered 2000 or later	45,417	38.8
Entered before 2000	63,061	53.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	108,478	100.0
Europe	13,093	12.1
Asia	28,347	26.1
Africa	9,955	9.2
Oceania	133	0.1
Latin America	54,328	50.1
Northern America	2,622	2.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	791,013	100.0
English only	664,104	84.0
Language other than English	126,909	16.0
Speak English less than "very well"	61,803	7.8
Spanish	71,352	9.0
Speak English less than "very well"	41,226	5.2
Other Indo-European languages	27,463	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	8,509	1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	20,352	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	9,843	1.2
Other languages	7,742	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,225	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	861,189	100.0
American	44,697	5.2
Arab	5,929	0.7
Czech	2,382	0.3
Danish	2,019	0.2
Dutch	10,956	1.3
English	84,574	9.8
French (except Basque)	17,514	2.0
French Canadian	4,002	0.5
German	105,552	12.3
Greek	5,511	0.6
Hungarian	3,276	0.4
Irish	80,438	9.3
Italian	41,720	4.8
Lithuanian	1,233	0.1
Norwegian	4,644	0.5
Polish	17,296	2.0
Portuguese	1,514	0.2
Russian	7,562	0.9
Scotch-Irish	37,777	4.4
Scottish	24,085	2.8
Slovak	1,791	0.2
Subsaharan African	12,667	1.5
Swedish	5,740	0.7
Swiss	2,282	0.3
Ukrainian	3,364	0.4
Welsh	6,662	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4,561	0.5

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