New Hanover County Schools, NC (3703330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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New Hanover County Schools, NC (3703330)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for New Hanover 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	82,156	100.0
Family households (families)	48,008	58.4
With own children under 18 years	20,193	24.6
Married-couple family	36,331	44.2
With own children under 18 years	13,459	16.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,698	3.3
With own children under 18 years	1,269	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	8,979	10.9
With own children under 18 years	5,465	6.7
Nonfamily households	34,148	41.6
Householder living alone	25,361	30.9
65 years and over	7,103	8.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	21,975	26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	17,995	21.9

Average household size	2.25
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	184,630	100.0
Householder	82,156	44.5
Spouse	36,385	19.7
Child	45,114	24.4
Other relatives	7,513	4.1
Nonrelatives	13,462	7.3
Unmarried partner	4,761	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	74,789	100.0
Never married	26,373	35.3
Now married, except separated	38,602	51.6
Separated	1,652	2.2
Widowed	1,585	2.1
Divorced	6,577	8.8

Females 15 years and over	82,221	100.0
Never married	24,510	29.8
Now married, except separated	37,825	46.0
Separated	2,450	3.0
Widowed	7,700	9.4
Divorced	9,736	11.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,662	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	910	34.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,097	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,153	55.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	213	10.2
1 or 2 years	232	11.1
3 or 4 years	192	9.2
5 or more years	516	24.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,153	55.0
Who are female	838	40.0
Who are married	780	37.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	51,059	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,101	6.1
Kindergarten	2,272	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	16,684	32.7
High school (grades 9-12)	8,511	16.7
College or graduate school	20,491	40.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	123,437	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,715	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,712	7.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	27,553	22.3
Some college, no degree	27,163	22.0
Associate's degree	11,485	9.3
Bachelor's degree	29,454	23.9
Graduate or professional degree	14,355	11.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	35.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	150,256	100.0
Civilian veterans	16,590	11.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	186,946	100.0
Same house	144,562	77.3
Different house in the U.S.	41,982	22.5
Same county	22,564	12.1
Different county	19,418	10.4
Same state	10,224	5.5
Different state	9,194	4.9
Abroad	402	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	189,463	100.0
Native	181,302	95.7
Born in United States	179,240	94.6
State of residence	95,996	50.7
Different state	83,244	43.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,062	1.1
Foreign born	8,161	4.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,161	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,178	38.9
Not a U.S. citizen	4,983	61.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	10,223	100.0

Native	2,062	20.2
Entered 2000 or later	170	1.7
Entered before 2000	1,892	18.5

Foreign born	8,161	79.8
Entered 2000 or later	2,883	28.2
Entered before 2000	5,278	51.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,161	100.0
Europe	2,403	29.4
Asia	1,414	17.3
Africa	326	4.0
Oceania	158	1.9
Latin America	3,386	41.5
Northern America	474	5.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	177,839	100.0
English only	166,704	93.7
Language other than English	11,135	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,136	2.3
Spanish	6,325	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,090	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	3,041	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	417	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,398	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	562	0.3
Other languages	371	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	67	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	189,463	100.0
American	26,721	14.1
Arab	370	0.2
Czech	492	0.3
Danish	673	0.4
Dutch	2,225	1.2
English	27,685	14.6
French (except Basque)	5,620	3.0
French Canadian	957	0.5
German	26,449	14.0
Greek	884	0.5
Hungarian	684	0.4
Irish	24,646	13.0
Italian	11,320	6.0
Lithuanian	438	0.2
Norwegian	1,567	0.8
Polish	4,397	2.3
Portuguese	277	0.1
Russian	1,177	0.6
Scotch-Irish	9,758	5.2
Scottish	6,792	3.6
Slovak	400	0.2
Subsaharan African	640	0.3
Swedish	1,793	0.9
Swiss	406	0.2
Ukrainian	677	0.4
Welsh	1,670	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	358	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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