Onslow County Schools, NC (3703450) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Onslow County Schools, NC (3703450)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Onslow 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	51,545	100.0
Family households (families)	37,107	72.0
With own children under 18 years	17,743	34.4
Married-couple family	28,450	55.2
With own children under 18 years	12,228	23.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,700	3.3
With own children under 18 years	934	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,957	13.5
With own children under 18 years	4,581	8.9
Nonfamily households	14,438	28.0
Householder living alone	11,649	22.6
65 years and over	3,289	6.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	19,718	38.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,666	16.8

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	123,689	100.0
Householder	51,545	41.7
Spouse	28,291	22.9
Child	34,648	28.0
Other relatives	4,492	3.6
Nonrelatives	4,713	3.8
Unmarried partner	2,698	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	43,980	100.0
Never married	9,913	22.5
Now married, except separated	28,548	64.9
Separated	842	1.9
Widowed	926	2.1
Divorced	3,751	8.5

Females 15 years and over	51,802	100.0
Never married	9,131	17.6
Now married, except separated	31,261	60.3
Separated	1,970	3.8
Widowed	3,780	7.3
Divorced	5,660	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,482	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	664	19.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	96
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	162
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,412	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,386	57.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	260	10.8
1 or 2 years	496	20.6
3 or 4 years	213	8.8
5 or more years	417	17.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,386	57.5
Who are female	817	33.9
Who are married	1,212	50.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	31,939	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,800	5.6
Kindergarten	2,065	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,799	43.2
High school (grades 9-12)	6,544	20.5
College or graduate school	7,731	24.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	68,483	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,986	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,059	8.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,797	31.8
Some college, no degree	19,339	28.2
Associate's degree	6,688	9.8
Bachelor's degree	8,095	11.8
Graduate or professional degree	3,519	5.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	79,860	100.0
Civilian veterans	18,120	22.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	121,661	100.0
Same house	91,994	75.6
Different house in the U.S.	27,638	22.7
Same county	14,037	11.5
Different county	13,601	11.2
Same state	3,331	2.7
Different state	10,270	8.4
Abroad	2,029	1.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	124,820	100.0
Native	119,765	96.0
Born in United States	117,434	94.1
State of residence	52,500	42.1
Different state	64,934	52.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,331	1.9
Foreign born	5,055	4.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,055	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,470	48.9
Not a U.S. citizen	2,585	51.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,386	100.0

Native	2,331	31.6
Entered 2000 or later	559	7.6
Entered before 2000	1,772	24.0

Foreign born	5,055	68.4
Entered 2000 or later	1,166	15.8
Entered before 2000	3,889	52.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,055	100.0
Europe	862	17.1
Asia	1,731	34.2
Africa	187	3.7
Oceania	46	0.9
Latin America	2,030	40.2
Northern America	199	3.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	112,936	100.0
English only	104,518	92.5
Language other than English	8,418	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,575	2.3
Spanish	4,676	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,394	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,857	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	433	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,666	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	659	0.6
Other languages	219	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	89	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	124,820	100.0
American	10,000	8.0
Arab	347	0.3
Czech	237	0.2
Danish	250	0.2
Dutch	1,557	1.2
English	12,160	9.7
French (except Basque)	3,920	3.1
French Canadian	990	0.8
German	19,892	15.9
Greek	459	0.4
Hungarian	606	0.5
Irish	17,885	14.3
Italian	5,963	4.8
Lithuanian	119	0.1
Norwegian	1,087	0.9
Polish	3,521	2.8
Portuguese	500	0.4
Russian	761	0.6
Scotch-Irish	3,465	2.8
Scottish	3,319	2.7
Slovak	313	0.3
Subsaharan African	1,468	1.2
Swedish	1,221	1.0
Swiss	150	0.1
Ukrainian	175	0.1
Welsh	699	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	780	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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