Polk County Schools, NC (3703720) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Polk County Schools, NC (3703720)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Polk 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	8,252	100.0
Family households (families)	5,350	64.8
With own children under 18 years	1,786	21.6
Married-couple family	4,049	49.1
With own children under 18 years	1,079	13.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	504	6.1
With own children under 18 years	243	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	797	9.7
With own children under 18 years	464	5.6
Nonfamily households	2,902	35.2
Householder living alone	2,672	32.4
65 years and over	1,285	15.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,980	24.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,029	36.7

Average household size	2.26
Average family size	2.80

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,655	100.0
Householder	8,252	44.2
Spouse	4,078	21.9
Child	4,866	26.1
Other relatives	670	3.6
Nonrelatives	789	4.2
Unmarried partner	253	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,702	100.0
Never married	1,997	25.9
Now married, except separated	4,177	54.2
Separated	288	3.7
Widowed	269	3.5
Divorced	971	12.6

Females 15 years and over	8,590	100.0
Never married	1,404	16.3
Now married, except separated	4,249	49.5
Separated	250	2.9
Widowed	1,551	18.1
Divorced	1,136	13.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	67	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	339	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	242	71.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	43	12.7
1 or 2 years	157	46.3
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	42	12.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	242	71.4
Who are female	151	44.5
Who are married	154	45.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,558	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	217	6.1
Kindergarten	172	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,548	43.5
High school (grades 9-12)	949	26.7
College or graduate school	672	18.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,427	100.0
Less than 9th grade	945	6.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,610	11.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,287	29.7
Some college, no degree	2,855	19.8
Associate's degree	929	6.4
Bachelor's degree	2,165	15.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,636	11.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,455	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,207	14.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,015	100.0
Same house	16,932	89.0
Different house in the U.S.	2,042	10.7
Same county	720	3.8
Different county	1,322	7.0
Same state	579	3.0
Different state	743	3.9
Abroad	41	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,107	100.0
Native	18,330	95.9
Born in United States	18,138	94.9
State of residence	7,862	41.1
Different state	10,276	53.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	192	1.0
Foreign born	777	4.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	777	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	416	53.5
Not a U.S. citizen	361	46.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	969	100.0

Native	192	19.8
Entered 2000 or later	62	6.4
Entered before 2000	130	13.4

Foreign born	777	80.2
Entered 2000 or later	241	24.9
Entered before 2000	536	55.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	777	100.0
Europe	316	40.7
Asia	20	2.6
Africa	57	7.3
Oceania	5	0.6
Latin America	341	43.9
Northern America	38	4.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,210	100.0
English only	17,222	94.6
Language other than English	988	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	414	2.3
Spanish	629	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	378	2.1
Other Indo-European languages	311	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	16	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	33	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	20	0.1
Other languages	15	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,107	100.0
American	4,014	21.0
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	13	0.1
Danish	56	0.3
Dutch	376	2.0
English	2,688	14.1
French (except Basque)	553	2.9
French Canadian	53	0.3
German	2,789	14.6
Greek	18	0.1
Hungarian	141	0.7
Irish	2,972	15.6
Italian	369	1.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	62	0.3
Polish	174	0.9
Portuguese	23	0.1
Russian	98	0.5
Scotch-Irish	1,105	5.8
Scottish	444	2.3
Slovak	15	0.1
Subsaharan African	103	0.5
Swedish	209	1.1
Swiss	27	0.1
Ukrainian	139	0.7
Welsh	68	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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