Rutherford County Schools, NC (3704080) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Rutherford County Schools, NC (3704080)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Rutherford 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	26,352	100.0
Family households (families)	17,685	67.1
With own children under 18 years	7,209	27.4
Married-couple family	13,508	51.3
With own children under 18 years	4,703	17.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	747	2.8
With own children under 18 years	274	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,430	13.0
With own children under 18 years	2,232	8.5
Nonfamily households	8,667	32.9
Householder living alone	7,595	28.8
65 years and over	3,206	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,327	31.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,713	29.3

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	61,584	100.0
Householder	26,352	42.8
Spouse	13,589	22.1
Child	16,095	26.1
Other relatives	3,002	4.9
Nonrelatives	2,546	4.1
Unmarried partner	1,306	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,050	100.0
Never married	5,895	24.5
Now married, except separated	13,812	57.4
Separated	742	3.1
Widowed	607	2.5
Divorced	2,994	12.4

Females 15 years and over	27,271	100.0
Never married	4,770	17.5
Now married, except separated	14,332	52.6
Separated	1,129	4.1
Widowed	3,822	14.0
Divorced	3,218	11.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,125	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	449	39.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	150
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,588	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	994	62.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	376	23.7
1 or 2 years	173	10.9
3 or 4 years	111	7.0
5 or more years	334	21.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	994	62.6
Who are female	540	34.0
Who are married	873	55.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,693	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	874	5.9
Kindergarten	737	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,422	43.7
High school (grades 9-12)	3,821	26.0
College or graduate school	2,839	19.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	44,054	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,949	6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,218	14.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,981	34.0
Some college, no degree	9,297	21.1
Associate's degree	4,237	9.6
Bachelor's degree	4,266	9.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,106	4.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	48,617	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,199	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	62,188	100.0
Same house	54,071	86.9
Different house in the U.S.	8,107	13.0
Same county	5,870	9.4
Different county	2,237	3.6
Same state	1,034	1.7
Different state	1,203	1.9
Abroad	10	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	63,153	100.0
Native	61,940	98.1
Born in United States	61,701	97.7
State of residence	46,264	73.3
Different state	15,437	24.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	239	0.4
Foreign born	1,213	1.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,213	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	538	44.4
Not a U.S. citizen	675	55.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,452	100.0

Native	239	16.5
Entered 2000 or later	46	3.2
Entered before 2000	193	13.3

Foreign born	1,213	83.5
Entered 2000 or later	380	26.2
Entered before 2000	833	57.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,213	100.0
Europe	281	23.2
Asia	235	19.4
Africa	17	1.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	568	46.8
Northern America	112	9.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	59,357	100.0
English only	57,434	96.8
Language other than English	1,923	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	702	1.2
Spanish	1,149	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	459	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	561	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	150	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	108	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.1
Other languages	105	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	63,153	100.0
American	14,850	23.5
Arab	57	0.1
Czech	139	0.2
Danish	11	0.0
Dutch	881	1.4
English	5,947	9.4
French (except Basque)	1,119	1.8
French Canadian	153	0.2
German	6,679	10.6
Greek	19	0.0
Hungarian	58	0.1
Irish	7,770	12.3
Italian	904	1.4
Lithuanian	46	0.1
Norwegian	247	0.4
Polish	536	0.8
Portuguese	58	0.1
Russian	130	0.2
Scotch-Irish	2,930	4.6
Scottish	1,696	2.7
Slovak	20	0.0
Subsaharan African	106	0.2
Swedish	258	0.4
Swiss	57	0.1
Ukrainian	100	0.2
Welsh	290	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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