Surry County Schools, NC (3704410) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Surry County Schools, NC (3704410)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Surry 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	21,187	100.0
Family households (families)	15,093	71.2
With own children under 18 years	5,980	28.2
Married-couple family	12,168	57.4
With own children under 18 years	4,405	20.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	968	4.6
With own children under 18 years	514	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,957	9.2
With own children under 18 years	1,061	5.0
Nonfamily households	6,094	28.8
Householder living alone	5,230	24.7
65 years and over	2,203	10.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,675	31.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,617	26.5

Average household size	2.57
Average family size	3.08

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,348	100.0
Householder	21,187	39.0
Spouse	12,185	22.4
Child	16,056	29.5
Other relatives	3,150	5.8
Nonrelatives	1,770	3.3
Unmarried partner	915	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,857	100.0
Never married	5,725	26.2
Now married, except separated	13,093	59.9
Separated	583	2.7
Widowed	513	2.3
Divorced	1,943	8.9

Females 15 years and over	22,138	100.0
Never married	3,954	17.9
Now married, except separated	12,955	58.5
Separated	583	2.6
Widowed	2,521	11.4
Divorced	2,125	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	653	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	220	33.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,131	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	566	50.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	144	12.7
1 or 2 years	100	8.8
3 or 4 years	100	8.8
5 or more years	222	19.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	566	50.0
Who are female	357	31.6
Who are married	418	37.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,354	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	606	4.9
Kindergarten	785	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,760	46.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,954	23.9
College or graduate school	2,249	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	37,718	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,441	11.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,908	15.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,069	32.0
Some college, no degree	7,453	19.8
Associate's degree	3,357	8.9
Bachelor's degree	3,152	8.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,338	3.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	41,639	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,195	10.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	54,172	100.0
Same house	49,329	91.1
Different house in the U.S.	4,737	8.7
Same county	3,318	6.1
Different county	1,419	2.6
Same state	933	1.7
Different state	486	0.9
Abroad	106	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	54,948	100.0
Native	51,974	94.6
Born in United States	51,841	94.3
State of residence	41,049	74.7
Different state	10,792	19.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	133	0.2
Foreign born	2,974	5.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,974	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	531	17.9
Not a U.S. citizen	2,443	82.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,107	100.0

Native	133	4.3
Entered 2000 or later	15	0.5
Entered before 2000	118	3.8

Foreign born	2,974	95.7
Entered 2000 or later	965	31.1
Entered before 2000	2,009	64.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,974	100.0
Europe	94	3.2
Asia	182	6.1
Africa	40	1.3
Oceania	29	1.0
Latin America	2,617	88.0
Northern America	12	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	51,262	100.0
English only	46,888	91.5
Language other than English	4,374	8.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,581	5.0
Spanish	3,995	7.8
Speak English less than "very well"	2,456	4.8
Other Indo-European languages	197	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	124	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.1
Other languages	58	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	21	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	54,948	100.0
American	13,821	25.2
Arab	112	0.2
Czech	42	0.1
Danish	71	0.1
Dutch	1,068	1.9
English	5,718	10.4
French (except Basque)	706	1.3
French Canadian	132	0.2
German	5,509	10.0
Greek	12	0.0
Hungarian	76	0.1
Irish	4,994	9.1
Italian	787	1.4
Lithuanian	12	0.0
Norwegian	46	0.1
Polish	789	1.4
Portuguese	21	0.0
Russian	8	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,740	3.2
Scottish	1,175	2.1
Slovak	13	0.0
Subsaharan African	60	0.1
Swedish	169	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	235	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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