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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Swain 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 4,297 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,823 65.7
        With own children under 18 years 1,017 23.7
    Married-couple family 2,216 51.6
        With own children under 18 years 774 18.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 192 4.5
        With own children under 18 years 26 0.6
    Female householder, no husband present, family 415 9.7
        With own children under 18 years 217 5.1
    Nonfamily households 1,474 34.3
    Householder living alone 1,255 29.2
        65 years and over 578 13.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,172 27.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,411 32.8
 
Average household size 2.24
Average family size 2.79
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 9,636 100.0
    Householder 4,297 44.6
        Spouse 2,273 23.6
        Child 2,285 23.7
        Other relatives 501 5.2
    Nonrelatives 280 2.9
        Unmarried partner 170 1.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,833 100.0
    Never married 753 19.6
    Now married, except separated 2,401 62.6
    Separated 37 1.0
    Widowed 40 1.0
    Divorced 602 15.7
 
Females 15 years and over 4,199 100.0
    Never married 642 15.3
    Now married, except separated 2,315 55.1
    Separated 65 1.5
    Widowed 627 14.9
    Divorced 550 13.1
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 78 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 9 11.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 10
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 36
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 8
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 87
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 11
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 261 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 102 39.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 60 23.0
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 35 13.4
        5 or more years 7 2.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 102 39.1
        Who are female 68 26.1
        Who are married 84 32.2
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,245 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 138 6.1
        Kindergarten 175 7.8
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 808 36.0
        High school (grades 9-12) 434 19.3
        College or graduate school 690 30.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,032 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 490 7.0
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 670 9.5
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,228 31.7
        Some college, no degree 1,226 17.4
        Associate's degree 910 12.9
        Bachelor's degree 833 11.8
        Graduate or professional degree 675 9.6
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 83.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 21.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 7,661 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,094 14.3
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 9,605 100.0
    Same house 8,533 88.8
    Different house in the U.S. 1,070 11.1
        Same county 411 4.3
        Different county 659 6.9
            Same state 186 1.9
            Different state 473 4.9
    Abroad 2 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 9,717 100.0
    Native 9,563 98.4
        Born in United States 9,526 98.0
            State of residence 6,255 64.4
            Different state 3,271 33.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 37 0.4
    Foreign born 154 1.6
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 154 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 76 49.4
    Not a U.S. citizen 78 50.6
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 191 100.0
 
    Native 37 19.4
        Entered 2000 or later 13 6.8
        Entered before 2000 24 12.6
 
    Foreign born 154 80.6
        Entered 2000 or later 78 40.8
        Entered before 2000 76 39.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 154 100.0
    Europe 39 25.3
    Asia 12 7.8
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 62 40.3
    Northern America 41 26.6
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 9,145 100.0
    English only 8,892 97.2
    Language other than English 253 2.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 48 0.5
        Spanish 159 1.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 28 0.3
        Other Indo-European languages 25 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 17 0.2
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6 0.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 3 0.0
        Other languages 63 0.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 9,717 100.0
    American 1,049 10.8
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 193 2.0
    English 1,401 14.4
    French (except Basque) 338 3.5
    French Canadian 47 0.5
    German 1,553 16.0
    Greek 5 0.1
    Hungarian 60 0.6
    Irish 1,188 12.2
    Italian 149 1.5
    Lithuanian 65 0.7
    Norwegian 123 1.3
    Polish 42 0.4
    Portuguese 4 0.0
    Russian 28 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 744 7.7
    Scottish 514 5.3
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 67 0.7
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 4 0.0
    Welsh 64 0.7
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 17 0.2
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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