Transylvania County Schools, NC (3704530) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Transylvania County Schools, NC (3704530)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Transylvania 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	12,613	100.0
Family households (families)	8,364	66.3
With own children under 18 years	2,534	20.1
Married-couple family	6,962	55.2
With own children under 18 years	1,785	14.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	312	2.5
With own children under 18 years	150	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,090	8.6
With own children under 18 years	599	4.7
Nonfamily households	4,249	33.7
Householder living alone	3,827	30.3
65 years and over	1,645	13.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,869	22.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,688	37.2

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,142	100.0
Householder	12,613	43.3
Spouse	6,986	24.0
Child	6,894	23.7
Other relatives	1,720	5.9
Nonrelatives	929	3.2
Unmarried partner	558	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,961	100.0
Never married	3,144	26.3
Now married, except separated	7,338	61.3
Separated	106	0.9
Widowed	350	2.9
Divorced	1,023	8.6

Females 15 years and over	13,247	100.0
Never married	2,421	18.3
Now married, except separated	7,191	54.3
Separated	273	2.1
Widowed	1,725	13.0
Divorced	1,637	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	367	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	118	32.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	144
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	332	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	78	23.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	10	3.0
3 or 4 years	5	1.5
5 or more years	63	19.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	78	23.5
Who are female	69	20.8
Who are married	34	10.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,161	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	364	5.9
Kindergarten	301	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,673	43.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,537	24.9
College or graduate school	1,286	20.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,669	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,045	4.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,180	10.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,984	27.6
Some college, no degree	4,365	20.1
Associate's degree	1,834	8.5
Bachelor's degree	4,086	18.9
Graduate or professional degree	2,175	10.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	24,098	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,592	14.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,610	100.0
Same house	24,957	84.3
Different house in the U.S.	4,653	15.7
Same county	2,450	8.3
Different county	2,203	7.4
Same state	1,116	3.8
Different state	1,087	3.7
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	29,886	100.0
Native	29,056	97.2
Born in United States	28,884	96.6
State of residence	15,572	52.1
Different state	13,312	44.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	172	0.6
Foreign born	830	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	830	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	339	40.8
Not a U.S. citizen	491	59.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,002	100.0

Native	172	17.2
Entered 2000 or later	100	10.0
Entered before 2000	72	7.2

Foreign born	830	82.8
Entered 2000 or later	286	28.5
Entered before 2000	544	54.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	830	100.0
Europe	370	44.6
Asia	96	11.6
Africa	21	2.5
Oceania	18	2.2
Latin America	286	34.5
Northern America	39	4.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,541	100.0
English only	27,592	96.7
Language other than English	949	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	444	1.6
Spanish	572	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	338	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	238	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	139	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.2
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	29,886	100.0
American	4,883	16.3
Arab	15	0.1
Czech	12	0.0
Danish	74	0.2
Dutch	798	2.7
English	4,973	16.6
French (except Basque)	800	2.7
French Canadian	83	0.3
German	4,536	15.2
Greek	33	0.1
Hungarian	87	0.3
Irish	4,875	16.3
Italian	663	2.2
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	131	0.4
Polish	534	1.8
Portuguese	30	0.1
Russian	134	0.4
Scotch-Irish	2,252	7.5
Scottish	1,320	4.4
Slovak	16	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	202	0.7
Swiss	159	0.5
Ukrainian	45	0.2
Welsh	150	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	31	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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