Union County Public Schools, NC (3704620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Union County Public Schools, NC (3704620)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Union County Public 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	62,005	100.0
Family households (families)	49,042	79.1
With own children under 18 years	26,255	42.3
Married-couple family	40,150	64.8
With own children under 18 years	20,716	33.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,644	4.3
With own children under 18 years	1,484	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,248	10.1
With own children under 18 years	4,055	6.5
Nonfamily households	12,963	20.9
Householder living alone	10,591	17.1
65 years and over	3,397	5.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	28,176	45.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	11,048	17.8

Average household size	2.90
Average family size	3.28

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	179,923	100.0
Householder	62,005	34.5
Spouse	40,101	22.3
Child	62,363	34.7
Other relatives	9,220	5.1
Nonrelatives	6,234	3.5
Unmarried partner	3,031	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	67,043	100.0
Never married	16,990	25.3
Now married, except separated	42,492	63.4
Separated	1,508	2.2
Widowed	1,284	1.9
Divorced	4,769	7.1

Females 15 years and over	68,969	100.0
Never married	13,999	20.3
Now married, except separated	42,046	61.0
Separated	2,234	3.2
Widowed	5,132	7.4
Divorced	5,558	8.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,533	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	590	23.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,435	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,386	40.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	217	6.3
1 or 2 years	336	9.8
3 or 4 years	266	7.7
5 or more years	567	16.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,386	40.3
Who are female	817	23.8
Who are married	1,155	33.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	51,574	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,963	7.7
Kindergarten	3,206	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	24,648	47.8
High school (grades 9-12)	11,543	22.4
College or graduate school	8,214	15.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	113,543	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,226	5.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	11,489	10.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	32,761	28.9
Some college, no degree	23,906	21.1
Associate's degree	8,829	7.8
Bachelor's degree	22,031	19.4
Graduate or professional degree	8,301	7.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	127,521	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,703	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	179,489	100.0
Same house	156,006	86.9
Different house in the U.S.	22,729	12.7
Same county	11,329	6.3
Different county	11,400	6.4
Same state	6,093	3.4
Different state	5,307	3.0
Abroad	754	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	181,852	100.0
Native	167,912	92.3
Born in United States	165,695	91.1
State of residence	98,075	53.9
Different state	67,620	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,217	1.2
Foreign born	13,940	7.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	13,940	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,194	30.1
Not a U.S. citizen	9,746	69.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	16,157	100.0

Native	2,217	13.7
Entered 2000 or later	532	3.3
Entered before 2000	1,685	10.4

Foreign born	13,940	86.3
Entered 2000 or later	5,063	31.3
Entered before 2000	8,877	54.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	13,940	100.0
Europe	1,844	13.2
Asia	1,738	12.5
Africa	372	2.7
Oceania	13	0.1
Latin America	9,540	68.4
Northern America	433	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	167,116	100.0
English only	148,527	88.9
Language other than English	18,589	11.1
Speak English less than "very well"	9,237	5.5
Spanish	13,798	8.3
Speak English less than "very well"	7,952	4.8
Other Indo-European languages	3,383	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	784	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,127	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	450	0.3
Other languages	281	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	51	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	181,852	100.0
American	27,414	15.1
Arab	573	0.3
Czech	393	0.2
Danish	367	0.2
Dutch	1,991	1.1
English	18,206	10.0
French (except Basque)	3,361	1.8
French Canadian	729	0.4
German	27,843	15.3
Greek	787	0.4
Hungarian	730	0.4
Irish	21,024	11.6
Italian	9,358	5.1
Lithuanian	164	0.1
Norwegian	956	0.5
Polish	3,941	2.2
Portuguese	332	0.2
Russian	1,085	0.6
Scotch-Irish	8,716	4.8
Scottish	5,054	2.8
Slovak	157	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,208	0.7
Swedish	1,322	0.7
Swiss	365	0.2
Ukrainian	504	0.3
Welsh	1,060	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	669	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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