Wake County Schools, NC (3704720) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wake County Schools, NC (3704720)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wake 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	310,280	100.0
Family households (families)	203,106	65.5
With own children under 18 years	108,061	34.8
Married-couple family	159,550	51.4
With own children under 18 years	80,611	26.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	11,284	3.6
With own children under 18 years	5,842	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	32,272	10.4
With own children under 18 years	21,608	7.0
Nonfamily households	107,174	34.5
Householder living alone	87,060	28.1
65 years and over	16,575	5.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	113,820	36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	45,421	14.6

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	807,539	100.0
Householder	310,280	38.4
Spouse	159,523	19.8
Child	251,423	31.1
Other relatives	38,099	4.7
Nonrelatives	48,214	6.0
Unmarried partner	13,988	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	315,893	100.0
Never married	111,026	35.1
Now married, except separated	170,803	54.1
Separated	7,179	2.3
Widowed	4,739	1.5
Divorced	22,146	7.0

Females 15 years and over	328,243	100.0
Never married	95,171	29.0
Now married, except separated	166,382	50.7
Separated	10,215	3.1
Widowed	21,697	6.6
Divorced	34,778	10.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	12,156	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,553	21.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	23
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	10,441	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,642	34.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	767	7.3
1 or 2 years	1,225	11.7
3 or 4 years	601	5.8
5 or more years	1,049	10.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,642	34.9
Who are female	2,427	23.2
Who are married	2,655	25.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	239,553	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	17,660	7.4
Kindergarten	11,515	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	96,092	40.1
High school (grades 9-12)	44,005	18.4
College or graduate school	70,281	29.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	535,643	100.0
Less than 9th grade	19,950	3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	27,229	5.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	95,942	17.9
Some college, no degree	96,097	17.9
Associate's degree	41,727	7.8
Bachelor's degree	169,015	31.6
Graduate or professional degree	85,683	16.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	47.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	610,043	100.0
Civilian veterans	54,471	8.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	816,524	100.0
Same house	656,112	80.4
Different house in the U.S.	154,332	18.9
Same county	88,880	10.9
Different county	65,452	8.0
Same state	27,934	3.4
Different state	37,518	4.6
Abroad	6,080	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	828,759	100.0
Native	730,639	88.2
Born in United States	721,039	87.0
State of residence	371,167	44.8
Different state	349,872	42.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	9,600	1.2
Foreign born	98,120	11.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	98,120	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	32,203	32.8
Not a U.S. citizen	65,917	67.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	107,720	100.0

Native	9,600	8.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,996	1.9
Entered before 2000	7,604	7.1

Foreign born	98,120	91.1
Entered 2000 or later	40,742	37.8
Entered before 2000	57,378	53.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	98,120	100.0
Europe	11,422	11.6
Asia	31,077	31.7
Africa	10,206	10.4
Oceania	265	0.3
Latin America	41,663	42.5
Northern America	3,487	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	763,165	100.0
English only	650,272	85.2
Language other than English	112,893	14.8
Speak English less than "very well"	46,904	6.1
Spanish	57,378	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	30,680	4.0
Other Indo-European languages	26,051	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	6,111	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	20,741	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	7,631	1.0
Other languages	8,723	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,482	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	828,759	100.0
American	83,387	10.1
Arab	6,426	0.8
Czech	3,708	0.4
Danish	2,218	0.3
Dutch	10,980	1.3
English	103,779	12.5
French (except Basque)	19,014	2.3
French Canadian	5,292	0.6
German	107,296	12.9
Greek	3,315	0.4
Hungarian	3,210	0.4
Irish	86,314	10.4
Italian	43,081	5.2
Lithuanian	1,482	0.2
Norwegian	6,584	0.8
Polish	20,407	2.5
Portuguese	1,698	0.2
Russian	6,607	0.8
Scotch-Irish	29,077	3.5
Scottish	25,979	3.1
Slovak	2,039	0.2
Subsaharan African	14,550	1.8
Swedish	7,617	0.9
Swiss	2,188	0.3
Ukrainian	2,450	0.3
Welsh	6,331	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	3,729	0.4

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