Watauga County Schools, NC (3704830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Watauga County Schools, NC (3704830)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Watauga 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	18,497	100.0
Family households (families)	9,986	54.0
With own children under 18 years	3,632	19.6
Married-couple family	8,231	44.5
With own children under 18 years	2,726	14.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	440	2.4
With own children under 18 years	155	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,315	7.1
With own children under 18 years	751	4.1
Nonfamily households	8,511	46.0
Householder living alone	5,235	28.3
65 years and over	1,166	6.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,039	21.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,754	20.3

Average household size	2.13
Average family size	2.68

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	39,330	100.0
Householder	18,497	47.0
Spouse	8,234	20.9
Child	7,333	18.6
Other relatives	1,210	3.1
Nonrelatives	4,056	10.3
Unmarried partner	1,013	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	19,509	100.0
Never married	9,349	47.9
Now married, except separated	8,483	43.5
Separated	241	1.2
Widowed	249	1.3
Divorced	1,187	6.1

Females 15 years and over	19,832	100.0
Never married	7,993	40.3
Now married, except separated	8,455	42.6
Separated	367	1.9
Widowed	1,317	6.6
Divorced	1,700	8.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	442	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	64	14.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	4
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	666	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	422	63.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	74	11.1
1 or 2 years	81	12.2
3 or 4 years	101	15.2
5 or more years	166	24.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	422	63.4
Who are female	258	38.7
Who are married	352	52.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,187	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	377	2.1
Kindergarten	513	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,700	14.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,304	7.2
College or graduate school	13,293	73.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,761	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,310	5.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,988	8.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,002	25.3
Some college, no degree	4,370	18.4
Associate's degree	1,792	7.5
Bachelor's degree	4,578	19.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,721	15.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	34.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	38,145	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,012	7.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	44,210	100.0
Same house	30,696	69.4
Different house in the U.S.	13,388	30.3
Same county	7,344	16.6
Different county	6,044	13.7
Same state	4,662	10.5
Different state	1,382	3.1
Abroad	126	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	44,636	100.0
Native	43,562	97.6
Born in United States	43,276	97.0
State of residence	26,324	59.0
Different state	16,952	38.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	286	0.6
Foreign born	1,074	2.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,074	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	390	36.3
Not a U.S. citizen	684	63.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,360	100.0

Native	286	21.0
Entered 2000 or later	19	1.4
Entered before 2000	267	19.6

Foreign born	1,074	79.0
Entered 2000 or later	436	32.1
Entered before 2000	638	46.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,074	100.0
Europe	264	24.6
Asia	296	27.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	468	43.6
Northern America	46	4.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	42,794	100.0
English only	41,102	96.0
Language other than English	1,692	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	325	0.8
Spanish	936	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	219	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	571	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	101	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	181	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Other languages	4	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	44,636	100.0
American	4,438	9.9
Arab	67	0.2
Czech	216	0.5
Danish	167	0.4
Dutch	729	1.6
English	7,345	16.5
French (except Basque)	1,098	2.5
French Canadian	62	0.1
German	10,038	22.5
Greek	256	0.6
Hungarian	281	0.6
Irish	5,578	12.5
Italian	1,833	4.1
Lithuanian	51	0.1
Norwegian	618	1.4
Polish	721	1.6
Portuguese	170	0.4
Russian	251	0.6
Scotch-Irish	2,910	6.5
Scottish	2,663	6.0
Slovak	76	0.2
Subsaharan African	4	0.0
Swedish	306	0.7
Swiss	117	0.3
Ukrainian	46	0.1
Welsh	379	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	31	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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