Wayne County Public Schools, NC (3704880) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wayne County Public Schools, NC (3704880)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wayne 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	44,851	100.0
Family households (families)	31,328	69.8
With own children under 18 years	15,000	33.4
Married-couple family	22,346	49.8
With own children under 18 years	9,373	20.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,865	4.2
With own children under 18 years	1,066	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,117	15.9
With own children under 18 years	4,561	10.2
Nonfamily households	13,523	30.2
Householder living alone	11,601	25.9
65 years and over	3,976	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	16,829	37.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,244	22.8

Average household size	2.42
Average family size	2.91

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	108,359	100.0
Householder	44,851	41.4
Spouse	22,293	20.6
Child	32,145	29.7
Other relatives	5,429	5.0
Nonrelatives	3,641	3.4
Unmarried partner	1,920	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	42,562	100.0
Never married	13,197	31.0
Now married, except separated	23,640	55.5
Separated	1,180	2.8
Widowed	1,221	2.9
Divorced	3,324	7.8

Females 15 years and over	46,311	100.0
Never married	10,916	23.6
Now married, except separated	23,227	50.2
Separated	2,044	4.4
Widowed	5,038	10.9
Divorced	5,086	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,213	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	785	35.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	163
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,455	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,313	53.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	159	6.5
1 or 2 years	331	13.5
3 or 4 years	268	10.9
5 or more years	555	22.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,313	53.5
Who are female	899	36.6
Who are married	982	40.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	29,774	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,576	5.3
Kindergarten	1,641	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,628	42.4
High school (grades 9-12)	6,446	21.6
College or graduate school	7,483	25.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	72,749	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,562	7.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,242	11.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	22,745	31.3
Some college, no degree	17,080	23.5
Associate's degree	7,157	9.8
Bachelor's degree	8,077	11.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,886	5.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	80,596	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,253	15.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	111,562	100.0
Same house	92,333	82.8
Different house in the U.S.	18,134	16.3
Same county	11,273	10.1
Different county	6,861	6.1
Same state	3,550	3.2
Different state	3,311	3.0
Abroad	1,095	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	113,290	100.0
Native	107,993	95.3
Born in United States	105,918	93.5
State of residence	76,403	67.4
Different state	29,515	26.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,075	1.8
Foreign born	5,297	4.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,297	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,163	22.0
Not a U.S. citizen	4,134	78.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,372	100.0

Native	2,075	28.1
Entered 2000 or later	530	7.2
Entered before 2000	1,545	21.0

Foreign born	5,297	71.9
Entered 2000 or later	2,021	27.4
Entered before 2000	3,276	44.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,297	100.0
Europe	453	8.6
Asia	873	16.5
Africa	141	2.7
Oceania	21	0.4
Latin America	3,727	70.4
Northern America	82	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	104,526	100.0
English only	96,847	92.7
Language other than English	7,679	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3,863	3.7
Spanish	6,059	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,447	3.3
Other Indo-European languages	562	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	70	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	879	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	287	0.3
Other languages	179	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	113,290	100.0
American	15,754	13.9
Arab	257	0.2
Czech	204	0.2
Danish	228	0.2
Dutch	941	0.8
English	9,905	8.7
French (except Basque)	1,731	1.5
French Canadian	359	0.3
German	7,248	6.4
Greek	234	0.2
Hungarian	195	0.2
Irish	8,654	7.6
Italian	1,920	1.7
Lithuanian	72	0.1
Norwegian	519	0.5
Polish	1,026	0.9
Portuguese	324	0.3
Russian	106	0.1
Scotch-Irish	2,822	2.5
Scottish	1,855	1.6
Slovak	18	0.0
Subsaharan African	430	0.4
Swedish	629	0.6
Swiss	113	0.1
Ukrainian	29	0.0
Welsh	265	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	308	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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