Wilkes County Schools, NC (3704950) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wilkes County Schools, NC (3704950)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wilkes 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	26,614	100.0
Family households (families)	18,623	70.0
With own children under 18 years	7,350	27.6
Married-couple family	14,992	56.3
With own children under 18 years	5,277	19.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,058	4.0
With own children under 18 years	614	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,573	9.7
With own children under 18 years	1,459	5.5
Nonfamily households	7,991	30.0
Householder living alone	6,860	25.8
65 years and over	2,865	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,063	30.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,208	27.1

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	65,510	100.0
Householder	26,614	40.6
Spouse	14,979	22.9
Child	17,548	26.8
Other relatives	3,369	5.1
Nonrelatives	3,000	4.6
Unmarried partner	1,282	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,306	100.0
Never married	6,595	25.1
Now married, except separated	15,792	60.0
Separated	619	2.4
Widowed	784	3.0
Divorced	2,516	9.6

Females 15 years and over	27,758	100.0
Never married	5,113	18.4
Now married, except separated	15,271	55.0
Separated	1,020	3.7
Widowed	3,559	12.8
Divorced	2,795	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	909	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	458	50.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	934	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	534	57.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	78	8.4
1 or 2 years	109	11.7
3 or 4 years	15	1.6
5 or more years	332	35.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	534	57.2
Who are female	339	36.3
Who are married	415	44.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,256	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	755	5.3
Kindergarten	953	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,502	45.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,460	24.3
College or graduate school	2,586	18.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	46,644	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,998	10.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,486	18.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,258	32.7
Some college, no degree	8,231	17.6
Associate's degree	4,053	8.7
Bachelor's degree	3,960	8.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,658	3.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	71.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	51,481	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,594	8.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	65,666	100.0
Same house	58,641	89.3
Different house in the U.S.	6,870	10.5
Same county	5,005	7.6
Different county	1,865	2.8
Same state	1,157	1.8
Different state	708	1.1
Abroad	155	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	66,563	100.0
Native	64,171	96.4
Born in United States	63,695	95.7
State of residence	51,586	77.5
Different state	12,109	18.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	476	0.7
Foreign born	2,392	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,392	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	391	16.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,001	83.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,868	100.0

Native	476	16.6
Entered 2000 or later	127	4.4
Entered before 2000	349	12.2

Foreign born	2,392	83.4
Entered 2000 or later	959	33.4
Entered before 2000	1,433	50.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,392	100.0
Europe	228	9.5
Asia	315	13.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,836	76.8
Northern America	13	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	62,470	100.0
English only	59,083	94.6
Language other than English	3,387	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,631	2.6
Spanish	2,929	4.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,533	2.5
Other Indo-European languages	224	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	64	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	225	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	34	0.1
Other languages	9	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	66,563	100.0
American	23,722	35.6
Arab	34	0.1
Czech	43	0.1
Danish	12	0.0
Dutch	865	1.3
English	6,559	9.9
French (except Basque)	761	1.1
French Canadian	96	0.1
German	5,780	8.7
Greek	108	0.2
Hungarian	84	0.1
Irish	4,840	7.3
Italian	660	1.0
Lithuanian	42	0.1
Norwegian	158	0.2
Polish	367	0.6
Portuguese	11	0.0
Russian	134	0.2
Scotch-Irish	2,246	3.4
Scottish	1,412	2.1
Slovak	11	0.0
Subsaharan African	52	0.1
Swedish	123	0.2
Swiss	55	0.1
Ukrainian	9	0.0
Welsh	186	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	111	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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