Yancey County Schools, NC (3705070) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Yancey County Schools, NC (3705070)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Yancey 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	7,412	100.0
Family households (families)	5,301	71.5
With own children under 18 years	1,934	26.1
Married-couple family	4,465	60.2
With own children under 18 years	1,547	20.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	314	4.2
With own children under 18 years	158	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	522	7.0
With own children under 18 years	229	3.1
Nonfamily households	2,111	28.5
Householder living alone	1,856	25.0
65 years and over	1,005	13.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,136	28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,413	32.6

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,336	100.0
Householder	7,412	40.4
Spouse	4,497	24.5
Child	4,761	26.0
Other relatives	814	4.4
Nonrelatives	852	4.6
Unmarried partner	339	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,520	100.0
Never married	1,669	22.2
Now married, except separated	4,777	63.5
Separated	162	2.2
Widowed	254	3.4
Divorced	658	8.8

Females 15 years and over	7,798	100.0
Never married	1,014	13.0
Now married, except separated	4,889	62.7
Separated	318	4.1
Widowed	848	10.9
Divorced	729	9.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	194	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	87	44.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	127
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	68	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	43	63.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	34	50.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	9	13.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	43	63.2
Who are female	29	42.6
Who are married	34	50.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,824	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	79	2.1
Kindergarten	300	7.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,750	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,018	26.6
College or graduate school	677	17.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,189	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,302	9.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,563	11.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,015	38.0
Some college, no degree	2,142	16.2
Associate's degree	1,090	8.3
Bachelor's degree	1,309	9.9
Graduate or professional degree	768	5.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,502	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,331	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,174	100.0
Same house	16,638	91.5
Different house in the U.S.	1,476	8.1
Same county	893	4.9
Different county	583	3.2
Same state	354	1.9
Different state	229	1.3
Abroad	60	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,336	100.0
Native	17,279	94.2
Born in United States	17,164	93.6
State of residence	13,013	71.0
Different state	4,151	22.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	115	0.6
Foreign born	1,057	5.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,057	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	215	20.3
Not a U.S. citizen	842	79.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,172	100.0

Native	115	9.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	115	9.8

Foreign born	1,057	90.2
Entered 2000 or later	324	27.6
Entered before 2000	733	62.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,057	100.0
Europe	91	8.6
Asia	127	12.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	689	65.2
Northern America	150	14.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,450	100.0
English only	16,488	94.5
Language other than English	962	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	658	3.8
Spanish	855	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	631	3.6
Other Indo-European languages	103	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	4	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,336	100.0
American	2,020	11.0
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	35	0.2
Danish	19	0.1
Dutch	547	3.0
English	2,352	12.8
French (except Basque)	221	1.2
French Canadian	31	0.2
German	1,931	10.5
Greek	30	0.2
Hungarian	96	0.5
Irish	2,159	11.8
Italian	180	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	26	0.1
Polish	298	1.6
Portuguese	16	0.1
Russian	28	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,329	7.2
Scottish	915	5.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	5	0.0
Swedish	152	0.8
Swiss	56	0.3
Ukrainian	3	0.0
Welsh	225	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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