Alamogordo Public Schools, NM (3500030) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alamogordo Public Schools, NM (3500030)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alamogordo Public Schools, NM 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	18,627	100.0
Family households (families)	12,735	68.4
With own children under 18 years	5,771	31.0
Married-couple family	10,164	54.6
With own children under 18 years	4,090	22.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	643	3.5
With own children under 18 years	495	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,928	10.4
With own children under 18 years	1,186	6.4
Nonfamily households	5,892	31.6
Householder living alone	5,028	27.0
65 years and over	1,833	9.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,395	34.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,823	25.9

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	45,717	100.0
Householder	18,627	40.7
Spouse	10,159	22.2
Child	12,675	27.7
Other relatives	2,231	4.9
Nonrelatives	2,025	4.4
Unmarried partner	1,108	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,992	100.0
Never married	5,380	28.3
Now married, except separated	10,910	57.4
Separated	322	1.7
Widowed	405	2.1
Divorced	1,975	10.4

Females 15 years and over	18,684	100.0
Never married	3,422	18.3
Now married, except separated	10,706	57.3
Separated	413	2.2
Widowed	1,893	10.1
Divorced	2,250	12.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	873	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	239	27.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	150
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,289	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	693	53.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	210	16.3
1 or 2 years	175	13.6
3 or 4 years	126	9.8
5 or more years	182	14.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	693	53.8
Who are female	392	30.4
Who are married	620	48.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,226	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	588	4.8
Kindergarten	743	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,219	34.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,734	22.4
College or graduate school	3,942	32.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	29,722	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,563	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,325	7.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,816	29.7
Some college, no degree	8,759	29.5
Associate's degree	3,423	11.5
Bachelor's degree	2,905	9.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,931	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,358	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,602	22.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	45,697	100.0
Same house	35,798	78.3
Different house in the U.S.	9,137	20.0
Same county	5,774	12.6
Different county	3,363	7.4
Same state	776	1.7
Different state	2,587	5.7
Abroad	762	1.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	46,338	100.0
Native	42,437	91.6
Born in United States	40,974	88.4
State of residence	16,143	34.8
Different state	24,831	53.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,463	3.2
Foreign born	3,901	8.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,901	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,376	35.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,525	64.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,364	100.0

Native	1,463	27.3
Entered 2000 or later	242	4.5
Entered before 2000	1,221	22.8

Foreign born	3,901	72.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,674	31.2
Entered before 2000	2,227	41.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,901	100.0
Europe	1,817	46.6
Asia	465	11.9
Africa	19	0.5
Oceania	8	0.2
Latin America	1,541	39.5
Northern America	51	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	43,223	100.0
English only	32,644	75.5
Language other than English	10,579	24.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,777	6.4
Spanish	8,264	19.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,953	4.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,844	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	624	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	385	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	162	0.4
Other languages	86	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	38	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	46,338	100.0
American	2,587	5.6
Arab	11	0.0
Czech	321	0.7
Danish	107	0.2
Dutch	722	1.6
English	4,206	9.1
French (except Basque)	1,012	2.2
French Canadian	217	0.5
German	7,567	16.3
Greek	56	0.1
Hungarian	109	0.2
Irish	3,724	8.0
Italian	1,393	3.0
Lithuanian	46	0.1
Norwegian	562	1.2
Polish	423	0.9
Portuguese	113	0.2
Russian	95	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,461	3.2
Scottish	1,074	2.3
Slovak	12	0.0
Subsaharan African	66	0.1
Swedish	638	1.4
Swiss	90	0.2
Ukrainian	16	0.0
Welsh	475	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	37	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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