Artesia Public Schools, NM (3500120) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Artesia Public Schools, NM (3500120)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Artesia 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	5,965	100.0
Family households (families)	4,441	74.5
With own children under 18 years	2,155	36.1
Married-couple family	3,399	57.0
With own children under 18 years	1,411	23.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	215	3.6
With own children under 18 years	111	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	827	13.9
With own children under 18 years	633	10.6
Nonfamily households	1,524	25.5
Householder living alone	1,233	20.7
65 years and over	683	11.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,361	39.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,498	25.1

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,174	100.0
Householder	5,965	36.9
Spouse	3,514	21.7
Child	5,048	31.2
Other relatives	1,058	6.5
Nonrelatives	589	3.6
Unmarried partner	356	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,264	100.0
Never married	1,713	27.3
Now married, except separated	3,701	59.1
Separated	134	2.1
Widowed	188	3.0
Divorced	528	8.4

Females 15 years and over	6,433	100.0
Never married	1,085	16.9
Now married, except separated	3,718	57.8
Separated	211	3.3
Widowed	695	10.8
Divorced	724	11.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	159	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	26	16.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	18
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	115
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	425	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	218	51.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	84	19.8
1 or 2 years	89	20.9
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	45	10.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	218	51.3
Who are female	107	25.2
Who are married	182	42.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,400	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	240	5.5
Kindergarten	259	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,250	51.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,213	27.6
College or graduate school	438	10.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,354	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,105	10.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,745	16.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,189	30.8
Some college, no degree	2,230	21.5
Associate's degree	667	6.4
Bachelor's degree	977	9.4
Graduate or professional degree	441	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,759	100.0
Civilian veterans	976	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,178	100.0
Same house	13,478	83.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,665	16.5
Same county	1,598	9.9
Different county	1,067	6.6
Same state	322	2.0
Different state	745	4.6
Abroad	35	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,315	100.0
Native	15,296	93.8
Born in United States	15,202	93.2
State of residence	9,606	58.9
Different state	5,596	34.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	94	0.6
Foreign born	1,019	6.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,019	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	398	39.1
Not a U.S. citizen	621	60.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,113	100.0

Native	94	8.4
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	94	8.4

Foreign born	1,019	91.6
Entered 2000 or later	110	9.9
Entered before 2000	909	81.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,019	100.0
Europe	14	1.4
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	994	97.5
Northern America	11	1.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,375	100.0
English only	10,376	67.5
Language other than English	4,999	32.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,534	10.0
Spanish	4,999	32.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,534	10.0
Other Indo-European languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,315	100.0
American	1,144	7.0
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	34	0.2
Dutch	210	1.3
English	1,288	7.9
French (except Basque)	264	1.6
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	1,636	10.0
Greek	14	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,444	8.9
Italian	85	0.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	304	1.9
Polish	13	0.1
Portuguese	121	0.7
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	212	1.3
Scottish	334	2.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	119	0.7
Swiss	9	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	90	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	108	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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