Las Cruces Public Schools, NM (3501500) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Las Cruces Public Schools, NM (3501500)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Las Cruces 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	52,819	100.0
Family households (families)	34,690	65.7
With own children under 18 years	16,006	30.3
Married-couple family	24,896	47.1
With own children under 18 years	9,950	18.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,274	4.3
With own children under 18 years	1,115	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,520	14.2
With own children under 18 years	4,941	9.4
Nonfamily households	18,129	34.3
Householder living alone	13,626	25.8
65 years and over	4,575	8.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	17,721	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	12,330	23.3

Average household size	2.59
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	136,723	100.0
Householder	52,819	38.6
Spouse	25,186	18.4
Child	42,054	30.8
Other relatives	8,075	5.9
Nonrelatives	8,589	6.3
Unmarried partner	2,967	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	55,543	100.0
Never married	20,943	37.7
Now married, except separated	27,587	49.7
Separated	806	1.5
Widowed	1,507	2.7
Divorced	4,700	8.5

Females 15 years and over	57,063	100.0
Never married	17,298	30.3
Now married, except separated	26,781	46.9
Separated	1,642	2.9
Widowed	4,819	8.4
Divorced	6,523	11.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,199	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	851	38.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,068	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,366	44.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	337	11.0
1 or 2 years	157	5.1
3 or 4 years	230	7.5
5 or more years	642	20.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,366	44.5
Who are female	916	29.9
Who are married	1,109	36.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	45,124	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,936	4.3
Kindergarten	1,808	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	15,097	33.5
High school (grades 9-12)	7,730	17.1
College or graduate school	18,553	41.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	88,114	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,811	8.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,962	10.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	18,926	21.5
Some college, no degree	20,190	22.9
Associate's degree	5,667	6.4
Bachelor's degree	16,086	18.3
Graduate or professional degree	10,472	11.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	105,914	100.0
Civilian veterans	13,328	12.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	140,269	100.0
Same house	107,309	76.5
Different house in the U.S.	31,330	22.3
Same county	20,719	14.8
Different county	10,611	7.6
Same state	4,136	2.9
Different state	6,475	4.6
Abroad	1,630	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	142,333	100.0
Native	123,311	86.6
Born in United States	121,650	85.5
State of residence	66,426	46.7
Different state	55,224	38.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,661	1.2
Foreign born	19,022	13.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	19,022	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,112	32.1
Not a U.S. citizen	12,910	67.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	20,683	100.0

Native	1,661	8.0
Entered 2000 or later	264	1.3
Entered before 2000	1,397	6.8

Foreign born	19,022	92.0
Entered 2000 or later	5,095	24.6
Entered before 2000	13,927	67.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	19,022	100.0
Europe	1,292	6.8
Asia	1,537	8.1
Africa	309	1.6
Oceania	18	0.1
Latin America	15,475	81.4
Northern America	391	2.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	130,940	100.0
English only	76,394	58.3
Language other than English	54,546	41.7
Speak English less than "very well"	16,225	12.4
Spanish	51,376	39.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15,418	11.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,449	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	236	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	872	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	367	0.3
Other languages	849	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	204	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	142,333	100.0
American	3,799	2.7
Arab	522	0.4
Czech	190	0.1
Danish	615	0.4
Dutch	1,167	0.8
English	9,738	6.8
French (except Basque)	2,804	2.0
French Canadian	357	0.3
German	14,230	10.0
Greek	236	0.2
Hungarian	302	0.2
Irish	8,824	6.2
Italian	2,707	1.9
Lithuanian	129	0.1
Norwegian	1,155	0.8
Polish	1,170	0.8
Portuguese	280	0.2
Russian	573	0.4
Scotch-Irish	1,885	1.3
Scottish	1,888	1.3
Slovak	153	0.1
Subsaharan African	242	0.2
Swedish	1,113	0.8
Swiss	292	0.2
Ukrainian	63	0.0
Welsh	649	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	78	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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