Las Vegas City Public Schools, NM (3501530) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Las Vegas City Public Schools, NM (3501530)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Las Vegas City 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	5,098	100.0
Family households (families)	2,879	56.5
With own children under 18 years	1,383	27.1
Married-couple family	1,816	35.6
With own children under 18 years	588	11.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	342	6.7
With own children under 18 years	285	5.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	721	14.1
With own children under 18 years	510	10.0
Nonfamily households	2,219	43.5
Householder living alone	1,787	35.1
65 years and over	704	13.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,477	29.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,319	25.9

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,131	100.0
Householder	5,098	42.0
Spouse	1,832	15.1
Child	3,557	29.3
Other relatives	572	4.7
Nonrelatives	1,072	8.8
Unmarried partner	428	3.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,550	100.0
Never married	2,861	51.5
Now married, except separated	1,934	34.8
Separated	10	0.2
Widowed	166	3.0
Divorced	579	10.4

Females 15 years and over	5,712	100.0
Never married	2,054	36.0
Now married, except separated	2,039	35.7
Separated	176	3.1
Widowed	747	13.1
Divorced	696	12.2

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)	134	69.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	127
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	158	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	68	43.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	11	7.0
1 or 2 years	11	7.0
3 or 4 years	11	7.0
5 or more years	35	22.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	68	43.0
Who are female	68	43.0
Who are married	16	10.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,656	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	71	1.5
Kindergarten	132	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,364	29.3
High school (grades 9-12)	636	13.7
College or graduate school	2,453	52.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,365	100.0
Less than 9th grade	630	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	934	11.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,266	27.1
Some college, no degree	1,901	22.7
Associate's degree	503	6.0
Bachelor's degree	1,134	13.6
Graduate or professional degree	997	11.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,568	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,081	10.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,327	100.0
Same house	10,785	80.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,435	18.3
Same county	1,460	11.0
Different county	975	7.3
Same state	518	3.9
Different state	457	3.4
Abroad	107	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,582	100.0
Native	12,880	94.8
Born in United States	12,786	94.1
State of residence	9,837	72.4
Different state	2,949	21.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	94	0.7
Foreign born	702	5.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	702	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	72	10.3
Not a U.S. citizen	630	89.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	796	100.0

Native	94	11.8
Entered 2000 or later	78	9.8
Entered before 2000	16	2.0

Foreign born	702	88.2
Entered 2000 or later	402	50.5
Entered before 2000	300	37.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	702	100.0
Europe	152	21.7
Asia	77	11.0
Africa	16	2.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	450	64.1
Northern America	7	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,847	100.0
English only	5,344	41.6
Language other than English	7,503	58.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,217	9.5
Spanish	6,991	54.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,068	8.3
Other Indo-European languages	190	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	102	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	100	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.4
Other languages	222	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,582	100.0
American	381	2.8
Arab	23	0.2
Czech	24	0.2
Danish	8	0.1
Dutch	10	0.1
English	411	3.0
French (except Basque)	290	2.1
French Canadian	19	0.1
German	646	4.8
Greek	14	0.1
Hungarian	11	0.1
Irish	539	4.0
Italian	107	0.8
Lithuanian	33	0.2
Norwegian	99	0.7
Polish	69	0.5
Portuguese	14	0.1
Russian	20	0.1
Scotch-Irish	71	0.5
Scottish	174	1.3
Slovak	17	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	67	0.5
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	10	0.1
Welsh	24	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	14	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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