Los Alamos Public Schools, NM (3501650) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Los Alamos Public Schools, NM (3501650)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Los Alamos 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	7,803	100.0
Family households (families)	5,431	69.6
With own children under 18 years	2,585	33.1
Married-couple family	4,547	58.3
With own children under 18 years	1,880	24.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	319	4.1
With own children under 18 years	223	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	565	7.2
With own children under 18 years	482	6.2
Nonfamily households	2,372	30.4
Householder living alone	2,017	25.8
65 years and over	606	7.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,621	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,679	21.5

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,332	100.0
Householder	7,803	42.6
Spouse	4,575	25.0
Child	5,109	27.9
Other relatives	376	2.1
Nonrelatives	469	2.6
Unmarried partner	321	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,510	100.0
Never married	1,621	21.6
Now married, except separated	4,830	64.3
Separated	52	0.7
Widowed	249	3.3
Divorced	758	10.1

Females 15 years and over	7,344	100.0
Never married	1,315	17.9
Now married, except separated	4,632	63.1
Separated	39	0.5
Widowed	479	6.5
Divorced	879	12.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	164	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	25	15.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	125
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	100	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	69	69.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	10	10.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	59	59.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	69	69.0
Who are female	39	39.0
Who are married	59	59.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,791	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	237	4.9
Kindergarten	349	7.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,023	42.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,230	25.7
College or graduate school	952	19.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,944	100.0
Less than 9th grade	45	0.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	118	0.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,317	10.2
Some college, no degree	2,347	18.1
Associate's degree	908	7.0
Bachelor's degree	3,419	26.4
Graduate or professional degree	4,790	37.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	98.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	63.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,972	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,667	11.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,291	100.0
Same house	15,776	86.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,394	13.1
Same county	1,499	8.2
Different county	895	4.9
Same state	377	2.1
Different state	518	2.8
Abroad	121	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,431	100.0
Native	16,796	91.1
Born in United States	16,450	89.3
State of residence	5,470	29.7
Different state	10,980	59.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	346	1.9
Foreign born	1,635	8.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,635	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	820	50.2
Not a U.S. citizen	815	49.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,981	100.0

Native	346	17.5
Entered 2000 or later	54	2.7
Entered before 2000	292	14.7

Foreign born	1,635	82.5
Entered 2000 or later	550	27.8
Entered before 2000	1,085	54.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,635	100.0
Europe	508	31.1
Asia	875	53.5
Africa	28	1.7
Oceania	47	2.9
Latin America	152	9.3
Northern America	25	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,436	100.0
English only	14,911	85.5
Language other than English	2,525	14.5
Speak English less than "very well"	426	2.4
Spanish	1,226	7.0
Speak English less than "very well"	133	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	608	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	84	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	685	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	209	1.2
Other languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,431	100.0
American	1,248	6.8
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	174	0.9
Danish	161	0.9
Dutch	384	2.1
English	2,998	16.3
French (except Basque)	634	3.4
French Canadian	117	0.6
German	3,380	18.3
Greek	42	0.2
Hungarian	80	0.4
Irish	2,253	12.2
Italian	726	3.9
Lithuanian	89	0.5
Norwegian	636	3.5
Polish	348	1.9
Portuguese	58	0.3
Russian	376	2.0
Scotch-Irish	562	3.0
Scottish	852	4.6
Slovak	136	0.7
Subsaharan African	32	0.2
Swedish	443	2.4
Swiss	299	1.6
Ukrainian	103	0.6
Welsh	313	1.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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