Portales Municipal Schools, NM (3502100) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Portales Municipal Schools, NM (3502100)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Portales Municipal 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	5,995	100.0
Family households (families)	3,794	63.3
With own children under 18 years	1,858	31.0
Married-couple family	2,640	44.0
With own children under 18 years	1,163	19.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	197	3.3
With own children under 18 years	50	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	957	16.0
With own children under 18 years	645	10.8
Nonfamily households	2,201	36.7
Householder living alone	1,490	24.9
65 years and over	505	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,243	37.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,251	20.9

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.30

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,273	100.0
Householder	5,995	36.8
Spouse	2,701	16.6
Child	5,004	30.8
Other relatives	1,027	6.3
Nonrelatives	1,546	9.5
Unmarried partner	492	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,483	100.0
Never married	2,864	44.2
Now married, except separated	2,826	43.6
Separated	172	2.7
Widowed	137	2.1
Divorced	484	7.5

Females 15 years and over	6,556	100.0
Never married	2,255	34.4
Now married, except separated	2,762	42.1
Separated	221	3.4
Widowed	557	8.5
Divorced	761	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	402	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	246	61.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	94
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	90
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	161
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	60

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	528	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	462	87.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	169	32.0
1 or 2 years	12	2.3
3 or 4 years	99	18.8
5 or more years	182	34.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	462	87.5
Who are female	272	51.5
Who are married	373	70.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,670	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	203	3.6
Kindergarten	254	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,961	34.6
High school (grades 9-12)	799	14.1
College or graduate school	2,453	43.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,445	100.0
Less than 9th grade	908	10.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,154	13.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,449	29.0
Some college, no degree	1,632	19.3
Associate's degree	611	7.2
Bachelor's degree	1,066	12.6
Graduate or professional degree	625	7.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,248	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,114	9.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,552	100.0
Same house	12,718	76.8
Different house in the U.S.	3,662	22.1
Same county	1,922	11.6
Different county	1,740	10.5
Same state	802	4.8
Different state	938	5.7
Abroad	172	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,924	100.0
Native	15,883	93.8
Born in United States	15,736	93.0
State of residence	9,862	58.3
Different state	5,874	34.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	147	0.9
Foreign born	1,041	6.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,041	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	233	22.4
Not a U.S. citizen	808	77.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,188	100.0

Native	147	12.4
Entered 2000 or later	50	4.2
Entered before 2000	97	8.2

Foreign born	1,041	87.6
Entered 2000 or later	232	19.5
Entered before 2000	809	68.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,041	100.0
Europe	46	4.4
Asia	42	4.0
Africa	6	0.6
Oceania	34	3.3
Latin America	899	86.4
Northern America	14	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,431	100.0
English only	11,126	72.1
Language other than English	4,305	27.9
Speak English less than "very well"	938	6.1
Spanish	3,980	25.8
Speak English less than "very well"	896	5.8
Other Indo-European languages	172	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	22	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	22	0.1
Other languages	131	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	20	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,924	100.0
American	1,236	7.3
Arab	34	0.2
Czech	41	0.2
Danish	27	0.2
Dutch	332	2.0
English	1,505	8.9
French (except Basque)	452	2.7
French Canadian	65	0.4
German	2,486	14.7
Greek	124	0.7
Hungarian	12	0.1
Irish	1,326	7.8
Italian	256	1.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	99	0.6
Polish	210	1.2
Portuguese	25	0.1
Russian	28	0.2
Scotch-Irish	195	1.2
Scottish	199	1.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	36	0.2
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	8	0.0
Welsh	90	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	26	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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