Washoe County School District, NV (3200480) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Washoe County School District, NV (3200480)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Washoe County School District, NV 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	156,427	100.0
Family households (families)	98,647	63.1
With own children under 18 years	47,000	30.0
Married-couple family	73,856	47.2
With own children under 18 years	32,658	20.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	7,852	5.0
With own children under 18 years	3,849	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	16,939	10.8
With own children under 18 years	10,493	6.7
Nonfamily households	57,780	36.9
Householder living alone	44,268	28.3
65 years and over	13,056	8.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	51,181	32.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	33,509	21.4

Average household size	2.53
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	396,063	100.0
Householder	156,427	39.5
Spouse	73,747	18.6
Child	112,295	28.4
Other relatives	23,845	6.0
Nonrelatives	29,749	7.5
Unmarried partner	11,543	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	162,237	100.0
Never married	53,698	33.1
Now married, except separated	81,840	50.4
Separated	2,828	1.7
Widowed	4,482	2.8
Divorced	19,389	12.0

Females 15 years and over	158,962	100.0
Never married	39,776	25.0
Now married, except separated	76,907	48.4
Separated	4,092	2.6
Widowed	13,802	8.7
Divorced	24,385	15.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	5,972	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,769	29.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	110
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,650	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,604	39.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	589	8.9
1 or 2 years	538	8.1
3 or 4 years	444	6.7
5 or more years	1,033	15.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,604	39.2
Who are female	1,653	24.9
Who are married	1,813	27.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	104,074	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,542	4.4
Kindergarten	5,070	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	43,314	41.6
High school (grades 9-12)	22,204	21.3
College or graduate school	28,944	27.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	265,692	100.0
Less than 9th grade	14,192	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	22,844	8.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	67,997	25.6
Some college, no degree	70,332	26.5
Associate's degree	19,926	7.5
Bachelor's degree	45,468	17.1
Graduate or professional degree	24,933	9.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	304,015	100.0
Civilian veterans	37,514	12.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	398,325	100.0
Same house	313,480	78.7
Different house in the U.S.	81,779	20.5
Same county	57,482	14.4
Different county	24,297	6.1
Same state	7,811	2.0
Different state	16,486	4.1
Abroad	3,066	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	404,495	100.0
Native	343,445	84.9
Born in United States	338,962	83.8
State of residence	116,270	28.7
Different state	222,692	55.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	4,483	1.1
Foreign born	61,050	15.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	61,050	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	24,081	39.4
Not a U.S. citizen	36,969	60.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	65,533	100.0

Native	4,483	6.8
Entered 2000 or later	893	1.4
Entered before 2000	3,590	5.5

Foreign born	61,050	93.2
Entered 2000 or later	17,434	26.6
Entered before 2000	43,616	66.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	61,050	100.0
Europe	5,299	8.7
Asia	15,952	26.1
Africa	866	1.4
Oceania	923	1.5
Latin America	36,187	59.3
Northern America	1,823	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	374,756	100.0
English only	293,664	78.4
Language other than English	81,092	21.6
Speak English less than "very well"	36,675	9.8
Spanish	58,292	15.6
Speak English less than "very well"	28,768	7.7
Other Indo-European languages	7,024	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,695	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	14,322	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	5,980	1.6
Other languages	1,454	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	232	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	404,495	100.0
American	19,944	4.9
Arab	1,534	0.4
Czech	1,974	0.5
Danish	4,125	1.0
Dutch	7,192	1.8
English	50,241	12.4
French (except Basque)	13,749	3.4
French Canadian	2,437	0.6
German	70,021	17.3
Greek	1,886	0.5
Hungarian	1,655	0.4
Irish	52,505	13.0
Italian	28,105	6.9
Lithuanian	851	0.2
Norwegian	9,582	2.4
Polish	7,819	1.9
Portuguese	4,187	1.0
Russian	3,640	0.9
Scotch-Irish	8,882	2.2
Scottish	11,006	2.7
Slovak	533	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,416	0.4
Swedish	7,915	2.0
Swiss	1,959	0.5
Ukrainian	1,043	0.3
Welsh	3,204	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	382	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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