Amsterdam City School District, NY (3602970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Amsterdam City School District, NY (3602970)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Amsterdam City School District, NY 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	10,611	100.0
Family households (families)	6,475	61.0
With own children under 18 years	2,629	24.8
Married-couple family	4,229	39.9
With own children under 18 years	1,419	13.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	618	5.8
With own children under 18 years	252	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,628	15.3
With own children under 18 years	958	9.0
Nonfamily households	4,136	39.0
Householder living alone	3,445	32.5
65 years and over	1,527	14.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,892	27.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,345	31.5

Average household size	2.30
Average family size	2.88

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,389	100.0
Householder	10,611	43.5
Spouse	4,207	17.2
Child	6,811	27.9
Other relatives	1,133	4.6
Nonrelatives	1,627	6.7
Unmarried partner	984	4.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,458	100.0
Never married	3,294	34.8
Now married, except separated	4,503	47.6
Separated	295	3.1
Widowed	306	3.2
Divorced	1,060	11.2

Females 15 years and over	10,559	100.0
Never married	2,824	26.7
Now married, except separated	4,487	42.5
Separated	390	3.7
Widowed	1,511	14.3
Divorced	1,347	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	317	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	148	46.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	97
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	36

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	296	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	108	36.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	25	8.4
1 or 2 years	8	2.7
3 or 4 years	14	4.7
5 or more years	61	20.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	108	36.5
Who are female	82	27.7
Who are married	52	17.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,396	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	412	7.6
Kindergarten	297	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,516	46.6
High school (grades 9-12)	967	17.9
College or graduate school	1,204	22.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,192	100.0
Less than 9th grade	933	5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,890	11.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,070	35.3
Some college, no degree	3,337	19.4
Associate's degree	1,996	11.6
Bachelor's degree	1,796	10.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,170	6.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,251	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,273	11.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	24,334	100.0
Same house	20,840	85.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,348	13.8
Same county	1,868	7.7
Different county	1,480	6.1
Same state	1,311	5.4
Different state	169	0.7
Abroad	146	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	24,613	100.0
Native	23,306	94.7
Born in United States	22,089	89.7
State of residence	19,494	79.2
Different state	2,595	10.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,217	4.9
Foreign born	1,307	5.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,307	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	696	53.3
Not a U.S. citizen	611	46.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,524	100.0

Native	1,217	48.2
Entered 2000 or later	275	10.9
Entered before 2000	942	37.3

Foreign born	1,307	51.8
Entered 2000 or later	145	5.7
Entered before 2000	1,162	46.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,307	100.0
Europe	498	38.1
Asia	94	7.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	11	0.8
Latin America	659	50.4
Northern America	45	3.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	23,049	100.0
English only	19,142	83.0
Language other than English	3,907	17.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,620	7.0
Spanish	2,701	11.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,253	5.4
Other Indo-European languages	1,000	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	323	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	92	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.1
Other languages	114	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	24,613	100.0
American	1,829	7.4
Arab	228	0.9
Czech	69	0.3
Danish	86	0.3
Dutch	811	3.3
English	2,322	9.4
French (except Basque)	1,228	5.0
French Canadian	208	0.8
German	3,191	13.0
Greek	148	0.6
Hungarian	50	0.2
Irish	3,341	13.6
Italian	5,325	21.6
Lithuanian	537	2.2
Norwegian	37	0.2
Polish	4,087	16.6
Portuguese	61	0.2
Russian	112	0.5
Scotch-Irish	235	1.0
Scottish	415	1.7
Slovak	50	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	90	0.4
Swiss	27	0.1
Ukrainian	111	0.5
Welsh	44	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	88	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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