Merrick Union Free School District, NY (3619110) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Merrick Union Free School District, NY (3619110)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merrick Union Free 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	5,997	100.0
Family households (families)	5,179	86.4
With own children under 18 years	2,510	41.9
Married-couple family	4,494	74.9
With own children under 18 years	2,221	37.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	264	4.4
With own children under 18 years	105	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	421	7.0
With own children under 18 years	184	3.1
Nonfamily households	818	13.6
Householder living alone	741	12.4
65 years and over	321	5.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,627	43.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,481	24.7

Average household size	3.04
Average family size	3.31

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,213	100.0
Householder	5,997	32.9
Spouse	4,483	24.6
Child	6,825	37.5
Other relatives	632	3.5
Nonrelatives	276	1.5
Unmarried partner	125	0.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,179	100.0
Never married	2,034	28.3
Now married, except separated	4,718	65.7
Separated	73	1.0
Widowed	142	2.0
Divorced	212	3.0

Females 15 years and over	7,486	100.0
Never married	1,752	23.4
Now married, except separated	4,608	61.6
Separated	92	1.2
Widowed	557	7.4
Divorced	477	6.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	210	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	23	11.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	12
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	43

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	214	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	36	16.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	21	9.8
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	15	7.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	36	16.8
Who are female	36	16.8
Who are married	25	11.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,408	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	301	5.6
Kindergarten	194	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,288	42.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,324	24.5
College or graduate school	1,301	24.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,029	100.0
Less than 9th grade	162	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	219	1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,278	18.9
Some college, no degree	1,792	14.9
Associate's degree	1,036	8.6
Bachelor's degree	3,082	25.6
Graduate or professional degree	3,460	28.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	54.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,556	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,176	8.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,054	100.0
Same house	17,450	96.7
Different house in the U.S.	604	3.3
Same county	436	2.4
Different county	168	0.9
Same state	63	0.3
Different state	105	0.6
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,213	100.0
Native	16,879	92.7
Born in United States	16,706	91.7
State of residence	15,606	85.7
Different state	1,100	6.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	173	0.9
Foreign born	1,334	7.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,334	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,050	78.7
Not a U.S. citizen	284	21.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,507	100.0

Native	173	11.5
Entered 2000 or later	10	0.7
Entered before 2000	163	10.8

Foreign born	1,334	88.5
Entered 2000 or later	107	7.1
Entered before 2000	1,227	81.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,334	100.0
Europe	533	40.0
Asia	446	33.4
Africa	70	5.2
Oceania	5	0.4
Latin America	244	18.3
Northern America	36	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,368	100.0
English only	15,570	89.6
Language other than English	1,798	10.4
Speak English less than "very well"	323	1.9
Spanish	447	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	996	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	165	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	70	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	285	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	82	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,213	100.0
American	952	5.2
Arab	203	1.1
Czech	24	0.1
Danish	46	0.3
Dutch	35	0.2
English	400	2.2
French (except Basque)	188	1.0
French Canadian	72	0.4
German	2,166	11.9
Greek	352	1.9
Hungarian	330	1.8
Irish	2,558	14.0
Italian	4,063	22.3
Lithuanian	22	0.1
Norwegian	32	0.2
Polish	1,941	10.7
Portuguese	39	0.2
Russian	2,175	11.9
Scotch-Irish	197	1.1
Scottish	63	0.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	11	0.1
Swedish	66	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	76	0.4
Welsh	63	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	91	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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