Schenectady City School District, NY (3626010) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Schenectady City School District, NY (3626010)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Schenectady 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	23,482	100.0
Family households (families)	12,594	53.6
With own children under 18 years	5,723	24.4
Married-couple family	7,369	31.4
With own children under 18 years	2,568	10.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,357	5.8
With own children under 18 years	854	3.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,868	16.5
With own children under 18 years	2,301	9.8
Nonfamily households	10,888	46.4
Householder living alone	9,172	39.1
65 years and over	2,793	11.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,166	26.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,560	23.7

Average household size	2.41
Average family size	3.32

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	56,673	100.0
Householder	23,482	41.4
Spouse	7,405	13.1
Child	17,689	31.2
Other relatives	4,149	7.3
Nonrelatives	3,948	7.0
Unmarried partner	2,003	3.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,027	100.0
Never married	11,427	47.6
Now married, except separated	8,568	35.7
Separated	837	3.5
Widowed	942	3.9
Divorced	2,253	9.4

Females 15 years and over	25,769	100.0
Never married	9,887	38.4
Now married, except separated	8,383	32.5
Separated	972	3.8
Widowed	3,051	11.8
Divorced	3,476	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,049	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	480	45.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	110
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,009	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	397	39.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	40	4.0
1 or 2 years	145	14.4
3 or 4 years	80	7.9
5 or more years	132	13.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	397	39.3
Who are female	301	29.8
Who are married	189	18.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,073	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	944	5.5
Kindergarten	692	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,757	33.7
High school (grades 9-12)	3,544	20.8
College or graduate school	6,136	35.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	38,778	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,925	5.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,391	11.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,257	36.8
Some college, no degree	6,875	17.7
Associate's degree	3,733	9.6
Bachelor's degree	4,393	11.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,204	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,971	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,390	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	60,372	100.0
Same house	49,033	81.2
Different house in the U.S.	10,896	18.0
Same county	6,046	10.0
Different county	4,850	8.0
Same state	3,646	6.0
Different state	1,204	2.0
Abroad	443	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	61,327	100.0
Native	53,827	87.8
Born in United States	52,671	85.9
State of residence	45,161	73.6
Different state	7,510	12.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,156	1.9
Foreign born	7,500	12.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,500	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,316	57.5
Not a U.S. citizen	3,184	42.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,656	100.0

Native	1,156	13.4
Entered 2000 or later	300	3.5
Entered before 2000	856	9.9

Foreign born	7,500	86.6
Entered 2000 or later	2,174	25.1
Entered before 2000	5,326	61.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,500	100.0
Europe	1,079	14.4
Asia	1,618	21.6
Africa	517	6.9
Oceania	33	0.4
Latin America	4,147	55.3
Northern America	106	1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	57,035	100.0
English only	49,244	86.3
Language other than English	7,791	13.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,879	5.0
Spanish	3,547	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,162	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	2,529	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	930	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,111	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	487	0.9
Other languages	604	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	300	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	61,327	100.0
American	2,489	4.1
Arab	463	0.8
Czech	226	0.4
Danish	100	0.2
Dutch	1,459	2.4
English	4,160	6.8
French (except Basque)	3,035	4.9
French Canadian	789	1.3
German	6,006	9.8
Greek	188	0.3
Hungarian	249	0.4
Irish	8,387	13.7
Italian	9,467	15.4
Lithuanian	267	0.4
Norwegian	69	0.1
Polish	3,753	6.1
Portuguese	55	0.1
Russian	515	0.8
Scotch-Irish	606	1.0
Scottish	724	1.2
Slovak	95	0.2
Subsaharan African	707	1.2
Swedish	188	0.3
Swiss	153	0.2
Ukrainian	315	0.5
Welsh	313	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,222	2.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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