Valley Stream Central High School District, NY (3629520) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Valley Stream Central High School District, NY (3629520)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Valley Stream Central High 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	18,254	100.0
Family households (families)	14,427	79.0
With own children under 18 years	6,793	37.2
Married-couple family	11,020	60.4
With own children under 18 years	5,419	29.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	933	5.1
With own children under 18 years	350	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,474	13.6
With own children under 18 years	1,024	5.6
Nonfamily households	3,827	21.0
Householder living alone	3,163	17.3
65 years and over	1,753	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,446	40.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,506	30.2

Average household size	3.25
Average family size	3.71

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	59,297	100.0
Householder	18,254	30.8
Spouse	11,034	18.6
Child	21,116	35.6
Other relatives	6,952	11.7
Nonrelatives	1,941	3.3
Unmarried partner	732	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,689	100.0
Never married	7,562	33.3
Now married, except separated	12,733	56.1
Separated	478	2.1
Widowed	472	2.1
Divorced	1,444	6.4

Females 15 years and over	25,198	100.0
Never married	7,402	29.4
Now married, except separated	12,174	48.3
Separated	774	3.1
Widowed	2,963	11.8
Divorced	1,885	7.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	458	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	83	18.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	11
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,963	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	261	13.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	20	1.0
1 or 2 years	125	6.4
3 or 4 years	38	1.9
5 or more years	78	4.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	261	13.3
Who are female	148	7.5
Who are married	234	11.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,776	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,055	6.3
Kindergarten	829	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,454	38.5
High school (grades 9-12)	3,594	21.4
College or graduate school	4,844	28.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,119	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,151	2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,270	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,343	30.8
Some college, no degree	6,780	16.9
Associate's degree	3,821	9.5
Bachelor's degree	8,619	21.5
Graduate or professional degree	5,135	12.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	34.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	45,276	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,856	6.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	58,720	100.0
Same house	54,738	93.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,807	6.5
Same county	2,001	3.4
Different county	1,806	3.1
Same state	1,587	2.7
Different state	219	0.4
Abroad	175	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	59,347	100.0
Native	42,753	72.0
Born in United States	41,961	70.7
State of residence	40,092	67.6
Different state	1,869	3.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	792	1.3
Foreign born	16,594	28.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	16,594	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	11,200	67.5
Not a U.S. citizen	5,394	32.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	17,386	100.0

Native	792	4.6
Entered 2000 or later	18	0.1
Entered before 2000	774	4.5

Foreign born	16,594	95.4
Entered 2000 or later	2,483	14.3
Entered before 2000	14,111	81.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	16,594	100.0
Europe	2,166	13.1
Asia	4,744	28.6
Africa	336	2.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	9,272	55.9
Northern America	76	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	55,873	100.0
English only	37,497	67.1
Language other than English	18,376	32.9
Speak English less than "very well"	6,000	10.7
Spanish	8,204	14.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,471	4.4
Other Indo-European languages	6,713	12.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,881	3.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,062	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,607	2.9
Other languages	397	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	41	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	59,347	100.0
American	1,048	1.8
Arab	202	0.3
Czech	71	0.1
Danish	57	0.1
Dutch	313	0.5
English	1,331	2.2
French (except Basque)	313	0.5
French Canadian	118	0.2
German	5,384	9.1
Greek	588	1.0
Hungarian	267	0.4
Irish	7,493	12.6
Italian	14,467	24.4
Lithuanian	256	0.4
Norwegian	261	0.4
Polish	1,705	2.9
Portuguese	159	0.3
Russian	1,122	1.9
Scotch-Irish	484	0.8
Scottish	205	0.3
Slovak	76	0.1
Subsaharan African	468	0.8
Swedish	207	0.3
Swiss	228	0.4
Ukrainian	100	0.2
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	5,308	8.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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