Yonkers City School District, NY (3631920) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Yonkers City School District, NY (3631920)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Yonkers 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	73,707	100.0
Family households (families)	47,094	63.9
With own children under 18 years	21,851	29.6
Married-couple family	30,844	41.8
With own children under 18 years	13,179	17.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,769	5.1
With own children under 18 years	1,349	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	12,481	16.9
With own children under 18 years	7,323	9.9
Nonfamily households	26,613	36.1
Householder living alone	23,441	31.8
65 years and over	8,911	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	23,990	32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	20,710	28.1

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.43

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	196,976	100.0
Householder	73,707	37.4
Spouse	30,676	15.6
Child	66,532	33.8
Other relatives	17,344	8.8
Nonrelatives	8,717	4.4
Unmarried partner	3,252	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	74,269	100.0
Never married	28,872	38.9
Now married, except separated	35,870	48.3
Separated	2,498	3.4
Widowed	2,333	3.1
Divorced	4,696	6.3

Females 15 years and over	84,396	100.0
Never married	28,577	33.9
Now married, except separated	34,403	40.8
Separated	3,143	3.7
Widowed	10,129	12.0
Divorced	8,144	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,758	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	852	30.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,277	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,690	39.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	326	7.6
1 or 2 years	429	10.0
3 or 4 years	194	4.5
5 or more years	741	17.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,690	39.5
Who are female	1,120	26.2
Who are married	1,050	24.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	50,497	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,989	5.9
Kindergarten	2,380	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20,960	41.5
High school (grades 9-12)	11,091	22.0
College or graduate school	13,077	25.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	132,452	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,562	8.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,744	10.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	41,196	31.1
Some college, no degree	18,363	13.9
Associate's degree	9,818	7.4
Bachelor's degree	21,389	16.1
Graduate or professional degree	16,380	12.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	151,030	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,696	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	195,970	100.0
Same house	176,414	90.0
Different house in the U.S.	17,937	9.2
Same county	12,065	6.2
Different county	5,872	3.0
Same state	4,874	2.5
Different state	998	0.5
Abroad	1,619	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	199,055	100.0
Native	142,087	71.4
Born in United States	136,237	68.4
State of residence	120,326	60.4
Different state	15,911	8.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	5,850	2.9
Foreign born	56,968	28.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	56,968	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	28,807	50.6
Not a U.S. citizen	28,161	49.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	62,818	100.0

Native	5,850	9.3
Entered 2000 or later	629	1.0
Entered before 2000	5,221	8.3

Foreign born	56,968	90.7
Entered 2000 or later	13,001	20.7
Entered before 2000	43,967	70.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	56,968	100.0
Europe	13,002	22.8
Asia	11,566	20.3
Africa	1,930	3.4
Oceania	32	0.1
Latin America	30,214	53.0
Northern America	224	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	184,468	100.0
English only	106,295	57.6
Language other than English	78,173	42.4
Speak English less than "very well"	29,850	16.2
Spanish	47,806	25.9
Speak English less than "very well"	19,430	10.5
Other Indo-European languages	19,354	10.5
Speak English less than "very well"	6,561	3.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6,559	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,532	1.4
Other languages	4,454	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,327	0.7

ANCESTRY
Total population	199,055	100.0
American	5,655	2.8
Arab	4,038	2.0
Czech	570	0.3
Danish	69	0.0
Dutch	656	0.3
English	4,690	2.4
French (except Basque)	1,373	0.7
French Canadian	356	0.2
German	9,277	4.7
Greek	1,647	0.8
Hungarian	1,040	0.5
Irish	24,643	12.4
Italian	34,735	17.4
Lithuanian	405	0.2
Norwegian	420	0.2
Polish	6,105	3.1
Portuguese	2,756	1.4
Russian	2,979	1.5
Scotch-Irish	604	0.3
Scottish	1,230	0.6
Slovak	530	0.3
Subsaharan African	2,775	1.4
Swedish	615	0.3
Swiss	101	0.1
Ukrainian	1,664	0.8
Welsh	147	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8,064	4.1

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