Berkeley County School District, SC (4501170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Berkeley County School District, SC (4501170)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Berkeley County School District, SC 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	56,203	100.0
Family households (families)	40,779	72.6
With own children under 18 years	19,647	35.0
Married-couple family	29,285	52.1
With own children under 18 years	12,235	21.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,984	5.3
With own children under 18 years	1,638	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	8,510	15.1
With own children under 18 years	5,774	10.3
Nonfamily households	15,424	27.4
Householder living alone	13,020	23.2
65 years and over	3,937	7.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	21,661	38.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,764	19.2

Average household size	2.84
Average family size	3.34

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	159,495	100.0
Householder	56,203	35.2
Spouse	29,207	18.3
Child	53,847	33.8
Other relatives	12,291	7.7
Nonrelatives	7,947	5.0
Unmarried partner	3,106	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	63,427	100.0
Never married	21,891	34.5
Now married, except separated	32,420	51.1
Separated	2,007	3.2
Widowed	1,486	2.3
Divorced	5,623	8.9

Females 15 years and over	65,366	100.0
Never married	18,351	28.1
Now married, except separated	31,101	47.6
Separated	2,359	3.6
Widowed	6,052	9.3
Divorced	7,503	11.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,530	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	983	38.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,938	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,825	46.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	318	8.1
1 or 2 years	224	5.7
3 or 4 years	624	15.8
5 or more years	659	16.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,825	46.3
Who are female	964	24.5
Who are married	1,642	41.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	42,412	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,267	5.3
Kindergarten	3,142	7.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18,750	44.2
High school (grades 9-12)	9,099	21.5
College or graduate school	9,154	21.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	102,857	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,751	4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,240	10.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	39,099	38.0
Some college, no degree	22,539	21.9
Associate's degree	9,049	8.8
Bachelor's degree	12,128	11.8
Graduate or professional degree	5,051	4.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	117,294	100.0
Civilian veterans	20,000	17.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	160,889	100.0
Same house	133,505	83.0
Different house in the U.S.	26,281	16.3
Same county	10,181	6.3
Different county	16,100	10.0
Same state	8,081	5.0
Different state	8,019	5.0
Abroad	1,103	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	163,328	100.0
Native	155,870	95.4
Born in United States	153,668	94.1
State of residence	88,314	54.1
Different state	65,354	40.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,202	1.3
Foreign born	7,458	4.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,458	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,978	39.9
Not a U.S. citizen	4,480	60.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	9,660	100.0

Native	2,202	22.8
Entered 2000 or later	304	3.1
Entered before 2000	1,898	19.6

Foreign born	7,458	77.2
Entered 2000 or later	3,005	31.1
Entered before 2000	4,453	46.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,458	100.0
Europe	1,292	17.3
Asia	2,343	31.4
Africa	155	2.1
Oceania	18	0.2
Latin America	3,493	46.8
Northern America	157	2.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	151,531	100.0
English only	142,067	93.8
Language other than English	9,464	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,306	2.8
Spanish	5,006	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2,637	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,958	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	610	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,127	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	968	0.6
Other languages	373	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	91	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	163,328	100.0
American	16,384	10.0
Arab	381	0.2
Czech	382	0.2
Danish	240	0.1
Dutch	1,912	1.2
English	13,902	8.5
French (except Basque)	4,678	2.9
French Canadian	1,112	0.7
German	20,352	12.5
Greek	247	0.2
Hungarian	320	0.2
Irish	17,014	10.4
Italian	4,849	3.0
Lithuanian	88	0.1
Norwegian	1,281	0.8
Polish	2,429	1.5
Portuguese	405	0.2
Russian	595	0.4
Scotch-Irish	4,110	2.5
Scottish	3,745	2.3
Slovak	227	0.1
Subsaharan African	520	0.3
Swedish	934	0.6
Swiss	341	0.2
Ukrainian	192	0.1
Welsh	1,085	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	331	0.2

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