Charleston County School District, SC (4501440) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Charleston County School District, SC (4501440)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Charleston 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	139,754	100.0
Family households (families)	82,880	59.3
With own children under 18 years	34,780	24.9
Married-couple family	56,941	40.7
With own children under 18 years	20,739	14.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,934	3.5
With own children under 18 years	2,119	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	21,005	15.0
With own children under 18 years	11,922	8.5
Nonfamily households	56,874	40.7
Householder living alone	44,730	32.0
65 years and over	11,797	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	39,390	28.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	30,620	21.9

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	334,878	100.0
Householder	139,754	41.7
Spouse	57,053	17.0
Child	91,595	27.4
Other relatives	21,408	6.4
Nonrelatives	25,068	7.5
Unmarried partner	6,361	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	134,883	100.0
Never married	53,730	39.8
Now married, except separated	61,585	45.7
Separated	3,729	2.8
Widowed	3,185	2.4
Divorced	12,654	9.4

Females 15 years and over	148,016	100.0
Never married	48,467	32.7
Now married, except separated	61,067	41.3
Separated	5,595	3.8
Widowed	14,969	10.1
Divorced	17,918	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	5,432	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,169	39.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,805	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,683	54.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	778	11.4
1 or 2 years	601	8.8
3 or 4 years	799	11.7
5 or more years	1,505	22.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,683	54.1
Who are female	2,480	36.4
Who are married	2,420	35.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	87,957	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,599	6.4
Kindergarten	4,731	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31,246	35.5
High school (grades 9-12)	16,837	19.1
College or graduate school	29,544	33.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	231,624	100.0
Less than 9th grade	10,148	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	18,919	8.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	56,070	24.2
Some college, no degree	44,073	19.0
Associate's degree	17,385	7.5
Bachelor's degree	55,243	23.9
Graduate or professional degree	29,786	12.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	267,513	100.0
Civilian veterans	33,882	12.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	340,497	100.0
Same house	276,573	81.2
Different house in the U.S.	61,511	18.1
Same county	33,485	9.8
Different county	28,026	8.2
Same state	10,730	3.2
Different state	17,296	5.1
Abroad	2,413	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	345,714	100.0
Native	328,448	95.0
Born in United States	324,951	94.0
State of residence	188,882	54.6
Different state	136,069	39.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,497	1.0
Foreign born	17,266	5.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	17,266	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,552	37.9
Not a U.S. citizen	10,714	62.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	20,763	100.0

Native	3,497	16.8
Entered 2000 or later	404	1.9
Entered before 2000	3,093	14.9

Foreign born	17,266	83.2
Entered 2000 or later	7,268	35.0
Entered before 2000	9,998	48.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	17,266	100.0
Europe	4,064	23.5
Asia	4,026	23.3
Africa	475	2.8
Oceania	169	1.0
Latin America	7,693	44.6
Northern America	839	4.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	321,903	100.0
English only	301,817	93.8
Language other than English	20,086	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	9,089	2.8
Spanish	10,652	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	6,345	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	5,792	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,183	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,175	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,425	0.4
Other languages	467	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	136	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	345,714	100.0
American	36,099	10.4
Arab	1,376	0.4
Czech	850	0.2
Danish	595	0.2
Dutch	3,540	1.0
English	37,876	11.0
French (except Basque)	9,304	2.7
French Canadian	1,316	0.4
German	39,312	11.4
Greek	1,822	0.5
Hungarian	1,152	0.3
Irish	35,454	10.3
Italian	12,163	3.5
Lithuanian	384	0.1
Norwegian	1,583	0.5
Polish	5,651	1.6
Portuguese	686	0.2
Russian	2,095	0.6
Scotch-Irish	11,705	3.4
Scottish	10,953	3.2
Slovak	448	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,377	0.7
Swedish	2,773	0.8
Swiss	861	0.2
Ukrainian	1,060	0.3
Welsh	2,100	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	684	0.2

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