DeKalb County School District, TN (4700990) DP2 Social Characteristics

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DeKalb County School District, TN (4700990)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for DeKalb County School District, TN 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	6,606	100.0
Family households (families)	4,586	69.4
With own children under 18 years	1,887	28.6
Married-couple family	3,667	55.5
With own children under 18 years	1,458	22.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	197	3.0
With own children under 18 years	70	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	722	10.9
With own children under 18 years	359	5.4
Nonfamily households	2,020	30.6
Householder living alone	1,757	26.6
65 years and over	763	11.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,162	32.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,912	28.9

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.28

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,699	100.0
Householder	6,606	37.3
Spouse	3,679	20.8
Child	5,745	32.5
Other relatives	1,031	5.8
Nonrelatives	638	3.6
Unmarried partner	269	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,378	100.0
Never married	2,004	27.2
Now married, except separated	3,912	53.0
Separated	170	2.3
Widowed	245	3.3
Divorced	1,047	14.2

Females 15 years and over	7,649	100.0
Never married	1,427	18.7
Now married, except separated	3,880	50.7
Separated	102	1.3
Widowed	933	12.2
Divorced	1,307	17.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	144	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	31	21.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	15
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	574	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	383	66.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	48	8.4
1 or 2 years	72	12.5
3 or 4 years	130	22.6
5 or more years	133	23.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	383	66.7
Who are female	201	35.0
Who are married	244	42.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,389	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	274	6.2
Kindergarten	205	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,928	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	951	21.7
College or graduate school	1,031	23.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,911	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,803	14.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,184	16.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,293	41.0
Some college, no degree	1,925	14.9
Associate's degree	334	2.6
Bachelor's degree	804	6.2
Graduate or professional degree	568	4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,324	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,067	7.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,430	100.0
Same house	15,854	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	2,521	13.7
Same county	1,121	6.1
Different county	1,400	7.6
Same state	1,116	6.1
Different state	284	1.5
Abroad	55	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,624	100.0
Native	17,672	94.9
Born in United States	17,613	94.6
State of residence	13,631	73.2
Different state	3,982	21.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	59	0.3
Foreign born	952	5.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	952	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	206	21.6
Not a U.S. citizen	746	78.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,011	100.0

Native	59	5.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	59	5.8

Foreign born	952	94.2
Entered 2000 or later	523	51.7
Entered before 2000	429	42.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	952	100.0
Europe	54	5.7
Asia	48	5.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	850	89.3
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,454	100.0
English only	16,429	94.1
Language other than English	1,025	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	766	4.4
Spanish	941	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	745	4.3
Other Indo-European languages	51	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	33	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	16	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,624	100.0
American	3,714	19.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	15	0.1
Danish	32	0.2
Dutch	259	1.4
English	1,422	7.6
French (except Basque)	387	2.1
French Canadian	33	0.2
German	1,540	8.3
Greek	45	0.2
Hungarian	22	0.1
Irish	2,262	12.1
Italian	275	1.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	10	0.1
Polish	25	0.1
Portuguese	19	0.1
Russian	21	0.1
Scotch-Irish	238	1.3
Scottish	140	0.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	51	0.3
Swiss	13	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	14	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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