Dyer County School District, TN (4701050) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dyer County School District, TN (4701050)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dyer 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	7,941	100.0
Family households (families)	6,101	76.8
With own children under 18 years	2,444	30.8
Married-couple family	4,847	61.0
With own children under 18 years	1,690	21.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	468	5.9
With own children under 18 years	245	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	786	9.9
With own children under 18 years	509	6.4
Nonfamily households	1,840	23.2
Householder living alone	1,548	19.5
65 years and over	648	8.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,873	36.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,972	24.8

Average household size	2.58
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,471	100.0
Householder	7,941	38.8
Spouse	4,893	23.9
Child	5,582	27.3
Other relatives	1,470	7.2
Nonrelatives	585	2.9
Unmarried partner	412	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,029	100.0
Never married	1,506	18.8
Now married, except separated	5,049	62.9
Separated	276	3.4
Widowed	140	1.7
Divorced	1,058	13.2

Females 15 years and over	8,404	100.0
Never married	1,373	16.3
Now married, except separated	5,108	60.8
Separated	168	2.0
Widowed	773	9.2
Divorced	982	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	385	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	131	34.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	73
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	182
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	731	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	276	37.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	105	14.4
1 or 2 years	103	14.1
3 or 4 years	9	1.2
5 or more years	59	8.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	276	37.8
Who are female	195	26.7
Who are married	185	25.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,792	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	322	6.7
Kindergarten	268	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,289	47.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,267	26.4
College or graduate school	646	13.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,020	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,207	8.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,848	13.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,006	42.8
Some college, no degree	2,500	17.8
Associate's degree	825	5.9
Bachelor's degree	1,067	7.6
Graduate or professional degree	567	4.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,358	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,751	11.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,064	100.0
Same house	17,437	86.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,627	13.1
Same county	1,905	9.5
Different county	722	3.6
Same state	521	2.6
Different state	201	1.0
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,471	100.0
Native	20,343	99.4
Born in United States	20,235	98.8
State of residence	15,959	78.0
Different state	4,276	20.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	108	0.5
Foreign born	128	0.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	128	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	74	57.8
Not a U.S. citizen	54	42.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	236	100.0

Native	108	45.8
Entered 2000 or later	20	8.5
Entered before 2000	88	37.3

Foreign born	128	54.2
Entered 2000 or later	27	11.4
Entered before 2000	101	42.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	128	100.0
Europe	37	28.9
Asia	19	14.8
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	42	32.8
Northern America	30	23.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,252	100.0
English only	19,072	99.1
Language other than English	180	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	55	0.3
Spanish	110	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	36	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	51	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	19	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,471	100.0
American	4,626	22.6
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	176	0.9
English	1,506	7.4
French (except Basque)	302	1.5
French Canadian	19	0.1
German	1,953	9.5
Greek	50	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,663	13.0
Italian	211	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	86	0.4
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	7	0.0
Scotch-Irish	384	1.9
Scottish	291	1.4
Slovak	31	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	11	0.1
Swiss	16	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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