Knox County School District, TN (4702220) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Knox County School District, TN (4702220)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Knox 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	177,175	100.0
Family households (families)	109,554	61.8
With own children under 18 years	47,693	26.9
Married-couple family	84,957	48.0
With own children under 18 years	33,271	18.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,916	3.3
With own children under 18 years	3,114	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	18,681	10.5
With own children under 18 years	11,308	6.4
Nonfamily households	67,621	38.2
Householder living alone	56,167	31.7
65 years and over	16,118	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	52,573	29.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	38,561	21.8

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	410,726	100.0
Householder	177,175	43.1
Spouse	84,934	20.7
Child	108,518	26.4
Other relatives	17,210	4.2
Nonrelatives	22,889	5.6
Unmarried partner	8,941	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	165,902	100.0
Never married	54,173	32.7
Now married, except separated	88,004	53.0
Separated	2,482	1.5
Widowed	3,958	2.4
Divorced	17,285	10.4

Females 15 years and over	180,622	100.0
Never married	48,303	26.7
Now married, except separated	88,428	49.0
Separated	3,679	2.0
Widowed	17,368	9.6
Divorced	22,844	12.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	5,611	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,075	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
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	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	7,334	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	4,154	56.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	684	9.3
1 or 2 years	1,217	16.6
3 or 4 years	896	12.2
5 or more years	1,357	18.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	4,154	56.6
Who are female	2,494	34.0
Who are married	3,148	42.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	112,688	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,815	5.2
Kindergarten	5,121	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	40,136	35.6
High school (grades 9-12)	20,211	17.9
College or graduate school	41,405	36.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	273,566	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,015	4.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	22,733	8.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	75,916	27.8
Some college, no degree	54,599	20.0
Associate's degree	19,107	7.0
Bachelor's degree	57,375	21.0
Graduate or professional degree	32,821	12.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	33.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	330,566	100.0
Civilian veterans	32,459	9.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	418,749	100.0
Same house	343,144	81.9
Different house in the U.S.	74,429	17.8
Same county	47,865	11.4
Different county	26,564	6.3
Same state	12,866	3.1
Different state	13,698	3.3
Abroad	1,176	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	423,655	100.0
Native	407,718	96.2
Born in United States	405,311	95.7
State of residence	264,337	62.4
Different state	140,974	33.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,407	0.6
Foreign born	15,937	3.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	15,937	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,001	37.7
Not a U.S. citizen	9,936	62.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	18,344	100.0

Native	2,407	13.1
Entered 2000 or later	112	0.6
Entered before 2000	2,295	12.5

Foreign born	15,937	86.9
Entered 2000 or later	5,978	32.6
Entered before 2000	9,959	54.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	15,937	100.0
Europe	3,256	20.4
Asia	6,188	38.8
Africa	1,327	8.3
Oceania	95	0.6
Latin America	4,227	26.5
Northern America	844	5.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	397,465	100.0
English only	376,982	94.8
Language other than English	20,483	5.2
Speak English less than "very well"	8,185	2.1
Spanish	8,070	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,885	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	6,221	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,451	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	4,676	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,363	0.6
Other languages	1,516	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	486	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	423,655	100.0
American	63,694	15.0
Arab	1,634	0.4
Czech	726	0.2
Danish	791	0.2
Dutch	8,535	2.0
English	63,733	15.0
French (except Basque)	9,343	2.2
French Canadian	1,313	0.3
German	68,011	16.1
Greek	1,204	0.3
Hungarian	1,266	0.3
Irish	53,290	12.6
Italian	12,102	2.9
Lithuanian	993	0.2
Norwegian	2,554	0.6
Polish	6,059	1.4
Portuguese	327	0.1
Russian	1,779	0.4
Scotch-Irish	20,216	4.8
Scottish	12,873	3.0
Slovak	442	0.1
Subsaharan African	3,393	0.8
Swedish	3,177	0.7
Swiss	1,630	0.4
Ukrainian	688	0.2
Welsh	3,801	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	557	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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