Memphis City School District, TN (4702940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Memphis City School District, TN (4702940)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Memphis City 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	260,097	100.0
Family households (families)	154,756	59.5
With own children under 18 years	73,740	28.4
Married-couple family	79,225	30.5
With own children under 18 years	30,949	11.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	15,527	6.0
With own children under 18 years	7,214	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	60,004	23.1
With own children under 18 years	35,577	13.7
Nonfamily households	105,341	40.5
Householder living alone	89,256	34.3
65 years and over	22,743	8.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	87,521	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	51,813	19.9

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.32

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	661,361	100.0
Householder	260,097	39.3
Spouse	79,106	12.0
Child	214,446	32.4
Other relatives	66,124	10.0
Nonrelatives	41,588	6.3
Unmarried partner	15,950	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	243,923	100.0
Never married	111,604	45.8
Now married, except separated	88,929	36.5
Separated	9,832	4.0
Widowed	6,956	2.9
Divorced	26,602	10.9

Females 15 years and over	280,248	100.0
Never married	111,036	39.6
Now married, except separated	86,178	30.8
Separated	14,198	5.1
Widowed	30,379	10.8
Divorced	38,457	13.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	16,304	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	9,911	60.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	82
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	53

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	18,828	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	9,643	51.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	2,225	11.8
1 or 2 years	2,674	14.2
3 or 4 years	1,474	7.8
5 or more years	3,270	17.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	9,643	51.2
Who are female	6,890	36.6
Who are married	5,325	28.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	186,982	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	9,576	5.1
Kindergarten	11,507	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	80,074	42.8
High school (grades 9-12)	40,996	21.9
College or graduate school	44,829	24.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	422,518	100.0
Less than 9th grade	26,563	6.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	51,798	12.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	129,250	30.6
Some college, no degree	95,671	22.6
Associate's degree	22,762	5.4
Bachelor's degree	59,949	14.2
Graduate or professional degree	36,525	8.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	493,196	100.0
Civilian veterans	42,594	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	667,018	100.0
Same house	524,128	78.6
Different house in the U.S.	139,562	20.9
Same county	114,353	17.1
Different county	25,209	3.8
Same state	5,361	0.8
Different state	19,848	3.0
Abroad	3,328	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	679,052	100.0
Native	641,342	94.4
Born in United States	637,355	93.9
State of residence	439,068	64.7
Different state	198,287	29.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,987	0.6
Foreign born	37,710	5.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	37,710	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	9,395	24.9
Not a U.S. citizen	28,315	75.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	41,697	100.0

Native	3,987	9.6
Entered 2000 or later	799	1.9
Entered before 2000	3,188	7.6

Foreign born	37,710	90.4
Entered 2000 or later	18,631	44.7
Entered before 2000	19,079	45.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	37,710	100.0
Europe	2,845	7.5
Asia	10,139	26.9
Africa	2,992	7.9
Oceania	440	1.2
Latin America	20,901	55.4
Northern America	393	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	623,755	100.0
English only	572,981	91.9
Language other than English	50,774	8.1
Speak English less than "very well"	26,722	4.3
Spanish	31,660	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	18,881	3.0
Other Indo-European languages	7,283	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,040	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	7,675	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,212	0.7
Other languages	4,156	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,589	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	679,052	100.0
American	36,778	5.4
Arab	2,278	0.3
Czech	567	0.1
Danish	592	0.1
Dutch	3,634	0.5
English	38,474	5.7
French (except Basque)	7,828	1.2
French Canadian	927	0.1
German	31,953	4.7
Greek	959	0.1
Hungarian	1,015	0.1
Irish	39,783	5.9
Italian	10,838	1.6
Lithuanian	563	0.1
Norwegian	1,395	0.2
Polish	4,045	0.6
Portuguese	281	0.0
Russian	2,497	0.4
Scotch-Irish	12,775	1.9
Scottish	8,739	1.3
Slovak	322	0.0
Subsaharan African	9,376	1.4
Swedish	2,288	0.3
Swiss	671	0.1
Ukrainian	531	0.1
Welsh	2,173	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	763	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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