Shelby County School District, TN (4703810) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Shelby County School District, TN (4703810)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shelby 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	83,998	100.0
Family households (families)	66,018	78.6
With own children under 18 years	33,092	39.4
Married-couple family	53,832	64.1
With own children under 18 years	25,663	30.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,052	3.6
With own children under 18 years	1,522	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	9,134	10.9
With own children under 18 years	5,907	7.0
Nonfamily households	17,980	21.4
Householder living alone	15,793	18.8
65 years and over	4,042	4.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	35,706	42.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	14,722	17.5

Average household size	2.81
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	236,198	100.0
Householder	83,998	35.6
Spouse	53,764	22.8
Child	80,861	34.2
Other relatives	11,960	5.1
Nonrelatives	5,615	2.4
Unmarried partner	2,132	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	88,085	100.0
Never married	22,934	26.0
Now married, except separated	56,197	63.8
Separated	1,168	1.3
Widowed	1,530	1.7
Divorced	6,256	7.1

Females 15 years and over	96,026	100.0
Never married	21,128	22.0
Now married, except separated	55,823	58.1
Separated	2,275	2.4
Widowed	6,638	6.9
Divorced	10,162	10.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,169	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,183	28.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	16
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	133
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	44

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,629	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,894	40.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	464	10.0
1 or 2 years	461	10.0
3 or 4 years	259	5.6
5 or more years	710	15.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,894	40.9
Who are female	1,160	25.1
Who are married	1,403	30.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	70,068	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,392	6.3
Kindergarten	4,004	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31,076	44.4
High school (grades 9-12)	16,445	23.5
College or graduate school	14,151	20.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	155,613	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,380	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,885	4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	34,539	22.2
Some college, no degree	37,509	24.1
Associate's degree	10,790	6.9
Bachelor's degree	40,203	25.8
Graduate or professional degree	22,307	14.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	40.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	170,011	100.0
Civilian veterans	20,607	12.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	235,808	100.0
Same house	205,565	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	29,475	12.5
Same county	19,666	8.3
Different county	9,809	4.2
Same state	2,395	1.0
Different state	7,414	3.1
Abroad	768	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	239,134	100.0
Native	226,171	94.6
Born in United States	224,319	93.8
State of residence	126,952	53.1
Different state	97,367	40.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,852	0.8
Foreign born	12,963	5.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	12,963	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,377	49.2
Not a U.S. citizen	6,586	50.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	14,815	100.0

Native	1,852	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	298	2.0
Entered before 2000	1,554	10.5

Foreign born	12,963	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	3,947	26.6
Entered before 2000	9,016	60.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	12,963	100.0
Europe	2,027	15.6
Asia	6,428	49.6
Africa	686	5.3
Oceania	27	0.2
Latin America	3,502	27.0
Northern America	293	2.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	222,686	100.0
English only	205,686	92.4
Language other than English	17,000	7.6
Speak English less than "very well"	6,025	2.7
Spanish	7,016	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,818	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	3,569	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	665	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	5,046	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2,130	1.0
Other languages	1,369	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	412	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	239,134	100.0
American	27,901	11.7
Arab	1,548	0.6
Czech	694	0.3
Danish	740	0.3
Dutch	3,109	1.3
English	27,221	11.4
French (except Basque)	5,514	2.3
French Canadian	991	0.4
German	27,984	11.7
Greek	965	0.4
Hungarian	545	0.2
Irish	29,179	12.2
Italian	9,296	3.9
Lithuanian	253	0.1
Norwegian	1,679	0.7
Polish	3,482	1.5
Portuguese	196	0.1
Russian	1,346	0.6
Scotch-Irish	8,416	3.5
Scottish	6,590	2.8
Slovak	193	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,728	0.7
Swedish	2,027	0.8
Swiss	456	0.2
Ukrainian	206	0.1
Welsh	1,208	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	234	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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