Grand Prairie ISD, TX (4821420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Grand Prairie ISD, TX (4821420)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Grand Prairie ISD, TX 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	37,114	100.0
Family households (families)	28,420	76.6
With own children under 18 years	15,995	43.1
Married-couple family	19,442	52.4
With own children under 18 years	10,342	27.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,582	7.0
With own children under 18 years	1,363	3.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,396	17.2
With own children under 18 years	4,290	11.6
Nonfamily households	8,694	23.4
Householder living alone	7,368	19.9
65 years and over	1,939	5.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	17,856	48.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,831	15.7

Average household size	3.15
Average family size	3.63

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	116,761	100.0
Householder	37,114	31.8
Spouse	19,418	16.6
Child	44,231	37.9
Other relatives	11,046	9.5
Nonrelatives	4,952	4.2
Unmarried partner	2,217	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	41,111	100.0
Never married	13,251	32.2
Now married, except separated	22,163	53.9
Separated	1,039	2.5
Widowed	822	2.0
Divorced	3,836	9.3

Females 15 years and over	43,763	100.0
Never married	12,177	27.8
Now married, except separated	21,158	48.3
Separated	1,806	4.1
Widowed	3,014	6.9
Divorced	5,608	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,223	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	742	33.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	129
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,391	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,735	39.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	682	15.5
1 or 2 years	325	7.4
3 or 4 years	310	7.1
5 or more years	418	9.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,735	39.5
Who are female	1,054	24.0
Who are married	1,207	27.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	34,932	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,017	5.8
Kindergarten	1,862	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,237	49.3
High school (grades 9-12)	7,529	21.6
College or graduate school	6,287	18.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	68,017	100.0
Less than 9th grade	8,696	12.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,350	12.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,212	31.2
Some college, no degree	13,881	20.4
Associate's degree	4,431	6.5
Bachelor's degree	8,121	11.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,326	4.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	79,166	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,375	8.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	114,834	100.0
Same house	93,694	81.6
Different house in the U.S.	20,831	18.1
Same county	12,198	10.6
Different county	8,633	7.5
Same state	6,111	5.3
Different state	2,522	2.2
Abroad	309	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	117,220	100.0
Native	93,230	79.5
Born in United States	92,007	78.5
State of residence	69,096	58.9
Different state	22,911	19.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,223	1.0
Foreign born	23,990	20.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	23,990	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,529	31.4
Not a U.S. citizen	16,461	68.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	25,213	100.0

Native	1,223	4.9
Entered 2000 or later	283	1.1
Entered before 2000	940	3.7

Foreign born	23,990	95.1
Entered 2000 or later	5,634	22.3
Entered before 2000	18,356	72.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	23,990	100.0
Europe	345	1.4
Asia	3,465	14.4
Africa	1,220	5.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	18,888	78.7
Northern America	72	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	105,780	100.0
English only	60,992	57.7
Language other than English	44,788	42.3
Speak English less than "very well"	19,556	18.5
Spanish	38,803	36.7
Speak English less than "very well"	17,068	16.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,219	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	376	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,642	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,990	1.9
Other languages	1,124	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	122	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	117,220	100.0
American	6,914	5.9
Arab	169	0.1
Czech	383	0.3
Danish	60	0.1
Dutch	935	0.8
English	6,056	5.2
French (except Basque)	1,803	1.5
French Canadian	256	0.2
German	7,342	6.3
Greek	70	0.1
Hungarian	83	0.1
Irish	6,628	5.7
Italian	1,504	1.3
Lithuanian	20	0.0
Norwegian	561	0.5
Polish	849	0.7
Portuguese	184	0.2
Russian	175	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,230	1.0
Scottish	1,539	1.3
Slovak	12	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,501	1.3
Swedish	313	0.3
Swiss	21	0.0
Ukrainian	33	0.0
Welsh	261	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	282	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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