Houston ISD, TX (4823640) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Houston ISD, TX (4823640)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Houston 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	511,174	100.0
Family households (families)	299,355	58.6
With own children under 18 years	145,824	28.5
Married-couple family	196,604	38.5
With own children under 18 years	92,412	18.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	27,715	5.4
With own children under 18 years	11,333	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	75,036	14.7
With own children under 18 years	42,079	8.2
Nonfamily households	211,819	41.4
Householder living alone	176,266	34.5
65 years and over	37,615	7.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	166,863	32.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	92,352	18.1

Average household size	2.58
Average family size	3.42

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	1,316,414	100.0
Householder	511,174	38.8
Spouse	195,985	14.9
Child	404,489	30.7
Other relatives	122,767	9.3
Nonrelatives	81,999	6.2
Unmarried partner	27,399	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	534,429	100.0
Never married	221,736	41.5
Now married, except separated	238,964	44.7
Separated	15,360	2.9
Widowed	11,386	2.1
Divorced	46,983	8.8

Females 15 years and over	520,555	100.0
Never married	174,494	33.5
Now married, except separated	215,224	41.3
Separated	23,128	4.4
Widowed	44,815	8.6
Divorced	62,894	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	24,909	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	8,690	34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	110
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	31

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	35,032	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	15,781	45.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3,556	10.2
1 or 2 years	3,420	9.8
3 or 4 years	3,089	8.8
5 or more years	5,716	16.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	15,781	45.0
Who are female	10,394	29.7
Who are married	10,318	29.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	345,418	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	24,635	7.1
Kindergarten	19,910	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	145,149	42.0
High school (grades 9-12)	67,368	19.5
College or graduate school	88,356	25.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	863,295	100.0
Less than 9th grade	133,807	15.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	101,825	11.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	188,576	21.8
Some college, no degree	139,520	16.2
Associate's degree	33,777	3.9
Bachelor's degree	156,768	18.2
Graduate or professional degree	109,022	12.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,003,372	100.0
Civilian veterans	59,470	5.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	1,321,227	100.0
Same house	1,036,577	78.5
Different house in the U.S.	265,844	20.1
Same county	206,794	15.7
Different county	59,050	4.5
Same state	28,870	2.2
Different state	30,180	2.3
Abroad	18,806	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,345,697	100.0
Native	975,012	72.5
Born in United States	963,035	71.6
State of residence	720,923	53.6
Different state	242,112	18.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	11,977	0.9
Foreign born	370,685	27.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	370,685	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	95,345	25.7
Not a U.S. citizen	275,340	74.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	382,662	100.0

Native	11,977	3.1
Entered 2000 or later	2,468	0.6
Entered before 2000	9,509	2.5

Foreign born	370,685	96.9
Entered 2000 or later	125,651	32.8
Entered before 2000	245,034	64.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	370,685	100.0
Europe	17,053	4.6
Asia	53,720	14.5
Africa	12,516	3.4
Oceania	786	0.2
Latin America	283,536	76.5
Northern America	3,074	0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,232,065	100.0
English only	672,602	54.6
Language other than English	559,463	45.4
Speak English less than "very well"	307,896	25.0
Spanish	472,646	38.4
Speak English less than "very well"	275,956	22.4
Other Indo-European languages	35,593	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	9,095	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	38,526	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	19,119	1.6
Other languages	12,698	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,726	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	1,345,697	100.0
American	37,159	2.8
Arab	9,170	0.7
Czech	8,131	0.6
Danish	2,392	0.2
Dutch	7,514	0.6
English	64,660	4.8
French (except Basque)	25,192	1.9
French Canadian	2,566	0.2
German	84,541	6.3
Greek	3,758	0.3
Hungarian	1,712	0.1
Irish	59,295	4.4
Italian	21,745	1.6
Lithuanian	1,191	0.1
Norwegian	5,239	0.4
Polish	13,943	1.0
Portuguese	1,253	0.1
Russian	9,091	0.7
Scotch-Irish	15,482	1.2
Scottish	16,943	1.3
Slovak	771	0.1
Subsaharan African	23,107	1.7
Swedish	5,929	0.4
Swiss	1,584	0.1
Ukrainian	1,290	0.1
Welsh	4,220	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	5,902	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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