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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merkel 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,318 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,641 70.8
        With own children under 18 years 603 26.0
    Married-couple family 1,232 53.1
        With own children under 18 years 328 14.2
    Male householder, no wife present, family 89 3.8
        With own children under 18 years 50 2.2
    Female householder, no husband present, family 320 13.8
        With own children under 18 years 225 9.7
    Nonfamily households 677 29.2
    Householder living alone 582 25.1
        65 years and over 260 11.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 727 31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 644 27.8
 
Average household size 2.38
Average family size 2.83
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 5,520 100.0
    Householder 2,318 42.0
        Spouse 1,219 22.1
        Child 1,419 25.7
        Other relatives 359 6.5
    Nonrelatives 205 3.7
        Unmarried partner 131 2.4
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,078 100.0
    Never married 427 20.5
    Now married, except separated 1,305 62.8
    Separated 51 2.5
    Widowed 57 2.7
    Divorced 238 11.5
 
Females 15 years and over 2,311 100.0
    Never married 390 16.9
    Now married, except separated 1,231 53.3
    Separated 31 1.3
    Widowed 300 13.0
    Divorced 359 15.5
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 64 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 27 42.2
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 48
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 53
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 68
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 51
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 182 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 121 66.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 37 20.3
        1 or 2 years 9 4.9
        3 or 4 years 45 24.7
        5 or more years 30 16.5
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 121 66.5
        Who are female 70 38.5
        Who are married 80 44.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,310 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 105 8.0
        Kindergarten 111 8.5
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 655 50.0
        High school (grades 9-12) 286 21.8
        College or graduate school 153 11.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 3,867 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 278 7.2
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 398 10.3
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,328 34.3
        Some college, no degree 1,045 27.0
        Associate's degree 316 8.2
        Bachelor's degree 423 10.9
        Graduate or professional degree 79 2.0
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 82.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.0
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 4,128 100.0
    Civilian veterans 520 12.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 5,458 100.0
    Same house 4,608 84.4
    Different house in the U.S. 850 15.6
        Same county 447 8.2
        Different county 403 7.4
            Same state 288 5.3
            Different state 115 2.1
    Abroad 0 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 5,520 100.0
    Native 5,356 97.0
        Born in United States 5,325 96.5
            State of residence 4,207 76.2
            Different state 1,118 20.3
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 31 0.6
    Foreign born 164 3.0
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 164 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 81 49.4
    Not a U.S. citizen 83 50.6
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 195 100.0
 
    Native 31 15.9
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 31 15.9
 
    Foreign born 164 84.1
        Entered 2000 or later 29 14.9
        Entered before 2000 135 69.2
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 164 100.0
    Europe 6 3.7
    Asia 17 10.4
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 135 82.3
    Northern America 6 3.7
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 5,237 100.0
    English only 4,615 88.1
    Language other than English 622 11.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 149 2.8
        Spanish 575 11.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 130 2.5
        Other Indo-European languages 18 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 7 0.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 29 0.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 12 0.2
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 5,520 100.0
    American 755 13.7
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 46 0.8
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 133 2.4
    English 607 11.0
    French (except Basque) 176 3.2
    French Canadian 4 0.1
    German 722 13.1
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 18 0.3
    Irish 649 11.8
    Italian 35 0.6
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 81 1.5
    Polish 42 0.8
    Portuguese 23 0.4
    Russian 0 0.0
    Scotch-Irish 147 2.7
    Scottish 207 3.8
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 52 0.9
    Swedish 69 1.3
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 69 1.3
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 22 0.4
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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