Alexandria City Public Schools, VA (5100120) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alexandria City Public Schools, VA (5100120)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alexandria City Public Schools, VA 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	62,860	100.0
Family households (families)	28,063	44.6
With own children under 18 years	11,175	17.8
Married-couple family	20,917	33.3
With own children under 18 years	7,580	12.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,147	3.4
With own children under 18 years	733	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,999	8.0
With own children under 18 years	2,862	4.6
Nonfamily households	34,797	55.4
Householder living alone	29,207	46.5
65 years and over	4,980	7.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,170	19.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,206	16.2

Average household size	2.24
Average family size	3.25

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	140,980	100.0
Householder	62,860	44.6
Spouse	20,963	14.9
Child	30,495	21.6
Other relatives	11,699	8.3
Nonrelatives	14,963	10.6
Unmarried partner	3,828	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	57,368	100.0
Never married	24,688	43.0
Now married, except separated	25,323	44.1
Separated	1,409	2.5
Widowed	1,037	1.8
Divorced	4,911	8.6

Females 15 years and over	62,140	100.0
Never married	24,558	39.5
Now married, except separated	23,070	37.1
Separated	1,934	3.1
Widowed	4,546	7.3
Divorced	8,032	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,287	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	397	17.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	16
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	37

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,428	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	491	34.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	67	4.7
1 or 2 years	76	5.3
3 or 4 years	146	10.2
5 or more years	202	14.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	491	34.4
Who are female	461	32.3
Who are married	123	8.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,847	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,351	8.4
Kindergarten	1,487	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,229	29.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,625	13.0
College or graduate school	12,155	43.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	106,323	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,521	5.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,361	4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,267	13.4
Some college, no degree	15,216	14.3
Associate's degree	4,189	3.9
Bachelor's degree	32,855	30.9
Graduate or professional degree	29,914	28.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	59.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	114,812	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,897	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	139,463	100.0
Same house	107,869	77.3
Different house in the U.S.	29,199	20.9
Same county	9,085	6.5
Different county	20,114	14.4
Same state	8,725	6.3
Different state	11,389	8.2
Abroad	2,395	1.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	142,131	100.0
Native	108,186	76.1
Born in United States	104,443	73.5
State of residence	30,759	21.6
Different state	73,684	51.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,743	2.6
Foreign born	33,945	23.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	33,945	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	11,426	33.7
Not a U.S. citizen	22,519	66.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	37,688	100.0

Native	3,743	9.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,055	2.8
Entered before 2000	2,688	7.1

Foreign born	33,945	90.1
Entered 2000 or later	15,680	41.6
Entered before 2000	18,265	48.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	33,945	100.0
Europe	2,878	8.5
Asia	9,329	27.5
Africa	9,991	29.4
Oceania	108	0.3
Latin America	11,230	33.1
Northern America	409	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	130,673	100.0
English only	91,640	70.1
Language other than English	39,033	29.9
Speak English less than "very well"	17,345	13.3
Spanish	16,210	12.4
Speak English less than "very well"	8,468	6.5
Other Indo-European languages	8,953	6.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,832	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	4,377	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,992	1.5
Other languages	9,493	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,053	3.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	142,131	100.0
American	4,564	3.2
Arab	2,675	1.9
Czech	744	0.5
Danish	605	0.4
Dutch	1,843	1.3
English	15,594	11.0
French (except Basque)	3,420	2.4
French Canadian	967	0.7
German	18,947	13.3
Greek	799	0.6
Hungarian	546	0.4
Irish	16,704	11.8
Italian	7,204	5.1
Lithuanian	452	0.3
Norwegian	1,321	0.9
Polish	3,599	2.5
Portuguese	385	0.3
Russian	1,559	1.1
Scotch-Irish	4,179	2.9
Scottish	4,153	2.9
Slovak	372	0.3
Subsaharan African	11,562	8.1
Swedish	1,388	1.0
Swiss	455	0.3
Ukrainian	515	0.4
Welsh	1,581	1.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	712	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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