Amherst County Public Schools, VA (5100210) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Amherst County Public Schools, VA (5100210)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Amherst County 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	12,688	100.0
Family households (families)	8,823	69.5
With own children under 18 years	3,589	28.3
Married-couple family	6,771	53.4
With own children under 18 years	2,622	20.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	461	3.6
With own children under 18 years	142	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,591	12.5
With own children under 18 years	825	6.5
Nonfamily households	3,865	30.5
Householder living alone	3,172	25.0
65 years and over	1,388	10.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,062	32.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,683	29.0

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.74

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,365	100.0
Householder	12,688	43.2
Spouse	6,718	22.9
Child	7,029	23.9
Other relatives	1,572	5.4
Nonrelatives	1,358	4.6
Unmarried partner	831	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,484	100.0
Never married	3,400	27.2
Now married, except separated	7,280	58.3
Separated	298	2.4
Widowed	339	2.7
Divorced	1,167	9.3

Females 15 years and over	14,319	100.0
Never married	4,085	28.5
Now married, except separated	6,932	48.4
Separated	243	1.7
Widowed	1,586	11.1
Divorced	1,473	10.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	339	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	123	36.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	6
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	541	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	208	38.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	27	5.0
1 or 2 years	74	13.7
3 or 4 years	36	6.7
5 or more years	71	13.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	208	38.4
Who are female	121	22.4
Who are married	169	31.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,876	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	515	6.5
Kindergarten	154	2.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,989	38.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,776	22.5
College or graduate school	2,442	31.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,699	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,990	9.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,526	11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,785	35.9
Some college, no degree	4,318	19.9
Associate's degree	1,400	6.5
Bachelor's degree	2,280	10.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,400	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	25,307	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,002	11.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	31,858	100.0
Same house	27,741	87.1
Different house in the U.S.	4,029	12.6
Same county	1,484	4.7
Different county	2,545	8.0
Same state	1,729	5.4
Different state	816	2.6
Abroad	88	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	32,185	100.0
Native	31,678	98.4
Born in United States	31,437	97.7
State of residence	24,520	76.2
Different state	6,917	21.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	241	0.7
Foreign born	507	1.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	507	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	242	47.7
Not a U.S. citizen	265	52.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	748	100.0

Native	241	32.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	241	32.2

Foreign born	507	67.8
Entered 2000 or later	153	20.5
Entered before 2000	354	47.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	507	100.0
Europe	114	22.5
Asia	122	24.1
Africa	49	9.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	199	39.3
Northern America	23	4.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	30,577	100.0
English only	29,826	97.5
Language other than English	751	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	307	1.0
Spanish	439	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	221	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	164	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	49	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	89	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.1
Other languages	59	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	32,185	100.0
American	5,520	17.2
Arab	27	0.1
Czech	21	0.1
Danish	19	0.1
Dutch	588	1.8
English	4,231	13.1
French (except Basque)	698	2.2
French Canadian	30	0.1
German	3,266	10.1
Greek	19	0.1
Hungarian	126	0.4
Irish	3,674	11.4
Italian	705	2.2
Lithuanian	25	0.1
Norwegian	53	0.2
Polish	509	1.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	191	0.6
Scotch-Irish	1,229	3.8
Scottish	1,035	3.2
Slovak	80	0.2
Subsaharan African	260	0.8
Swedish	241	0.7
Swiss	54	0.2
Ukrainian	35	0.1
Welsh	180	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	17	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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