Arlington County Public Schools, VA (5100270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Arlington County Public Schools, VA (5100270)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Arlington 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	90,303	100.0
Family households (families)	39,202	43.4
With own children under 18 years	16,954	18.8
Married-couple family	30,869	34.2
With own children under 18 years	12,708	14.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,857	3.2
With own children under 18 years	1,155	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,476	6.1
With own children under 18 years	3,091	3.4
Nonfamily households	51,101	56.6
Householder living alone	39,015	43.2
65 years and over	6,219	6.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,125	20.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	13,096	14.5

Average household size	2.24
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	202,520	100.0
Householder	90,303	44.6
Spouse	30,850	15.2
Child	40,905	20.2
Other relatives	13,020	6.4
Nonrelatives	27,442	13.6
Unmarried partner	4,944	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	88,856	100.0
Never married	43,350	48.8
Now married, except separated	36,731	41.3
Separated	1,602	1.8
Widowed	1,335	1.5
Divorced	5,838	6.6

Females 15 years and over	88,435	100.0
Never married	38,836	43.9
Now married, except separated	34,583	39.1
Separated	1,429	1.6
Widowed	5,185	5.9
Divorced	8,402	9.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,752	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	538	19.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	41

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,366	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	724	30.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	203	8.6
1 or 2 years	79	3.3
3 or 4 years	108	4.6
5 or more years	334	14.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	724	30.6
Who are female	375	15.8
Who are married	581	24.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	43,953	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,612	8.2
Kindergarten	1,949	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,269	27.9
High school (grades 9-12)	6,915	15.7
College or graduate school	19,208	43.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	152,530	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,180	4.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,449	3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,395	10.1
Some college, no degree	14,075	9.2
Associate's degree	5,440	3.6
Bachelor's degree	51,250	33.6
Graduate or professional degree	53,741	35.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	68.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	168,797	100.0
Civilian veterans	15,035	8.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	203,548	100.0
Same house	158,886	78.1
Different house in the U.S.	40,339	19.8
Same county	15,049	7.4
Different county	25,290	12.4
Same state	8,870	4.4
Different state	16,420	8.1
Abroad	4,323	2.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	206,405	100.0
Native	158,845	77.0
Born in United States	154,154	74.7
State of residence	40,909	19.8
Different state	113,245	54.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	4,691	2.3
Foreign born	47,560	23.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	47,560	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	17,000	35.7
Not a U.S. citizen	30,560	64.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	52,251	100.0

Native	4,691	9.0
Entered 2000 or later	849	1.6
Entered before 2000	3,842	7.4

Foreign born	47,560	91.0
Entered 2000 or later	19,157	36.7
Entered before 2000	28,403	54.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	47,560	100.0
Europe	5,611	11.8
Asia	14,617	30.7
Africa	5,118	10.8
Oceania	259	0.5
Latin America	21,185	44.5
Northern America	770	1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	193,421	100.0
English only	136,360	70.5
Language other than English	57,061	29.5
Speak English less than "very well"	19,079	9.9
Spanish	30,580	15.8
Speak English less than "very well"	11,751	6.1
Other Indo-European languages	11,924	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,234	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	9,621	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,637	1.9
Other languages	4,936	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,457	0.8

ANCESTRY
Total population	206,405	100.0
American	5,551	2.7
Arab	3,082	1.5
Czech	1,171	0.6
Danish	1,049	0.5
Dutch	2,911	1.4
English	23,354	11.3
French (except Basque)	4,977	2.4
French Canadian	1,271	0.6
German	27,276	13.2
Greek	1,189	0.6
Hungarian	1,277	0.6
Irish	27,954	13.5
Italian	11,988	5.8
Lithuanian	970	0.5
Norwegian	2,437	1.2
Polish	6,494	3.1
Portuguese	687	0.3
Russian	3,938	1.9
Scotch-Irish	5,113	2.5
Scottish	6,239	3.0
Slovak	643	0.3
Subsaharan African	4,512	2.2
Swedish	2,515	1.2
Swiss	813	0.4
Ukrainian	1,457	0.7
Welsh	1,635	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	632	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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