Bedford County Public Schools, VA (5100360) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bedford County Public Schools, VA (5100360)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bedford 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	26,876	100.0
Family households (families)	19,724	73.4
With own children under 18 years	7,879	29.3
Married-couple family	16,770	62.4
With own children under 18 years	6,102	22.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	829	3.1
With own children under 18 years	537	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,125	7.9
With own children under 18 years	1,240	4.6
Nonfamily households	7,152	26.6
Householder living alone	6,178	23.0
65 years and over	1,873	7.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,498	31.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,186	23.0

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	2.88

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	65,785	100.0
Householder	26,876	40.9
Spouse	16,786	25.5
Child	17,858	27.1
Other relatives	2,365	3.6
Nonrelatives	1,900	2.9
Unmarried partner	1,067	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,476	100.0
Never married	5,981	22.6
Now married, except separated	17,378	65.6
Separated	423	1.6
Widowed	506	1.9
Divorced	2,188	8.3

Females 15 years and over	27,353	100.0
Never married	5,225	19.1
Now married, except separated	17,122	62.6
Separated	711	2.6
Widowed	2,112	7.7
Divorced	2,183	8.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	502	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	104	20.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	91
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	952	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	440	46.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	61	6.4
1 or 2 years	157	16.5
3 or 4 years	29	3.0
5 or more years	193	20.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	440	46.2
Who are female	292	30.7
Who are married	303	31.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,693	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	985	6.3
Kindergarten	749	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,034	44.8
High school (grades 9-12)	3,921	25.0
College or graduate school	3,004	19.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	46,145	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,926	4.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,018	10.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,991	32.5
Some college, no degree	10,172	22.0
Associate's degree	3,218	7.0
Bachelor's degree	6,984	15.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,836	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	50,768	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,677	13.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	65,495	100.0
Same house	58,227	88.9
Different house in the U.S.	7,179	11.0
Same county	2,726	4.2
Different county	4,453	6.8
Same state	3,322	5.1
Different state	1,131	1.7
Abroad	89	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	65,916	100.0
Native	64,766	98.3
Born in United States	64,303	97.6
State of residence	44,200	67.1
Different state	20,103	30.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	463	0.7
Foreign born	1,150	1.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,150	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	693	60.3
Not a U.S. citizen	457	39.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,613	100.0

Native	463	28.7
Entered 2000 or later	51	3.2
Entered before 2000	412	25.5

Foreign born	1,150	71.3
Entered 2000 or later	224	13.9
Entered before 2000	926	57.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,150	100.0
Europe	409	35.6
Asia	419	36.4
Africa	28	2.4
Oceania	31	2.7
Latin America	163	14.2
Northern America	100	8.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	62,498	100.0
English only	60,630	97.0
Language other than English	1,868	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	653	1.0
Spanish	869	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	204	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	577	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	221	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	357	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	228	0.4
Other languages	65	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	65,916	100.0
American	12,201	18.5
Arab	21	0.0
Czech	93	0.1
Danish	107	0.2
Dutch	1,160	1.8
English	10,595	16.1
French (except Basque)	2,038	3.1
French Canadian	568	0.9
German	9,948	15.1
Greek	156	0.2
Hungarian	289	0.4
Irish	8,406	12.8
Italian	2,278	3.5
Lithuanian	46	0.1
Norwegian	231	0.4
Polish	924	1.4
Portuguese	110	0.2
Russian	174	0.3
Scotch-Irish	2,110	3.2
Scottish	1,720	2.6
Slovak	55	0.1
Subsaharan African	105	0.2
Swedish	347	0.5
Swiss	65	0.1
Ukrainian	49	0.1
Welsh	475	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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