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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 --ValuePercent
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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