Dickenson County Public Schools, VA (5101140) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dickenson County Public Schools, VA (5101140)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dickenson 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	6,465	100.0
Family households (families)	4,361	67.5
With own children under 18 years	1,705	26.4
Married-couple family	3,317	51.3
With own children under 18 years	1,124	17.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	267	4.1
With own children under 18 years	146	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	777	12.0
With own children under 18 years	435	6.7
Nonfamily households	2,104	32.5
Householder living alone	1,824	28.2
65 years and over	738	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,881	29.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,776	27.5

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,886	100.0
Householder	6,465	40.7
Spouse	3,354	21.1
Child	4,607	29.0
Other relatives	967	6.1
Nonrelatives	493	3.1
Unmarried partner	251	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,516	100.0
Never married	1,776	27.3
Now married, except separated	3,583	55.0
Separated	245	3.8
Widowed	233	3.6
Divorced	679	10.4

Females 15 years and over	6,872	100.0
Never married	1,343	19.5
Now married, except separated	3,589	52.2
Separated	346	5.0
Widowed	1,012	14.7
Divorced	582	8.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	216	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	29	13.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	4
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	143
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	5

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	306	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	198	64.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	30	9.8
1 or 2 years	44	14.4
3 or 4 years	23	7.5
5 or more years	101	33.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	198	64.7
Who are female	128	41.8
Who are married	152	49.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,243	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	156	4.8
Kindergarten	115	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,481	45.7
High school (grades 9-12)	753	23.2
College or graduate school	738	22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,299	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,968	17.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,696	15.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,354	38.5
Some college, no degree	1,579	14.0
Associate's degree	585	5.2
Bachelor's degree	683	6.0
Graduate or professional degree	434	3.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	67.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,776	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,182	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,900	100.0
Same house	13,823	86.9
Different house in the U.S.	1,982	12.5
Same county	1,216	7.6
Different county	766	4.8
Same state	373	2.3
Different state	393	2.5
Abroad	95	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,099	100.0
Native	16,056	99.7
Born in United States	16,029	99.6
State of residence	12,974	80.6
Different state	3,055	19.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	27	0.2
Foreign born	43	0.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	43	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	24	55.8
Not a U.S. citizen	19	44.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	70	100.0

Native	27	38.6
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	27	38.6

Foreign born	43	61.4
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	43	61.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	43	100.0
Europe	34	79.1
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	9	20.9
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,224	100.0
English only	15,024	98.7
Language other than English	200	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.2
Spanish	45	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other Indo-European languages	105	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	6	0.0
Other languages	44	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,099	100.0
American	5,049	31.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	292	1.8
English	977	6.1
French (except Basque)	134	0.8
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	1,757	10.9
Greek	13	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,188	13.6
Italian	116	0.7
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	4	0.0
Polish	0	0.0
Portuguese	63	0.4
Russian	15	0.1
Scotch-Irish	545	3.4
Scottish	376	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	94	0.6
Swiss	40	0.2
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	73	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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