Fairfax County Public Schools, VA (5101260) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fairfax County Public Schools, VA (5101260)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fairfax 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	368,239	100.0
Family households (families)	256,133	69.6
With own children under 18 years	125,219	34.0
Married-couple family	210,991	57.3
With own children under 18 years	103,006	28.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	13,413	3.6
With own children under 18 years	4,910	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	31,729	8.6
With own children under 18 years	17,303	4.7
Nonfamily households	112,106	30.4
Householder living alone	90,592	24.6
65 years and over	21,694	5.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	133,185	36.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	67,833	18.4

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.28

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	1,004,647	100.0
Householder	368,239	36.7
Spouse	210,983	21.0
Child	313,472	31.2
Other relatives	60,649	6.0
Nonrelatives	51,304	5.1
Unmarried partner	13,676	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	394,013	100.0
Never married	126,747	32.2
Now married, except separated	232,960	59.1
Separated	5,955	1.5
Widowed	6,226	1.6
Divorced	22,125	5.6

Females 15 years and over	407,567	100.0
Never married	109,107	26.8
Now married, except separated	227,365	55.8
Separated	7,818	1.9
Widowed	25,508	6.3
Divorced	37,769	9.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	13,560	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,011	14.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	11
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	90
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	16,510	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	4,473	27.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,110	6.7
1 or 2 years	991	6.0
3 or 4 years	832	5.0
5 or more years	1,540	9.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	4,473	27.1
Who are female	2,777	16.8
Who are married	3,371	20.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	281,636	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	21,698	7.7
Kindergarten	14,103	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	108,384	38.5
High school (grades 9-12)	57,746	20.5
College or graduate school	79,705	28.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	671,278	100.0
Less than 9th grade	27,238	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	26,028	3.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	92,892	13.8
Some college, no degree	96,560	14.4
Associate's degree	36,215	5.4
Bachelor's degree	207,403	30.9
Graduate or professional degree	184,942	27.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	58.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	748,363	100.0
Civilian veterans	84,388	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	998,115	100.0
Same house	845,795	84.7
Different house in the U.S.	137,728	13.8
Same county	64,682	6.5
Different county	73,046	7.3
Same state	34,790	3.5
Different state	38,256	3.8
Abroad	14,592	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,012,751	100.0
Native	738,502	72.9
Born in United States	713,453	70.4
State of residence	264,359	26.1
Different state	449,094	44.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	25,049	2.5
Foreign born	274,249	27.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	274,249	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	130,208	47.5
Not a U.S. citizen	144,041	52.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	299,298	100.0

Native	25,049	8.4
Entered 2000 or later	4,361	1.5
Entered before 2000	20,688	6.9

Foreign born	274,249	91.6
Entered 2000 or later	85,362	28.5
Entered before 2000	188,887	63.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	274,249	100.0
Europe	22,827	8.3
Asia	139,133	50.7
Africa	24,151	8.8
Oceania	902	0.3
Latin America	84,538	30.8
Northern America	2,698	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	938,003	100.0
English only	620,016	66.1
Language other than English	317,987	33.9
Speak English less than "very well"	135,652	14.5
Spanish	116,439	12.4
Speak English less than "very well"	58,310	6.2
Other Indo-European languages	70,696	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	19,081	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	103,047	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	49,447	5.3
Other languages	27,805	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8,814	0.9

ANCESTRY
Total population	1,012,751	100.0
American	36,938	3.6
Arab	18,930	1.9
Czech	4,967	0.5
Danish	4,465	0.4
Dutch	12,585	1.2
English	116,162	11.5
French (except Basque)	23,706	2.3
French Canadian	5,184	0.5
German	136,177	13.4
Greek	7,190	0.7
Hungarian	6,259	0.6
Irish	122,593	12.1
Italian	56,779	5.6
Lithuanian	3,764	0.4
Norwegian	10,267	1.0
Polish	30,242	3.0
Portuguese	2,169	0.2
Russian	14,293	1.4
Scotch-Irish	23,492	2.3
Scottish	27,880	2.8
Slovak	4,192	0.4
Subsaharan African	28,330	2.8
Swedish	9,997	1.0
Swiss	3,763	0.4
Ukrainian	4,515	0.4
Welsh	8,271	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	3,636	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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