Harrisonburg City Public Schools, VA (5101860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Harrisonburg City Public Schools, VA (5101860)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Harrisonburg City 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	14,359	100.0
Family households (families)	7,165	49.9
With own children under 18 years	3,298	23.0
Married-couple family	5,067	35.3
With own children under 18 years	2,016	14.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	731	5.1
With own children under 18 years	374	2.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,367	9.5
With own children under 18 years	908	6.3
Nonfamily households	7,194	50.1
Householder living alone	4,002	27.9
65 years and over	1,241	8.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,632	25.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,485	17.3

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	34,512	100.0
Householder	14,359	41.6
Spouse	5,073	14.7
Child	7,079	20.5
Other relatives	1,866	5.4
Nonrelatives	6,135	17.8
Unmarried partner	642	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,301	100.0
Never married	10,682	58.4
Now married, except separated	6,016	32.9
Separated	333	1.8
Widowed	240	1.3
Divorced	1,030	5.6

Females 15 years and over	19,718	100.0
Never married	11,488	58.3
Now married, except separated	5,326	27.0
Separated	197	1.0
Widowed	1,286	6.5
Divorced	1,421	7.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	477	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	275	57.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	23
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	15
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	589	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	479	81.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	65	11.0
1 or 2 years	163	27.7
3 or 4 years	178	30.2
5 or more years	73	12.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	479	81.3
Who are female	246	41.8
Who are married	411	69.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,510	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	435	2.0
Kindergarten	607	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,697	12.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,358	6.3
College or graduate school	16,413	76.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,587	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,978	10.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,327	12.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,935	26.6
Some college, no degree	2,769	14.9
Associate's degree	663	3.6
Bachelor's degree	3,568	19.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,347	12.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	76.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	31.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	36,900	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,764	4.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	43,464	100.0
Same house	26,641	61.3
Different house in the U.S.	15,968	36.7
Same county	2,224	5.1
Different county	13,744	31.6
Same state	10,834	24.9
Different state	2,910	6.7
Abroad	855	2.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	43,983	100.0
Native	37,767	85.9
Born in United States	36,761	83.6
State of residence	22,253	50.6
Different state	14,508	33.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,006	2.3
Foreign born	6,216	14.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,216	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,587	25.5
Not a U.S. citizen	4,629	74.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,222	100.0

Native	1,006	13.9
Entered 2000 or later	285	3.9
Entered before 2000	721	10.0

Foreign born	6,216	86.1
Entered 2000 or later	2,548	35.3
Entered before 2000	3,668	50.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,216	100.0
Europe	640	10.3
Asia	1,373	22.1
Africa	614	9.9
Oceania	46	0.7
Latin America	3,468	55.8
Northern America	75	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	41,524	100.0
English only	34,202	82.4
Language other than English	7,322	17.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,878	9.3
Spanish	4,577	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,579	6.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,408	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	685	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	716	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	298	0.7
Other languages	621	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	316	0.8

ANCESTRY
Total population	43,983	100.0
American	13,328	30.3
Arab	346	0.8
Czech	49	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	297	0.7
English	2,673	6.1
French (except Basque)	521	1.2
French Canadian	256	0.6
German	6,446	14.7
Greek	59	0.1
Hungarian	108	0.2
Irish	2,860	6.5
Italian	1,284	2.9
Lithuanian	65	0.1
Norwegian	244	0.6
Polish	630	1.4
Portuguese	40	0.1
Russian	355	0.8
Scotch-Irish	876	2.0
Scottish	785	1.8
Slovak	105	0.2
Subsaharan African	547	1.2
Swedish	314	0.7
Swiss	799	1.8
Ukrainian	115	0.3
Welsh	209	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	39	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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