Mecklenburg County Public Schools, VA (5102460) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mecklenburg County Public Schools, VA (5102460)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mecklenburg 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	12,532	100.0
Family households (families)	8,229	65.7
With own children under 18 years	3,060	24.4
Married-couple family	5,898	47.1
With own children under 18 years	1,713	13.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	528	4.2
With own children under 18 years	262	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,803	14.4
With own children under 18 years	1,085	8.7
Nonfamily households	4,303	34.3
Householder living alone	3,804	30.4
65 years and over	1,674	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,575	28.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,360	34.8

Average household size	2.44
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,544	100.0
Householder	12,532	41.0
Spouse	5,832	19.1
Child	8,710	28.5
Other relatives	2,284	7.5
Nonrelatives	1,186	3.9
Unmarried partner	579	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,225	100.0
Never married	4,486	33.9
Now married, except separated	6,427	48.6
Separated	667	5.0
Widowed	443	3.3
Divorced	1,202	9.1

Females 15 years and over	13,543	100.0
Never married	3,189	23.5
Now married, except separated	6,107	45.1
Separated	571	4.2
Widowed	2,203	16.3
Divorced	1,473	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	517	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	270	52.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	34
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	194
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	688	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	335	48.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	69	10.0
1 or 2 years	60	8.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	206	29.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	335	48.7
Who are female	221	32.1
Who are married	202	29.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,487	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	467	7.2
Kindergarten	305	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,821	43.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,646	25.4
College or graduate school	1,248	19.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,197	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,153	9.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,712	16.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,806	38.0
Some college, no degree	4,203	18.1
Associate's degree	1,349	5.8
Bachelor's degree	1,945	8.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,029	4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	25,554	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,107	12.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	31,525	100.0
Same house	28,591	90.7
Different house in the U.S.	2,723	8.6
Same county	1,059	3.4
Different county	1,664	5.3
Same state	1,319	4.2
Different state	345	1.1
Abroad	211	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	31,987	100.0
Native	31,306	97.9
Born in United States	31,147	97.4
State of residence	22,643	70.8
Different state	8,504	26.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	159	0.5
Foreign born	681	2.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	681	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	166	24.4
Not a U.S. citizen	515	75.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	840	100.0

Native	159	18.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	159	18.9

Foreign born	681	81.1
Entered 2000 or later	465	55.4
Entered before 2000	216	25.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	681	100.0
Europe	107	15.7
Asia	139	20.4
Africa	74	10.9
Oceania	11	1.6
Latin America	350	51.4
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	30,289	100.0
English only	29,470	97.3
Language other than English	819	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	527	1.7
Spanish	528	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	433	1.4
Other Indo-European languages	68	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	90	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	32	0.1
Other languages	133	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	31,987	100.0
American	5,609	17.5
Arab	68	0.2
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	236	0.7
English	3,148	9.8
French (except Basque)	606	1.9
French Canadian	90	0.3
German	2,284	7.1
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	92	0.3
Irish	2,344	7.3
Italian	532	1.7
Lithuanian	10	0.0
Norwegian	126	0.4
Polish	208	0.7
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	59	0.2
Scotch-Irish	343	1.1
Scottish	371	1.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	2,972	9.3
Swedish	165	0.5
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	20	0.1
Welsh	155	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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