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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Portsmouth 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 39,094 100.0
    Family households (families) 24,902 63.7
        With own children under 18 years 11,292 28.9
    Married-couple family 14,750 37.7
        With own children under 18 years 5,330 13.6
    Male householder, no wife present, family 2,265 5.8
        With own children under 18 years 1,260 3.2
    Female householder, no husband present, family 7,887 20.2
        With own children under 18 years 4,702 12.0
    Nonfamily households 14,192 36.3
    Householder living alone 11,868 30.4
        65 years and over 3,978 10.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 13,515 34.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,555 24.4
 
Average household size 2.47
Average family size 3.09
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 96,487 100.0
    Householder 39,094 40.5
        Spouse 14,725 15.3
        Child 29,248 30.3
        Other relatives 8,003 8.3
    Nonrelatives 5,417 5.6
        Unmarried partner 2,574 2.7
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 38,323 100.0
    Never married 15,994 41.7
    Now married, except separated 16,493 43.0
    Separated 1,535 4.0
    Widowed 1,023 2.7
    Divorced 3,278 8.6
 
Females 15 years and over 41,738 100.0
    Never married 13,396 32.1
    Now married, except separated 16,081 38.5
    Separated 2,090 5.0
    Widowed 5,002 12.0
    Divorced 5,169 12.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 1,940 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 1,024 52.8
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 68
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 75
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 39
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 135
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 19
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 3,077 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 1,400 45.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 264 8.6
        1 or 2 years 235 7.6
        3 or 4 years 171 5.6
        5 or more years 730 23.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 1,400 45.5
        Who are female 945 30.7
        Who are married 1,011 32.9
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 25,755 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 1,832 7.1
        Kindergarten 1,601 6.2
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,890 38.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 5,566 21.6
        College or graduate school 6,866 26.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 63,487 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 3,541 5.6
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7,953 12.5
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,427 30.6
        Some college, no degree 16,265 25.6
        Associate's degree 4,712 7.4
        Bachelor's degree 7,784 12.3
        Graduate or professional degree 3,805 6.0
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 81.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 18.3
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 71,490 100.0
    Civilian veterans 11,005 15.4
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 99,158 100.0
    Same house 79,488 80.2
    Different house in the U.S. 19,330 19.5
        Same county 7,953 8.0
        Different county 11,377 11.5
            Same state 7,403 7.5
            Different state 3,974 4.0
    Abroad 340 0.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 100,674 100.0
    Native 97,999 97.3
        Born in United States 96,817 96.2
            State of residence 64,103 63.7
            Different state 32,714 32.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 1,182 1.2
    Foreign born 2,675 2.7
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 2,675 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,251 46.8
    Not a U.S. citizen 1,424 53.2
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 3,857 100.0
 
    Native 1,182 30.6
        Entered 2000 or later 304 7.9
        Entered before 2000 878 22.8
 
    Foreign born 2,675 69.4
        Entered 2000 or later 900 23.3
        Entered before 2000 1,775 46.0
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 2,675 100.0
    Europe 303 11.3
    Asia 738 27.6
    Africa 278 10.4
    Oceania 16 0.6
    Latin America 1,309 48.9
    Northern America 31 1.2
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 92,979 100.0
    English only 89,130 95.9
    Language other than English 3,849 4.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 1,266 1.4
        Spanish 2,101 2.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 570 0.6
        Other Indo-European languages 887 1.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 326 0.4
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 710 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 339 0.4
        Other languages 151 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 31 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 100,674 100.0
    American 9,848 9.8
    Arab 92 0.1
    Czech 110 0.1
    Danish 191 0.2
    Dutch 983 1.0
    English 7,623 7.6
    French (except Basque) 1,591 1.6
    French Canadian 302 0.3
    German 7,657 7.6
    Greek 155 0.2
    Hungarian 120 0.1
    Irish 7,617 7.6
    Italian 2,563 2.5
    Lithuanian 15 0.0
    Norwegian 456 0.5
    Polish 1,027 1.0
    Portuguese 38 0.0
    Russian 198 0.2
    Scotch-Irish 1,808 1.8
    Scottish 1,116 1.1
    Slovak 44 0.0
    Subsaharan African 1,124 1.1
    Swedish 180 0.2
    Swiss 141 0.1
    Ukrainian 35 0.0
    Welsh 485 0.5
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 782 0.8
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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