Roanoke City Public Schools, VA (5103300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Roanoke City Public Schools, VA (5103300)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Roanoke 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	42,187	100.0
Family households (families)	22,944	54.4
With own children under 18 years	9,645	22.9
Married-couple family	14,217	33.7
With own children under 18 years	4,598	10.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,675	4.0
With own children under 18 years	758	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,052	16.7
With own children under 18 years	4,289	10.2
Nonfamily households	19,243	45.6
Householder living alone	16,415	38.9
65 years and over	6,155	14.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,168	26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	11,552	27.4

Average household size	2.16
Average family size	2.88

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	91,061	100.0
Householder	42,187	46.3
Spouse	14,153	15.5
Child	23,217	25.5
Other relatives	5,681	6.2
Nonrelatives	5,823	6.4
Unmarried partner	2,953	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	35,098	100.0
Never married	11,899	33.9
Now married, except separated	15,722	44.8
Separated	1,128	3.2
Widowed	1,266	3.6
Divorced	5,083	14.5

Females 15 years and over	41,512	100.0
Never married	11,801	28.4
Now married, except separated	15,131	36.4
Separated	1,503	3.6
Widowed	6,154	14.8
Divorced	6,923	16.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,343	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	723	53.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,076	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,010	48.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	98	4.7
1 or 2 years	306	14.7
3 or 4 years	195	9.4
5 or more years	411	19.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,010	48.7
Who are female	725	34.9
Who are married	621	29.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,883	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,815	8.7
Kindergarten	1,404	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,969	38.2
High school (grades 9-12)	4,346	20.8
College or graduate school	5,349	25.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	65,612	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,496	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,045	12.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	20,380	31.1
Some college, no degree	13,765	21.0
Associate's degree	4,569	7.0
Bachelor's degree	9,407	14.3
Graduate or professional degree	4,950	7.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	73,127	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,103	12.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	92,170	100.0
Same house	74,364	80.7
Different house in the U.S.	17,599	19.1
Same county	9,863	10.7
Different county	7,736	8.4
Same state	5,662	6.1
Different state	2,074	2.3
Abroad	207	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	93,271	100.0
Native	89,143	95.6
Born in United States	88,488	94.9
State of residence	62,214	66.7
Different state	26,274	28.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	655	0.7
Foreign born	4,128	4.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,128	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,652	40.0
Not a U.S. citizen	2,476	60.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,783	100.0

Native	655	13.7
Entered 2000 or later	68	1.4
Entered before 2000	587	12.3

Foreign born	4,128	86.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,307	27.3
Entered before 2000	2,821	59.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,128	100.0
Europe	638	15.5
Asia	1,029	24.9
Africa	250	6.1
Oceania	15	0.4
Latin America	2,044	49.5
Northern America	152	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	87,282	100.0
English only	82,141	94.1
Language other than English	5,141	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,333	2.7
Spanish	2,379	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,203	1.4
Other Indo-European languages	1,563	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	472	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	899	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	554	0.6
Other languages	300	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	104	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	93,271	100.0
American	12,779	13.7
Arab	524	0.6
Czech	94	0.1
Danish	60	0.1
Dutch	1,241	1.3
English	12,456	13.4
French (except Basque)	1,833	2.0
French Canadian	225	0.2
German	11,439	12.3
Greek	272	0.3
Hungarian	253	0.3
Irish	8,755	9.4
Italian	2,241	2.4
Lithuanian	78	0.1
Norwegian	458	0.5
Polish	785	0.8
Portuguese	171	0.2
Russian	207	0.2
Scotch-Irish	3,961	4.2
Scottish	2,557	2.7
Slovak	110	0.1
Subsaharan African	887	1.0
Swedish	384	0.4
Swiss	85	0.1
Ukrainian	139	0.1
Welsh	562	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	843	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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