Roanoke County Public Schools, VA (5103330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Roanoke County Public Schools, VA (5103330)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Roanoke 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	37,329	100.0
Family households (families)	25,078	67.2
With own children under 18 years	11,116	29.8
Married-couple family	20,812	55.8
With own children under 18 years	8,728	23.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,280	3.4
With own children under 18 years	654	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,986	8.0
With own children under 18 years	1,734	4.6
Nonfamily households	12,251	32.8
Householder living alone	10,673	28.6
65 years and over	3,777	10.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,929	32.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,399	25.2

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	2.91

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	87,796	100.0
Householder	37,329	42.5
Spouse	20,840	23.7
Child	24,367	27.8
Other relatives	2,590	3.0
Nonrelatives	2,670	3.0
Unmarried partner	1,504	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	34,031	100.0
Never married	8,065	23.7
Now married, except separated	21,625	63.5
Separated	539	1.6
Widowed	920	2.7
Divorced	2,882	8.5

Females 15 years and over	38,759	100.0
Never married	7,701	19.9
Now married, except separated	21,358	55.1
Separated	748	1.9
Widowed	4,725	12.2
Divorced	4,227	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	910	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	249	27.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,117	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	743	66.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	94	8.4
1 or 2 years	69	6.2
3 or 4 years	148	13.2
5 or more years	432	38.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	743	66.5
Who are female	446	39.9
Who are married	603	54.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,693	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,406	6.5
Kindergarten	1,177	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,224	42.5
High school (grades 9-12)	5,391	24.9
College or graduate school	4,495	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,777	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,391	3.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,337	7.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	16,241	26.3
Some college, no degree	13,842	22.4
Associate's degree	5,179	8.4
Bachelor's degree	13,098	21.2
Graduate or professional degree	6,689	10.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	68,955	100.0
Civilian veterans	8,700	12.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	89,013	100.0
Same house	76,076	85.5
Different house in the U.S.	12,616	14.2
Same county	3,974	4.5
Different county	8,642	9.7
Same state	6,384	7.2
Different state	2,258	2.5
Abroad	321	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	89,905	100.0
Native	85,542	95.1
Born in United States	84,819	94.3
State of residence	55,870	62.1
Different state	28,949	32.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	723	0.8
Foreign born	4,363	4.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,363	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,926	44.1
Not a U.S. citizen	2,437	55.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,086	100.0

Native	723	14.2
Entered 2000 or later	93	1.8
Entered before 2000	630	12.4

Foreign born	4,363	85.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,255	24.7
Entered before 2000	3,108	61.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,363	100.0
Europe	1,215	27.8
Asia	1,657	38.0
Africa	230	5.3
Oceania	58	1.3
Latin America	1,029	23.6
Northern America	174	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	84,454	100.0
English only	79,030	93.6
Language other than English	5,424	6.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,778	2.1
Spanish	1,640	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	522	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	2,460	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	719	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,179	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	522	0.6
Other languages	145	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	89,905	100.0
American	13,250	14.7
Arab	623	0.7
Czech	198	0.2
Danish	119	0.1
Dutch	1,425	1.6
English	14,741	16.4
French (except Basque)	2,580	2.9
French Canadian	324	0.4
German	16,441	18.3
Greek	358	0.4
Hungarian	331	0.4
Irish	12,480	13.9
Italian	3,369	3.7
Lithuanian	264	0.3
Norwegian	678	0.8
Polish	1,558	1.7
Portuguese	77	0.1
Russian	306	0.3
Scotch-Irish	4,006	4.5
Scottish	3,135	3.5
Slovak	110	0.1
Subsaharan African	185	0.2
Swedish	511	0.6
Swiss	217	0.2
Ukrainian	146	0.2
Welsh	902	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	76	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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