Wise County Public Schools, VA (5104080) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wise County Public Schools, VA (5104080)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wise 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	16,170	100.0
Family households (families)	11,165	69.0
With own children under 18 years	4,755	29.4
Married-couple family	8,671	53.6
With own children under 18 years	3,477	21.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	679	4.2
With own children under 18 years	278	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,815	11.2
With own children under 18 years	1,000	6.2
Nonfamily households	5,005	31.0
Householder living alone	4,576	28.3
65 years and over	1,698	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,208	32.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,115	25.4

Average household size	2.42
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	39,177	100.0
Householder	16,170	41.3
Spouse	8,670	22.1
Child	11,109	28.4
Other relatives	2,154	5.5
Nonrelatives	1,074	2.7
Unmarried partner	485	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	17,640	100.0
Never married	5,700	32.3
Now married, except separated	9,478	53.7
Separated	615	3.5
Widowed	401	2.3
Divorced	1,446	8.2

Females 15 years and over	16,790	100.0
Never married	3,231	19.2
Now married, except separated	8,821	52.5
Separated	652	3.9
Widowed	2,226	13.3
Divorced	1,860	11.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	481	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	133	27.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	104
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	997	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	510	51.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	150	15.0
1 or 2 years	126	12.6
3 or 4 years	92	9.2
5 or more years	142	14.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	510	51.2
Who are female	296	29.7
Who are married	419	42.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,890	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	396	4.5
Kindergarten	479	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,937	44.3
High school (grades 9-12)	2,121	23.9
College or graduate school	1,957	22.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	28,360	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,662	12.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,917	17.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,885	34.9
Some college, no degree	4,792	16.9
Associate's degree	1,730	6.1
Bachelor's degree	2,335	8.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,039	3.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	32,797	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,444	10.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	41,325	100.0
Same house	35,647	86.3
Different house in the U.S.	5,657	13.7
Same county	3,527	8.5
Different county	2,130	5.2
Same state	1,454	3.5
Different state	676	1.6
Abroad	21	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,715	100.0
Native	41,107	98.5
Born in United States	41,019	98.3
State of residence	30,867	74.0
Different state	10,152	24.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	88	0.2
Foreign born	608	1.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	608	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	246	40.5
Not a U.S. citizen	362	59.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	696	100.0

Native	88	12.6
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	88	12.6

Foreign born	608	87.4
Entered 2000 or later	151	21.7
Entered before 2000	457	65.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	608	100.0
Europe	47	7.7
Asia	212	34.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	23	3.8
Latin America	326	53.6
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	39,249	100.0
English only	38,352	97.7
Language other than English	897	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	309	0.8
Spanish	526	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	229	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	183	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	106	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.1
Other languages	82	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,715	100.0
American	4,980	11.9
Arab	130	0.3
Czech	20	0.0
Danish	37	0.1
Dutch	591	1.4
English	3,840	9.2
French (except Basque)	332	0.8
French Canadian	54	0.1
German	3,972	9.5
Greek	15	0.0
Hungarian	161	0.4
Irish	5,293	12.7
Italian	554	1.3
Lithuanian	26	0.1
Norwegian	54	0.1
Polish	432	1.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,393	3.3
Scottish	920	2.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	158	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	131	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	73	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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