Bellingham School District, WA (5300420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bellingham School District, WA (5300420)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bellingham School District, WA 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	40,933	100.0
Family households (families)	21,054	51.4
With own children under 18 years	8,939	21.8
Married-couple family	16,711	40.8
With own children under 18 years	6,204	15.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,099	2.7
With own children under 18 years	624	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,244	7.9
With own children under 18 years	2,111	5.2
Nonfamily households	19,879	48.6
Householder living alone	13,565	33.1
65 years and over	3,590	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,655	23.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,166	19.9

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	94,988	100.0
Householder	40,933	43.1
Spouse	16,740	17.6
Child	20,370	21.4
Other relatives	3,386	3.6
Nonrelatives	13,559	14.3
Unmarried partner	3,112	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	40,794	100.0
Never married	18,121	44.4
Now married, except separated	18,370	45.0
Separated	574	1.4
Widowed	491	1.2
Divorced	3,238	7.9

Females 15 years and over	44,528	100.0
Never married	17,865	40.1
Now married, except separated	17,358	39.0
Separated	922	2.1
Widowed	3,379	7.6
Divorced	5,004	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	927	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	260	28.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,145	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	470	41.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	107	9.3
1 or 2 years	196	17.1
3 or 4 years	68	5.9
5 or more years	99	8.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	470	41.0
Who are female	260	22.7
Who are married	376	32.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	33,940	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,483	4.4
Kindergarten	642	1.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,897	23.3
High school (grades 9-12)	3,986	11.7
College or graduate school	19,932	58.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	58,295	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,545	2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,164	5.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,763	20.2
Some college, no degree	13,975	24.0
Associate's degree	5,583	9.6
Bachelor's degree	14,151	24.3
Graduate or professional degree	8,114	13.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	38.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	82,278	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,915	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	98,635	100.0
Same house	73,749	74.8
Different house in the U.S.	23,988	24.3
Same county	14,110	14.3
Different county	9,878	10.0
Same state	6,858	7.0
Different state	3,020	3.1
Abroad	898	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	99,469	100.0
Native	90,233	90.7
Born in United States	88,378	88.8
State of residence	49,970	50.2
Different state	38,408	38.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,855	1.9
Foreign born	9,236	9.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	9,236	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,486	48.6
Not a U.S. citizen	4,750	51.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	11,091	100.0

Native	1,855	16.7
Entered 2000 or later	113	1.0
Entered before 2000	1,742	15.7

Foreign born	9,236	83.3
Entered 2000 or later	2,539	22.9
Entered before 2000	6,697	60.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	9,236	100.0
Europe	1,646	17.8
Asia	3,622	39.2
Africa	157	1.7
Oceania	244	2.6
Latin America	1,292	14.0
Northern America	2,275	24.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	94,856	100.0
English only	85,089	89.7
Language other than English	9,767	10.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3,756	4.0
Spanish	3,352	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,218	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	3,687	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,242	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,372	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,148	1.2
Other languages	356	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	148	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	99,469	100.0
American	4,243	4.3
Arab	216	0.2
Czech	616	0.6
Danish	1,342	1.3
Dutch	3,960	4.0
English	15,316	15.4
French (except Basque)	3,834	3.9
French Canadian	1,053	1.1
German	20,694	20.8
Greek	328	0.3
Hungarian	635	0.6
Irish	14,957	15.0
Italian	4,529	4.6
Lithuanian	83	0.1
Norwegian	7,908	8.0
Polish	2,064	2.1
Portuguese	393	0.4
Russian	1,285	1.3
Scotch-Irish	3,296	3.3
Scottish	4,833	4.9
Slovak	45	0.0
Subsaharan African	285	0.3
Swedish	4,760	4.8
Swiss	535	0.5
Ukrainian	491	0.5
Welsh	815	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	140	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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