Federal Way School District, WA (5302820) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Federal Way School District, WA (5302820)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Federal Way 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	46,689	100.0
Family households (families)	32,352	69.3
With own children under 18 years	16,560	35.5
Married-couple family	23,590	50.5
With own children under 18 years	11,274	24.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,656	5.7
With own children under 18 years	1,364	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,106	13.1
With own children under 18 years	3,922	8.4
Nonfamily households	14,337	30.7
Householder living alone	11,170	23.9
65 years and over	3,101	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,022	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,772	18.8

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	124,832	100.0
Householder	46,689	37.4
Spouse	23,515	18.8
Child	38,722	31.0
Other relatives	8,070	6.5
Nonrelatives	7,836	6.3
Unmarried partner	2,555	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	48,128	100.0
Never married	15,484	32.2
Now married, except separated	26,039	54.1
Separated	729	1.5
Widowed	1,105	2.3
Divorced	4,771	9.9

Females 15 years and over	50,500	100.0
Never married	13,431	26.6
Now married, except separated	25,110	49.7
Separated	1,165	2.3
Widowed	3,544	7.0
Divorced	7,250	14.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,790	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	579	32.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	96
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,287	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,053	32.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	228	6.9
1 or 2 years	344	10.5
3 or 4 years	176	5.4
5 or more years	305	9.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,053	32.0
Who are female	691	21.0
Who are married	725	22.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,668	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,630	5.0
Kindergarten	1,583	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	14,590	44.7
High school (grades 9-12)	7,728	23.7
College or graduate school	7,137	21.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	81,837	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,230	3.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,517	6.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,696	26.5
Some college, no degree	22,224	27.2
Associate's degree	9,021	11.0
Bachelor's degree	14,659	17.9
Graduate or professional degree	5,490	6.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	92,198	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,284	12.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	123,563	100.0
Same house	101,207	81.9
Different house in the U.S.	21,583	17.5
Same county	14,555	11.8
Different county	7,028	5.7
Same state	3,747	3.0
Different state	3,281	2.7
Abroad	773	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	125,274	100.0
Native	99,189	79.2
Born in United States	96,322	76.9
State of residence	53,759	42.9
Different state	42,563	34.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,867	2.3
Foreign born	26,085	20.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	26,085	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	11,908	45.7
Not a U.S. citizen	14,177	54.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	28,952	100.0

Native	2,867	9.9
Entered 2000 or later	629	2.2
Entered before 2000	2,238	7.7

Foreign born	26,085	90.1
Entered 2000 or later	7,505	25.9
Entered before 2000	18,580	64.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	26,085	100.0
Europe	5,054	19.4
Asia	11,299	43.3
Africa	1,443	5.5
Oceania	360	1.4
Latin America	6,953	26.7
Northern America	976	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	116,425	100.0
English only	84,356	72.5
Language other than English	32,069	27.5
Speak English less than "very well"	15,343	13.2
Spanish	10,799	9.3
Speak English less than "very well"	5,136	4.4
Other Indo-European languages	7,511	6.5
Speak English less than "very well"	3,025	2.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	12,320	10.6
Speak English less than "very well"	6,615	5.7
Other languages	1,439	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	567	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	125,274	100.0
American	4,517	3.6
Arab	214	0.2
Czech	516	0.4
Danish	920	0.7
Dutch	1,849	1.5
English	11,926	9.5
French (except Basque)	4,035	3.2
French Canadian	700	0.6
German	21,554	17.2
Greek	498	0.4
Hungarian	338	0.3
Irish	12,737	10.2
Italian	3,750	3.0
Lithuanian	23	0.0
Norwegian	6,517	5.2
Polish	2,047	1.6
Portuguese	330	0.3
Russian	2,928	2.3
Scotch-Irish	2,283	1.8
Scottish	3,250	2.6
Slovak	175	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,043	1.6
Swedish	3,993	3.2
Swiss	558	0.4
Ukrainian	2,481	2.0
Welsh	842	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	315	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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