Ferndale School District, WA (5302850) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ferndale School District, WA (5302850)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ferndale 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	10,457	100.0
Family households (families)	7,555	72.2
With own children under 18 years	3,378	32.3
Married-couple family	6,253	59.8
With own children under 18 years	2,646	25.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	550	5.3
With own children under 18 years	297	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	752	7.2
With own children under 18 years	435	4.2
Nonfamily households	2,902	27.8
Householder living alone	2,209	21.1
65 years and over	774	7.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,743	35.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,355	22.5

Average household size	2.82
Average family size	3.28

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,518	100.0
Householder	10,457	35.4
Spouse	6,224	21.1
Child	9,412	31.9
Other relatives	1,559	5.3
Nonrelatives	1,866	6.3
Unmarried partner	484	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,977	100.0
Never married	3,503	29.2
Now married, except separated	6,907	57.7
Separated	243	2.0
Widowed	236	2.0
Divorced	1,088	9.1

Females 15 years and over	11,291	100.0
Never married	2,890	25.6
Now married, except separated	6,314	55.9
Separated	151	1.3
Widowed	659	5.8
Divorced	1,277	11.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	345	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	60	17.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	143
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	483	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	186	38.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	23	4.8
1 or 2 years	30	6.2
3 or 4 years	19	3.9
5 or more years	114	23.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	186	38.5
Who are female	98	20.3
Who are married	133	27.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,684	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	213	2.8
Kindergarten	236	3.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,550	46.2
High school (grades 9-12)	2,135	27.8
College or graduate school	1,550	20.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,679	100.0
Less than 9th grade	569	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,411	7.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,310	28.4
Some college, no degree	4,443	23.8
Associate's degree	1,860	10.0
Bachelor's degree	3,594	19.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,492	8.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,675	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,999	13.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,025	100.0
Same house	26,204	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,795	9.6
Same county	2,261	7.8
Different county	534	1.8
Same state	237	0.8
Different state	297	1.0
Abroad	26	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	29,518	100.0
Native	26,568	90.0
Born in United States	26,218	88.8
State of residence	16,353	55.4
Different state	9,865	33.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	350	1.2
Foreign born	2,950	10.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,950	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,184	40.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,766	59.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,300	100.0

Native	350	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	11	0.3
Entered before 2000	339	10.3

Foreign born	2,950	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	996	30.2
Entered before 2000	1,954	59.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,950	100.0
Europe	929	31.5
Asia	755	25.6
Africa	26	0.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	661	22.4
Northern America	579	19.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,370	100.0
English only	24,078	88.0
Language other than English	3,292	12.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,617	5.9
Spanish	1,137	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	515	1.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,627	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	891	3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	287	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	152	0.6
Other languages	241	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	29,518	100.0
American	1,136	3.8
Arab	26	0.1
Czech	74	0.3
Danish	556	1.9
Dutch	1,518	5.1
English	3,610	12.2
French (except Basque)	1,041	3.5
French Canadian	176	0.6
German	6,214	21.1
Greek	225	0.8
Hungarian	54	0.2
Irish	3,481	11.8
Italian	914	3.1
Lithuanian	15	0.1
Norwegian	2,360	8.0
Polish	472	1.6
Portuguese	121	0.4
Russian	1,067	3.6
Scotch-Irish	828	2.8
Scottish	1,291	4.4
Slovak	21	0.1
Subsaharan African	13	0.0
Swedish	1,289	4.4
Swiss	167	0.6
Ukrainian	380	1.3
Welsh	422	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	56	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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