Highline School District, WA (5303540) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Highline School District, WA (5303540)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Highline 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	46,581	100.0
Family households (families)	28,655	61.5
With own children under 18 years	13,215	28.4
Married-couple family	19,970	42.9
With own children under 18 years	8,126	17.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,436	5.2
With own children under 18 years	1,109	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,249	13.4
With own children under 18 years	3,980	8.5
Nonfamily households	17,926	38.5
Householder living alone	14,634	31.4
65 years and over	4,371	9.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	14,751	31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,368	22.3

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	115,493	100.0
Householder	46,581	40.3
Spouse	19,845	17.2
Child	31,737	27.5
Other relatives	8,813	7.6
Nonrelatives	8,517	7.4
Unmarried partner	3,453	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	49,015	100.0
Never married	17,825	36.4
Now married, except separated	23,331	47.6
Separated	1,193	2.4
Widowed	1,172	2.4
Divorced	5,494	11.2

Females 15 years and over	48,933	100.0
Never married	13,770	28.1
Now married, except separated	21,937	44.8
Separated	1,444	3.0
Widowed	4,772	9.8
Divorced	7,010	14.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,877	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	788	42.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	12
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	117
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,236	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	756	33.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	180	8.1
1 or 2 years	241	10.8
3 or 4 years	139	6.2
5 or more years	196	8.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	756	33.8
Who are female	578	25.8
Who are married	496	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,909	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,423	5.5
Kindergarten	1,259	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,713	41.3
High school (grades 9-12)	6,410	24.7
College or graduate school	6,104	23.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	83,385	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,189	7.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,897	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24,293	29.1
Some college, no degree	20,018	24.0
Associate's degree	7,475	9.0
Bachelor's degree	12,341	14.8
Graduate or professional degree	5,172	6.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	93,084	100.0
Civilian veterans	9,626	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	117,563	100.0
Same house	94,088	80.0
Different house in the U.S.	22,611	19.2
Same county	16,737	14.2
Different county	5,874	5.0
Same state	2,844	2.4
Different state	3,030	2.6
Abroad	864	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	119,366	100.0
Native	91,351	76.5
Born in United States	89,612	75.1
State of residence	55,192	46.2
Different state	34,420	28.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,739	1.5
Foreign born	28,015	23.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	28,015	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	11,865	42.4
Not a U.S. citizen	16,150	57.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	29,754	100.0

Native	1,739	5.8
Entered 2000 or later	456	1.5
Entered before 2000	1,283	4.3

Foreign born	28,015	94.2
Entered 2000 or later	8,535	28.7
Entered before 2000	19,480	65.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	28,015	100.0
Europe	1,862	6.6
Asia	9,989	35.7
Africa	3,601	12.9
Oceania	941	3.4
Latin America	10,894	38.9
Northern America	728	2.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	111,084	100.0
English only	77,323	69.6
Language other than English	33,761	30.4
Speak English less than "very well"	18,087	16.3
Spanish	14,478	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8,420	7.6
Other Indo-European languages	4,384	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,475	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	11,071	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	6,733	6.1
Other languages	3,828	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,459	1.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	119,366	100.0
American	4,165	3.5
Arab	472	0.4
Czech	597	0.5
Danish	1,187	1.0
Dutch	2,411	2.0
English	11,796	9.9
French (except Basque)	3,956	3.3
French Canadian	755	0.6
German	17,065	14.3
Greek	452	0.4
Hungarian	378	0.3
Irish	10,775	9.0
Italian	4,163	3.5
Lithuanian	91	0.1
Norwegian	7,026	5.9
Polish	1,292	1.1
Portuguese	436	0.4
Russian	774	0.6
Scotch-Irish	2,807	2.4
Scottish	3,057	2.6
Slovak	98	0.1
Subsaharan African	4,588	3.8
Swedish	4,185	3.5
Swiss	315	0.3
Ukrainian	291	0.2
Welsh	1,104	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	194	0.2

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