Mercer Island School District, WA (5304980) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mercer Island School District, WA (5304980)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mercer Island 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	9,532	100.0
Family households (families)	6,866	72.0
With own children under 18 years	3,225	33.8
Married-couple family	6,098	64.0
With own children under 18 years	2,737	28.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	142	1.5
With own children under 18 years	83	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	626	6.6
With own children under 18 years	405	4.2
Nonfamily households	2,666	28.0
Householder living alone	2,283	24.0
65 years and over	1,274	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,313	34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,090	32.4

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.95

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,580	100.0
Householder	9,532	40.4
Spouse	6,063	25.7
Child	6,804	28.9
Other relatives	507	2.2
Nonrelatives	674	2.9
Unmarried partner	281	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,017	100.0
Never married	1,838	20.4
Now married, except separated	6,341	70.3
Separated	66	0.7
Widowed	376	4.2
Divorced	396	4.4

Females 15 years and over	9,968	100.0
Never married	1,613	16.2
Now married, except separated	6,316	63.4
Separated	75	0.8
Widowed	1,031	10.3
Divorced	933	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	217	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	37

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	216	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	23	10.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	23	10.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	23	10.6
Who are female	11	5.1
Who are married	23	10.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,353	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	657	10.3
Kindergarten	302	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,837	44.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,605	25.3
College or graduate school	952	15.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,823	100.0
Less than 9th grade	135	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	171	1.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,141	6.8
Some college, no degree	2,284	13.6
Associate's degree	400	2.4
Bachelor's degree	6,555	39.0
Graduate or professional degree	6,137	36.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	98.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	75.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,768	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,028	11.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,558	100.0
Same house	20,483	86.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,697	11.4
Same county	1,670	7.1
Different county	1,027	4.4
Same state	245	1.0
Different state	782	3.3
Abroad	378	1.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,791	100.0
Native	20,079	84.4
Born in United States	19,705	82.8
State of residence	9,055	38.1
Different state	10,650	44.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	374	1.6
Foreign born	3,712	15.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,712	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,156	58.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,556	41.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,086	100.0

Native	374	9.2
Entered 2000 or later	110	2.7
Entered before 2000	264	6.5

Foreign born	3,712	90.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,116	27.3
Entered before 2000	2,596	63.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,712	100.0
Europe	894	24.1
Asia	2,128	57.3
Africa	153	4.1
Oceania	54	1.5
Latin America	189	5.1
Northern America	294	7.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,583	100.0
English only	18,956	83.9
Language other than English	3,627	16.1
Speak English less than "very well"	924	4.1
Spanish	402	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	77	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,254	5.6
Speak English less than "very well"	185	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,738	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	643	2.8
Other languages	233	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,791	100.0
American	663	2.8
Arab	156	0.7
Czech	134	0.6
Danish	298	1.3
Dutch	542	2.3
English	3,792	15.9
French (except Basque)	624	2.6
French Canadian	147	0.6
German	4,758	20.0
Greek	183	0.8
Hungarian	155	0.7
Irish	3,140	13.2
Italian	770	3.2
Lithuanian	159	0.7
Norwegian	1,295	5.4
Polish	533	2.2
Portuguese	60	0.3
Russian	904	3.8
Scotch-Irish	447	1.9
Scottish	849	3.6
Slovak	9	0.0
Subsaharan African	83	0.3
Swedish	1,406	5.9
Swiss	110	0.5
Ukrainian	158	0.7
Welsh	364	1.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	15	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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