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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Meridian 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 3,203 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,306 72.0
        With own children under 18 years 926 28.9
    Married-couple family 1,983 61.9
        With own children under 18 years 692 21.6
    Male householder, no wife present, family 60 1.9
        With own children under 18 years 30 0.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 263 8.2
        With own children under 18 years 204 6.4
    Nonfamily households 897 28.0
    Householder living alone 584 18.2
        65 years and over 210 6.6
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 992 31.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 690 21.5
 
Average household size 2.70
Average family size 3.05
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 8,639 100.0
    Householder 3,203 37.1
        Spouse 1,995 23.1
        Child 2,480 28.7
        Other relatives 261 3.0
    Nonrelatives 700 8.1
        Unmarried partner 149 1.7
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,488 100.0
    Never married 1,067 30.6
    Now married, except separated 2,063 59.1
    Separated 57 1.6
    Widowed 77 2.2
    Divorced 224 6.4
 
Females 15 years and over 3,466 100.0
    Never married 691 19.9
    Now married, except separated 2,078 60.0
    Separated 98 2.8
    Widowed 203 5.9
    Divorced 396 11.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 73 100.0
    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 36
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 35
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 45
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 83 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 16 19.3
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 16 19.3
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 16 19.3
        Who are female 0 0.0
        Who are married 16 19.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,439 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 108 4.4
        Kindergarten 162 6.6
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,018 41.7
        High school (grades 9-12) 546 22.4
        College or graduate school 605 24.8
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,689 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 218 3.8
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 244 4.3
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,863 32.7
        Some college, no degree 1,778 31.3
        Associate's degree 593 10.4
        Bachelor's degree 732 12.9
        Graduate or professional degree 261 4.6
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 91.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 17.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 6,485 100.0
    Civilian veterans 707 10.9
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 8,582 100.0
    Same house 7,400 86.2
    Different house in the U.S. 1,073 12.5
        Same county 793 9.2
        Different county 280 3.3
            Same state 77 0.9
            Different state 203 2.4
    Abroad 109 1.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 8,639 100.0
    Native 7,567 87.6
        Born in United States 7,493 86.7
            State of residence 4,964 57.5
            Different state 2,529 29.3
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 74 0.9
    Foreign born 1,072 12.4
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 1,072 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 344 32.1
    Not a U.S. citizen 728 67.9
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 1,146 100.0
 
    Native 74 6.5
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 74 6.5
 
    Foreign born 1,072 93.5
        Entered 2000 or later 427 37.3
        Entered before 2000 645 56.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,072 100.0
    Europe 395 36.8
    Asia 177 16.5
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 13 1.2
    Latin America 255 23.8
    Northern America 232 21.6
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 8,219 100.0
    English only 7,285 88.6
    Language other than English 934 11.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 559 6.8
        Spanish 288 3.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 147 1.8
        Other Indo-European languages 490 6.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 310 3.8
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 39 0.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 21 0.3
        Other languages 117 1.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 81 1.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 8,639 100.0
    American 592 6.9
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 61 0.7
    Dutch 904 10.5
    English 890 10.3
    French (except Basque) 310 3.6
    French Canadian 81 0.9
    German 1,743 20.2
    Greek 49 0.6
    Hungarian 0 0.0
    Irish 999 11.6
    Italian 276 3.2
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 659 7.6
    Polish 67 0.8
    Portuguese 17 0.2
    Russian 204 2.4
    Scotch-Irish 167 1.9
    Scottish 388 4.5
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 147 1.7
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 170 2.0
    Welsh 32 0.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 15 0.2
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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