Puyallup School District, WA (5306960) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Puyallup School District, WA (5306960)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Puyallup 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	41,676	100.0
Family households (families)	29,631	71.1
With own children under 18 years	14,926	35.8
Married-couple family	23,058	55.3
With own children under 18 years	10,688	25.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,196	5.3
With own children under 18 years	1,262	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,377	10.5
With own children under 18 years	2,976	7.1
Nonfamily households	12,045	28.9
Householder living alone	9,501	22.8
65 years and over	3,338	8.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	15,972	38.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,898	19.0

Average household size	2.65
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	110,270	100.0
Householder	41,676	37.8
Spouse	23,129	21.0
Child	34,881	31.6
Other relatives	4,458	4.0
Nonrelatives	6,126	5.6
Unmarried partner	3,059	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	41,449	100.0
Never married	11,971	28.9
Now married, except separated	23,780	57.4
Separated	476	1.1
Widowed	924	2.2
Divorced	4,298	10.4

Females 15 years and over	44,829	100.0
Never married	10,002	22.3
Now married, except separated	24,149	53.9
Separated	897	2.0
Widowed	3,431	7.7
Divorced	6,350	14.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,861	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	551	29.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,575	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	589	37.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	240	15.2
1 or 2 years	190	12.1
3 or 4 years	33	2.1
5 or more years	126	8.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	589	37.4
Who are female	337	21.4
Who are married	388	24.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	29,122	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,605	5.5
Kindergarten	1,634	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,967	44.5
High school (grades 9-12)	6,960	23.9
College or graduate school	5,956	20.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	71,021	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,498	2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,078	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	20,466	28.8
Some college, no degree	19,291	27.2
Associate's degree	7,750	10.9
Bachelor's degree	12,244	17.2
Graduate or professional degree	5,694	8.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	80,373	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,253	15.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	109,424	100.0
Same house	86,787	79.3
Different house in the U.S.	21,715	19.8
Same county	15,789	14.4
Different county	5,926	5.4
Same state	2,783	2.5
Different state	3,143	2.9
Abroad	922	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	111,173	100.0
Native	104,368	93.9
Born in United States	102,255	92.0
State of residence	60,905	54.8
Different state	41,350	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,113	1.9
Foreign born	6,805	6.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,805	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,020	59.1
Not a U.S. citizen	2,785	40.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,918	100.0

Native	2,113	23.7
Entered 2000 or later	376	4.2
Entered before 2000	1,737	19.5

Foreign born	6,805	76.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,212	13.6
Entered before 2000	5,593	62.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,805	100.0
Europe	1,226	18.0
Asia	3,071	45.1
Africa	242	3.6
Oceania	78	1.1
Latin America	1,506	22.1
Northern America	682	10.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	102,995	100.0
English only	94,279	91.5
Language other than English	8,716	8.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,781	2.7
Spanish	3,749	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,123	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,508	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	374	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,236	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,260	1.2
Other languages	223	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	111,173	100.0
American	5,283	4.8
Arab	203	0.2
Czech	535	0.5
Danish	1,200	1.1
Dutch	2,437	2.2
English	15,064	13.6
French (except Basque)	3,827	3.4
French Canadian	950	0.9
German	27,519	24.8
Greek	509	0.5
Hungarian	314	0.3
Irish	15,935	14.3
Italian	4,887	4.4
Lithuanian	93	0.1
Norwegian	8,675	7.8
Polish	2,539	2.3
Portuguese	259	0.2
Russian	1,108	1.0
Scotch-Irish	2,407	2.2
Scottish	3,869	3.5
Slovak	151	0.1
Subsaharan African	366	0.3
Swedish	4,455	4.0
Swiss	969	0.9
Ukrainian	549	0.5
Welsh	1,165	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	132	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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