Seattle School District, WA (5307710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Seattle School District, WA (5307710)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Seattle 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	277,343	100.0
Family households (families)	120,184	43.3
With own children under 18 years	50,990	18.4
Married-couple family	92,523	33.4
With own children under 18 years	37,422	13.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	8,265	3.0
With own children under 18 years	3,163	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	19,396	7.0
With own children under 18 years	10,405	3.8
Nonfamily households	157,159	56.7
Householder living alone	118,731	42.8
65 years and over	24,305	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	54,855	19.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	48,218	17.4

Average household size	2.06
Average family size	2.89

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	572,592	100.0
Householder	277,343	48.4
Spouse	92,553	16.2
Child	107,399	18.8
Other relatives	27,730	4.8
Nonrelatives	67,567	11.8
Unmarried partner	23,843	4.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	257,122	100.0
Never married	120,538	46.9
Now married, except separated	102,829	40.0
Separated	2,923	1.1
Widowed	4,628	1.8
Divorced	26,204	10.2

Females 15 years and over	259,963	100.0
Never married	104,119	40.1
Now married, except separated	100,104	38.5
Separated	3,989	1.5
Widowed	19,740	7.6
Divorced	32,011	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	7,175	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,340	18.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	10
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	37

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,200	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,080	33.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	487	7.9
1 or 2 years	558	9.0
3 or 4 years	183	3.0
5 or more years	852	13.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,080	33.5
Who are female	1,455	23.5
Who are married	1,385	22.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	137,648	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	9,036	6.6
Kindergarten	5,350	3.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	35,963	26.1
High school (grades 9-12)	18,650	13.5
College or graduate school	68,649	49.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	438,171	100.0
Less than 9th grade	15,926	3.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	18,719	4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	58,040	13.2
Some college, no degree	77,886	17.8
Associate's degree	29,787	6.8
Bachelor's degree	145,178	33.1
Graduate or professional degree	92,635	21.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	54.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	502,516	100.0
Civilian veterans	37,638	7.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	587,712	100.0
Same house	452,080	76.9
Different house in the U.S.	128,190	21.8
Same county	87,104	14.8
Different county	41,086	7.0
Same state	14,043	2.4
Different state	27,043	4.6
Abroad	7,442	1.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	594,742	100.0
Native	492,012	82.7
Born in United States	480,317	80.8
State of residence	228,364	38.4
Different state	251,953	42.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	11,695	2.0
Foreign born	102,730	17.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	102,730	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	51,989	50.6
Not a U.S. citizen	50,741	49.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	114,425	100.0

Native	11,695	10.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,656	1.4
Entered before 2000	10,039	8.8

Foreign born	102,730	89.8
Entered 2000 or later	33,376	29.2
Entered before 2000	69,354	60.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	102,730	100.0
Europe	15,205	14.8
Asia	53,174	51.8
Africa	11,650	11.3
Oceania	1,473	1.4
Latin America	15,407	15.0
Northern America	5,821	5.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	563,186	100.0
English only	446,725	79.3
Language other than English	116,461	20.7
Speak English less than "very well"	57,196	10.2
Spanish	25,445	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	12,655	2.2
Other Indo-European languages	21,689	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	5,738	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	55,502	9.9
Speak English less than "very well"	31,485	5.6
Other languages	13,825	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	7,318	1.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	594,742	100.0
American	15,879	2.7
Arab	2,419	0.4
Czech	3,955	0.7
Danish	6,714	1.1
Dutch	11,396	1.9
English	70,852	11.9
French (except Basque)	19,975	3.4
French Canadian	4,932	0.8
German	100,677	16.9
Greek	4,050	0.7
Hungarian	3,385	0.6
Irish	74,135	12.5
Italian	25,794	4.3
Lithuanian	2,069	0.3
Norwegian	31,940	5.4
Polish	14,589	2.5
Portuguese	1,768	0.3
Russian	9,338	1.6
Scotch-Irish	14,738	2.5
Scottish	22,941	3.9
Slovak	944	0.2
Subsaharan African	14,746	2.5
Swedish	22,296	3.7
Swiss	3,758	0.6
Ukrainian	2,511	0.4
Welsh	7,347	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	987	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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