Spokane School District, WA (5308250) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Spokane School District, WA (5308250)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Spokane 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	91,376	100.0
Family households (families)	51,699	56.6
With own children under 18 years	24,655	27.0
Married-couple family	37,462	41.0
With own children under 18 years	15,608	17.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,939	4.3
With own children under 18 years	2,485	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	10,298	11.3
With own children under 18 years	6,562	7.2
Nonfamily households	39,677	43.4
Householder living alone	31,524	34.5
65 years and over	10,447	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	26,377	28.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	20,562	22.5

Average household size	2.28
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	207,997	100.0
Householder	91,376	43.9
Spouse	37,457	18.0
Child	54,775	26.3
Other relatives	7,651	3.7
Nonrelatives	16,738	8.0
Unmarried partner	7,309	3.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	84,147	100.0
Never married	30,429	36.2
Now married, except separated	38,872	46.2
Separated	1,185	1.4
Widowed	1,992	2.4
Divorced	11,669	13.9

Females 15 years and over	90,746	100.0
Never married	25,530	28.1
Now married, except separated	39,446	43.5
Separated	1,666	1.8
Widowed	8,996	9.9
Divorced	15,108	16.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,233	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,097	33.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	99
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,403	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,014	42.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	330	13.7
1 or 2 years	152	6.3
3 or 4 years	174	7.2
5 or more years	358	14.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,014	42.2
Who are female	733	30.5
Who are married	600	25.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	54,774	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,401	6.2
Kindergarten	2,185	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20,342	37.1
High school (grades 9-12)	11,086	20.2
College or graduate school	17,760	32.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	142,519	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,791	2.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,679	7.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	35,791	25.1
Some college, no degree	38,831	27.2
Associate's degree	15,156	10.6
Bachelor's degree	24,204	17.0
Graduate or professional degree	15,067	10.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	165,837	100.0
Civilian veterans	22,608	13.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	211,467	100.0
Same house	165,269	78.2
Different house in the U.S.	44,998	21.3
Same county	31,948	15.1
Different county	13,050	6.2
Same state	5,512	2.6
Different state	7,538	3.6
Abroad	1,200	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	214,396	100.0
Native	203,281	94.8
Born in United States	200,643	93.6
State of residence	114,048	53.2
Different state	86,595	40.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,638	1.2
Foreign born	11,115	5.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	11,115	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,431	39.9
Not a U.S. citizen	6,684	60.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	13,753	100.0

Native	2,638	19.2
Entered 2000 or later	287	2.1
Entered before 2000	2,351	17.1

Foreign born	11,115	80.8
Entered 2000 or later	3,977	28.9
Entered before 2000	7,138	51.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	11,115	100.0
Europe	4,219	38.0
Asia	3,340	30.0
Africa	351	3.2
Oceania	549	4.9
Latin America	1,630	14.7
Northern America	1,026	9.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	200,229	100.0
English only	186,004	92.9
Language other than English	14,225	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	5,937	3.0
Spanish	4,374	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,380	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	5,988	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,529	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,201	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,740	0.9
Other languages	662	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	288	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	214,396	100.0
American	9,352	4.4
Arab	842	0.4
Czech	1,331	0.6
Danish	2,530	1.2
Dutch	5,026	2.3
English	28,652	13.4
French (except Basque)	9,783	4.6
French Canadian	2,332	1.1
German	56,559	26.4
Greek	1,194	0.6
Hungarian	775	0.4
Irish	36,540	17.0
Italian	11,102	5.2
Lithuanian	272	0.1
Norwegian	15,519	7.2
Polish	4,148	1.9
Portuguese	659	0.3
Russian	3,175	1.5
Scotch-Irish	5,938	2.8
Scottish	7,602	3.5
Slovak	238	0.1
Subsaharan African	795	0.4
Swedish	7,441	3.5
Swiss	1,042	0.5
Ukrainian	1,674	0.8
Welsh	2,356	1.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	113	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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