Tacoma School District, WA (5308700) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Tacoma School District, WA (5308700)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Tacoma 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	83,054	100.0
Family households (families)	48,470	58.4
With own children under 18 years	23,503	28.3
Married-couple family	33,058	39.8
With own children under 18 years	13,646	16.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,130	5.0
With own children under 18 years	2,523	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,282	13.6
With own children under 18 years	7,334	8.8
Nonfamily households	34,584	41.6
Householder living alone	27,610	33.2
65 years and over	8,159	9.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	26,127	31.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	17,441	21.0

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	199,167	100.0
Householder	83,054	41.7
Spouse	32,953	16.5
Child	56,199	28.2
Other relatives	11,349	5.7
Nonrelatives	15,612	7.8
Unmarried partner	6,295	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	81,175	100.0
Never married	30,979	38.2
Now married, except separated	36,133	44.5
Separated	1,393	1.7
Widowed	1,923	2.4
Divorced	10,747	13.2

Females 15 years and over	85,634	100.0
Never married	25,226	29.5
Now married, except separated	35,400	41.3
Separated	2,617	3.1
Widowed	8,493	9.9
Divorced	13,898	16.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,127	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,167	37.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,827	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,716	44.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	488	12.8
1 or 2 years	373	9.7
3 or 4 years	212	5.5
5 or more years	643	16.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,716	44.8
Who are female	1,222	31.9
Who are married	1,007	26.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	51,088	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,639	5.2
Kindergarten	2,553	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20,529	40.2
High school (grades 9-12)	11,288	22.1
College or graduate school	14,079	27.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	135,773	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,068	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	11,200	8.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	38,679	28.5
Some college, no degree	33,908	25.0
Associate's degree	12,803	9.4
Bachelor's degree	22,171	16.3
Graduate or professional degree	10,944	8.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	157,160	100.0
Civilian veterans	21,718	13.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	203,526	100.0
Same house	159,025	78.1
Different house in the U.S.	43,085	21.2
Same county	30,399	14.9
Different county	12,686	6.2
Same state	7,266	3.6
Different state	5,420	2.7
Abroad	1,416	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	206,232	100.0
Native	181,548	88.0
Born in United States	176,517	85.6
State of residence	105,665	51.2
Different state	70,852	34.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	5,031	2.4
Foreign born	24,684	12.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	24,684	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	12,452	50.4
Not a U.S. citizen	12,232	49.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	29,715	100.0

Native	5,031	16.9
Entered 2000 or later	724	2.4
Entered before 2000	4,307	14.5

Foreign born	24,684	83.1
Entered 2000 or later	6,524	22.0
Entered before 2000	18,160	61.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	24,684	100.0
Europe	5,230	21.2
Asia	11,190	45.3
Africa	403	1.6
Oceania	231	0.9
Latin America	6,857	27.8
Northern America	773	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	192,494	100.0
English only	159,298	82.8
Language other than English	33,196	17.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15,422	8.0
Spanish	11,855	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	5,742	3.0
Other Indo-European languages	7,124	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,433	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	13,483	7.0
Speak English less than "very well"	7,015	3.6
Other languages	734	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	232	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	206,232	100.0
American	6,483	3.1
Arab	465	0.2
Czech	839	0.4
Danish	1,629	0.8
Dutch	3,212	1.6
English	20,058	9.7
French (except Basque)	7,228	3.5
French Canadian	1,466	0.7
German	37,027	18.0
Greek	762	0.4
Hungarian	395	0.2
Irish	26,056	12.6
Italian	8,546	4.1
Lithuanian	197	0.1
Norwegian	12,147	5.9
Polish	4,204	2.0
Portuguese	774	0.4
Russian	2,314	1.1
Scotch-Irish	4,835	2.3
Scottish	5,377	2.6
Slovak	255	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,312	1.1
Swedish	7,346	3.6
Swiss	1,056	0.5
Ukrainian	2,086	1.0
Welsh	1,979	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	423	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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