Tahoma School District, WA (5308760) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Tahoma School District, WA (5308760)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Tahoma 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	13,744	100.0
Family households (families)	10,358	75.4
With own children under 18 years	5,367	39.0
Married-couple family	8,911	64.8
With own children under 18 years	4,474	32.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	623	4.5
With own children under 18 years	335	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	824	6.0
With own children under 18 years	558	4.1
Nonfamily households	3,386	24.6
Householder living alone	2,539	18.5
65 years and over	778	5.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,628	40.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,115	15.4

Average household size	2.76
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	37,996	100.0
Householder	13,744	36.2
Spouse	8,988	23.7
Child	12,062	31.7
Other relatives	1,501	4.0
Nonrelatives	1,701	4.5
Unmarried partner	936	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,890	100.0
Never married	3,677	24.7
Now married, except separated	9,404	63.2
Separated	95	0.6
Widowed	188	1.3
Divorced	1,526	10.2

Females 15 years and over	14,715	100.0
Never married	2,890	19.6
Now married, except separated	9,248	62.8
Separated	159	1.1
Widowed	818	5.6
Divorced	1,600	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	753	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	60	8.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	15
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	74
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	6
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	199
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	527	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	273	51.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	90	17.1
1 or 2 years	57	10.8
3 or 4 years	43	8.2
5 or more years	83	15.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	273	51.8
Who are female	141	26.8
Who are married	242	45.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,777	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	706	7.2
Kindergarten	542	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,505	46.1
High school (grades 9-12)	2,605	26.6
College or graduate school	1,419	14.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,251	100.0
Less than 9th grade	402	1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,017	4.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,564	22.0
Some college, no degree	6,715	26.6
Associate's degree	2,156	8.5
Bachelor's degree	6,790	26.9
Graduate or professional degree	2,607	10.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,643	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,089	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	37,216	100.0
Same house	32,764	88.0
Different house in the U.S.	4,410	11.8
Same county	2,802	7.5
Different county	1,608	4.3
Same state	370	1.0
Different state	1,238	3.3
Abroad	42	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	37,996	100.0
Native	35,601	93.7
Born in United States	34,997	92.1
State of residence	20,330	53.5
Different state	14,667	38.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	604	1.6
Foreign born	2,395	6.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,395	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,162	48.5
Not a U.S. citizen	1,233	51.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,999	100.0

Native	604	20.1
Entered 2000 or later	54	1.8
Entered before 2000	550	18.3

Foreign born	2,395	79.9
Entered 2000 or later	567	18.9
Entered before 2000	1,828	61.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,395	100.0
Europe	630	26.3
Asia	694	29.0
Africa	14	0.6
Oceania	30	1.3
Latin America	698	29.1
Northern America	329	13.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	35,355	100.0
English only	32,222	91.1
Language other than English	3,133	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,094	3.1
Spanish	1,481	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	692	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	887	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	151	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	662	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	251	0.7
Other languages	103	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	37,996	100.0
American	1,585	4.2
Arab	92	0.2
Czech	220	0.6
Danish	645	1.7
Dutch	1,108	2.9
English	5,597	14.7
French (except Basque)	1,650	4.3
French Canadian	640	1.7
German	9,027	23.8
Greek	321	0.8
Hungarian	117	0.3
Irish	5,933	15.6
Italian	1,712	4.5
Lithuanian	85	0.2
Norwegian	3,207	8.4
Polish	981	2.6
Portuguese	184	0.5
Russian	504	1.3
Scotch-Irish	1,223	3.2
Scottish	1,251	3.3
Slovak	25	0.1
Subsaharan African	123	0.3
Swedish	1,980	5.2
Swiss	152	0.4
Ukrainian	129	0.3
Welsh	324	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	75	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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