Vancouver School District, WA (5309270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Vancouver School District, WA (5309270)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Vancouver 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	55,672	100.0
Family households (families)	34,837	62.6
With own children under 18 years	17,707	31.8
Married-couple family	25,143	45.2
With own children under 18 years	11,103	19.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,606	4.7
With own children under 18 years	1,477	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,088	12.7
With own children under 18 years	5,127	9.2
Nonfamily households	20,835	37.4
Householder living alone	16,769	30.1
65 years and over	5,305	9.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	19,427	34.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	11,872	21.3

Average household size	2.53
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	141,099	100.0
Householder	55,672	39.5
Spouse	25,077	17.8
Child	42,295	30.0
Other relatives	7,297	5.2
Nonrelatives	10,758	7.6
Unmarried partner	4,314	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	55,399	100.0
Never married	18,108	32.7
Now married, except separated	27,901	50.4
Separated	945	1.7
Widowed	1,457	2.6
Divorced	6,988	12.6

Females 15 years and over	57,119	100.0
Never married	13,901	24.3
Now married, except separated	25,916	45.4
Separated	1,720	3.0
Widowed	5,200	9.1
Divorced	10,382	18.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,342	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	817	34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	20
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,329	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	931	40.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	281	12.1
1 or 2 years	161	6.9
3 or 4 years	205	8.8
5 or more years	284	12.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	931	40.0
Who are female	607	26.1
Who are married	654	28.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	34,536	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,572	4.6
Kindergarten	1,999	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	15,728	45.5
High school (grades 9-12)	7,970	23.1
College or graduate school	7,267	21.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	94,027	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,858	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,334	7.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24,362	25.9
Some college, no degree	27,222	29.0
Associate's degree	9,048	9.6
Bachelor's degree	14,694	15.6
Graduate or professional degree	8,509	9.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	106,293	100.0
Civilian veterans	13,276	12.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	140,723	100.0
Same house	109,853	78.1
Different house in the U.S.	30,188	21.5
Same county	20,004	14.2
Different county	10,184	7.2
Same state	2,324	1.7
Different state	7,860	5.6
Abroad	682	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	142,905	100.0
Native	127,036	88.9
Born in United States	125,639	87.9
State of residence	44,839	31.4
Different state	80,800	56.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,397	1.0
Foreign born	15,869	11.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	15,869	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,743	36.2
Not a U.S. citizen	10,126	63.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	17,266	100.0

Native	1,397	8.1
Entered 2000 or later	212	1.2
Entered before 2000	1,185	6.9

Foreign born	15,869	91.9
Entered 2000 or later	5,541	32.1
Entered before 2000	10,328	59.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	15,869	100.0
Europe	5,842	36.8
Asia	4,317	27.2
Africa	332	2.1
Oceania	190	1.2
Latin America	4,501	28.4
Northern America	687	4.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	132,802	100.0
English only	112,640	84.8
Language other than English	20,162	15.2
Speak English less than "very well"	9,990	7.5
Spanish	8,394	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,244	3.2
Other Indo-European languages	7,696	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,891	2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,584	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,753	1.3
Other languages	488	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	102	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	142,905	100.0
American	5,314	3.7
Arab	192	0.1
Czech	644	0.5
Danish	1,752	1.2
Dutch	3,495	2.4
English	17,644	12.3
French (except Basque)	6,849	4.8
French Canadian	1,742	1.2
German	34,496	24.1
Greek	882	0.6
Hungarian	520	0.4
Irish	17,769	12.4
Italian	5,247	3.7
Lithuanian	115	0.1
Norwegian	8,232	5.8
Polish	2,426	1.7
Portuguese	793	0.6
Russian	4,058	2.8
Scotch-Irish	4,383	3.1
Scottish	5,247	3.7
Slovak	99	0.1
Subsaharan African	467	0.3
Swedish	4,632	3.2
Swiss	1,017	0.7
Ukrainian	2,454	1.7
Welsh	2,029	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	113	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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