West Valley School District (Spokane County), WA (5309690) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Valley School District (Spokane County), WA (5309690)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Valley School District (Spokane County), 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	6,735	100.0
Family households (families)	4,430	65.8
With own children under 18 years	1,803	26.8
Married-couple family	3,480	51.7
With own children under 18 years	1,262	18.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	337	5.0
With own children under 18 years	213	3.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	613	9.1
With own children under 18 years	328	4.9
Nonfamily households	2,305	34.2
Householder living alone	2,000	29.7
65 years and over	784	11.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,022	30.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,711	25.4

Average household size	2.37
Average family size	2.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,986	100.0
Householder	6,735	42.1
Spouse	3,473	21.7
Child	4,151	26.0
Other relatives	794	5.0
Nonrelatives	833	5.2
Unmarried partner	422	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,301	100.0
Never married	1,593	25.3
Now married, except separated	3,584	56.9
Separated	77	1.2
Widowed	126	2.0
Divorced	921	14.6

Females 15 years and over	6,676	100.0
Never married	1,300	19.5
Now married, except separated	3,686	55.2
Separated	189	2.8
Widowed	705	10.6
Divorced	796	11.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	144	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	23	16.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	365	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	146	40.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	42	11.5
1 or 2 years	21	5.8
3 or 4 years	25	6.8
5 or more years	58	15.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	146	40.0
Who are female	103	28.2
Who are married	81	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,231	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	158	4.9
Kindergarten	70	2.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,616	50.0
High school (grades 9-12)	764	23.6
College or graduate school	623	19.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,215	100.0
Less than 9th grade	194	1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	884	7.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,200	28.5
Some college, no degree	3,038	27.1
Associate's degree	1,345	12.0
Bachelor's degree	1,518	13.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,036	9.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,342	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,893	15.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,833	100.0
Same house	12,898	81.5
Different house in the U.S.	2,790	17.6
Same county	2,064	13.0
Different county	726	4.6
Same state	333	2.1
Different state	393	2.5
Abroad	145	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,986	100.0
Native	15,059	94.2
Born in United States	14,870	93.0
State of residence	8,828	55.2
Different state	6,042	37.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	189	1.2
Foreign born	927	5.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	927	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	621	67.0
Not a U.S. citizen	306	33.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,116	100.0

Native	189	16.9
Entered 2000 or later	40	3.6
Entered before 2000	149	13.4

Foreign born	927	83.1
Entered 2000 or later	205	18.4
Entered before 2000	722	64.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	927	100.0
Europe	300	32.4
Asia	383	41.3
Africa	31	3.3
Oceania	10	1.1
Latin America	107	11.5
Northern America	96	10.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,011	100.0
English only	13,796	91.9
Language other than English	1,215	8.1
Speak English less than "very well"	519	3.5
Spanish	338	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	88	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	576	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	286	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	243	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	145	1.0
Other languages	58	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,986	100.0
American	822	5.1
Arab	98	0.6
Czech	140	0.9
Danish	313	2.0
Dutch	287	1.8
English	2,006	12.5
French (except Basque)	747	4.7
French Canadian	154	1.0
German	4,706	29.4
Greek	48	0.3
Hungarian	26	0.2
Irish	2,435	15.2
Italian	729	4.6
Lithuanian	39	0.2
Norwegian	1,183	7.4
Polish	231	1.4
Portuguese	16	0.1
Russian	367	2.3
Scotch-Irish	498	3.1
Scottish	614	3.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	491	3.1
Swiss	43	0.3
Ukrainian	49	0.3
Welsh	166	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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