Merrill Area School District, WI (5509210) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Merrill Area School District, WI (5509210)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merrill Area School District, WI 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	8,860	100.0
Family households (families)	6,179	69.7
With own children under 18 years	2,725	30.8
Married-couple family	5,057	57.1
With own children under 18 years	1,861	21.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	443	5.0
With own children under 18 years	346	3.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	679	7.7
With own children under 18 years	518	5.8
Nonfamily households	2,681	30.3
Householder living alone	2,190	24.7
65 years and over	977	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,904	32.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,223	25.1

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	2.74

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,542	100.0
Householder	8,860	43.1
Spouse	5,071	24.7
Child	5,330	25.9
Other relatives	377	1.8
Nonrelatives	904	4.4
Unmarried partner	556	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,391	100.0
Never married	2,158	25.7
Now married, except separated	5,198	61.9
Separated	57	0.7
Widowed	206	2.5
Divorced	772	9.2

Females 15 years and over	8,647	100.0
Never married	1,732	20.0
Now married, except separated	5,153	59.6
Separated	56	0.6
Widowed	771	8.9
Divorced	935	10.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	257	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	114	44.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	230	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	84	36.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	5	2.2
1 or 2 years	31	13.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	48	20.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	84	36.5
Who are female	51	22.2
Who are married	66	28.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,591	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	303	6.6
Kindergarten	218	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,082	45.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,302	28.4
College or graduate school	686	14.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,341	100.0
Less than 9th grade	557	3.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,301	9.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,293	43.9
Some college, no degree	2,690	18.8
Associate's degree	1,457	10.2
Bachelor's degree	1,405	9.8
Graduate or professional degree	638	4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,014	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,968	12.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,675	100.0
Same house	18,401	89.0
Different house in the U.S.	2,191	10.6
Same county	1,320	6.4
Different county	871	4.2
Same state	625	3.0
Different state	246	1.2
Abroad	83	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,897	100.0
Native	20,603	98.6
Born in United States	20,587	98.5
State of residence	17,380	83.2
Different state	3,207	15.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	16	0.1
Foreign born	294	1.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	294	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	157	53.4
Not a U.S. citizen	137	46.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	310	100.0

Native	16	5.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	16	5.2

Foreign born	294	94.8
Entered 2000 or later	79	25.5
Entered before 2000	215	69.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	294	100.0
Europe	93	31.6
Asia	101	34.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	3	1.0
Latin America	82	27.9
Northern America	15	5.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,630	100.0
English only	18,895	96.3
Language other than English	735	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	213	1.1
Spanish	324	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	111	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	327	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	73	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	81	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.1
Other languages	3	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,897	100.0
American	792	3.8
Arab	36	0.2
Czech	328	1.6
Danish	196	0.9
Dutch	407	1.9
English	1,204	5.8
French (except Basque)	792	3.8
French Canadian	288	1.4
German	13,297	63.6
Greek	29	0.1
Hungarian	129	0.6
Irish	1,998	9.6
Italian	296	1.4
Lithuanian	36	0.2
Norwegian	1,505	7.2
Polish	1,860	8.9
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	132	0.6
Scotch-Irish	155	0.7
Scottish	121	0.6
Slovak	1	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	837	4.0
Swiss	356	1.7
Ukrainian	22	0.1
Welsh	50	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	35	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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