Milwaukee School District, WI (5509600) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Milwaukee School District, WI (5509600)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Milwaukee 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	229,922	100.0
Family households (families)	129,607	56.4
With own children under 18 years	69,359	30.2
Married-couple family	68,747	29.9
With own children under 18 years	30,025	13.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	12,554	5.5
With own children under 18 years	6,346	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	48,306	21.0
With own children under 18 years	32,988	14.3
Nonfamily households	100,315	43.6
Householder living alone	81,002	35.2
65 years and over	20,439	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	78,138	34.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	42,076	18.3

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.36

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	584,387	100.0
Householder	229,922	39.3
Spouse	68,414	11.7
Child	188,844	32.3
Other relatives	49,193	8.4
Nonrelatives	48,014	8.2
Unmarried partner	17,528	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	219,921	100.0
Never married	112,681	51.2
Now married, except separated	76,370	34.7
Separated	4,097	1.9
Widowed	5,021	2.3
Divorced	21,752	9.9

Females 15 years and over	247,040	100.0
Never married	112,771	45.6
Now married, except separated	75,094	30.4
Separated	7,352	3.0
Widowed	23,011	9.3
Divorced	28,812	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	9,930	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	5,236	52.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	13,716	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	6,414	46.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,128	8.2
1 or 2 years	1,719	12.5
3 or 4 years	975	7.1
5 or more years	2,592	18.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	6,414	46.8
Who are female	4,885	35.6
Who are married	2,811	20.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	179,740	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	6,004	3.3
Kindergarten	14,776	8.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	69,862	38.9
High school (grades 9-12)	37,159	20.7
College or graduate school	51,939	28.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	368,582	100.0
Less than 9th grade	25,389	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	46,041	12.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	118,627	32.2
Some college, no degree	75,701	20.5
Associate's degree	23,946	6.5
Bachelor's degree	52,496	14.2
Graduate or professional degree	26,382	7.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	439,339	100.0
Civilian veterans	33,417	7.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	592,958	100.0
Same house	466,954	78.7
Different house in the U.S.	122,633	20.7
Same county	99,411	16.8
Different county	23,222	3.9
Same state	11,926	2.0
Different state	11,296	1.9
Abroad	3,371	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	603,255	100.0
Native	546,136	90.5
Born in United States	535,063	88.7
State of residence	394,021	65.3
Different state	141,042	23.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	11,073	1.8
Foreign born	57,119	9.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	57,119	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	18,113	31.7
Not a U.S. citizen	39,006	68.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	68,192	100.0

Native	11,073	16.2
Entered 2000 or later	2,839	4.2
Entered before 2000	8,234	12.1

Foreign born	57,119	83.8
Entered 2000 or later	20,918	30.7
Entered before 2000	36,201	53.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	57,119	100.0
Europe	6,278	11.0
Asia	12,564	22.0
Africa	3,219	5.6
Oceania	86	0.2
Latin America	34,399	60.2
Northern America	573	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	553,418	100.0
English only	451,044	81.5
Language other than English	102,374	18.5
Speak English less than "very well"	47,300	8.5
Spanish	71,669	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	35,887	6.5
Other Indo-European languages	12,396	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	3,743	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	13,963	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	6,370	1.2
Other languages	4,346	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,300	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	603,255	100.0
American	6,426	1.1
Arab	2,485	0.4
Czech	4,227	0.7
Danish	1,961	0.3
Dutch	4,801	0.8
English	17,774	2.9
French (except Basque)	11,987	2.0
French Canadian	2,762	0.5
German	128,566	21.3
Greek	1,645	0.3
Hungarian	2,478	0.4
Irish	41,003	6.8
Italian	16,860	2.8
Lithuanian	670	0.1
Norwegian	13,838	2.3
Polish	52,663	8.7
Portuguese	313	0.1
Russian	3,484	0.6
Scotch-Irish	2,725	0.5
Scottish	3,447	0.6
Slovak	1,298	0.2
Subsaharan African	7,429	1.2
Swedish	6,146	1.0
Swiss	1,440	0.2
Ukrainian	733	0.1
Welsh	1,327	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,556	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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