West Allis School District, WI (5516260) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Allis School District, WI (5516260)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Allis 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	29,746	100.0
Family households (families)	16,028	53.9
With own children under 18 years	7,178	24.1
Married-couple family	11,049	37.1
With own children under 18 years	4,179	14.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,448	4.9
With own children under 18 years	761	2.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,531	11.9
With own children under 18 years	2,238	7.5
Nonfamily households	13,718	46.1
Householder living alone	11,474	38.6
65 years and over	3,378	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,761	26.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,764	22.7

Average household size	2.22
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	66,155	100.0
Householder	29,746	45.0
Spouse	11,069	16.7
Child	18,074	27.3
Other relatives	2,508	3.8
Nonrelatives	4,758	7.2
Unmarried partner	2,190	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	27,159	100.0
Never married	11,376	41.9
Now married, except separated	11,525	42.4
Separated	328	1.2
Widowed	886	3.3
Divorced	3,044	11.2

Females 15 years and over	28,098	100.0
Never married	8,716	31.0
Now married, except separated	11,721	41.7
Separated	477	1.7
Widowed	3,414	12.2
Divorced	3,770	13.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	853	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	261	30.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	27
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	96
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	682	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	292	42.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	6.6
1 or 2 years	69	10.1
3 or 4 years	88	12.9
5 or more years	90	13.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	292	42.8
Who are female	143	21.0
Who are married	245	35.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,189	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	661	4.7
Kindergarten	1,267	8.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,736	40.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,877	20.3
College or graduate school	3,648	25.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	47,728	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,792	3.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,771	7.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,997	37.7
Some college, no degree	10,827	22.7
Associate's degree	3,755	7.9
Bachelor's degree	7,036	14.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,550	5.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	52,969	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,393	10.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	66,174	100.0
Same house	56,744	85.7
Different house in the U.S.	9,305	14.1
Same county	7,010	10.6
Different county	2,295	3.5
Same state	1,681	2.5
Different state	614	0.9
Abroad	125	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	67,023	100.0
Native	63,304	94.5
Born in United States	62,608	93.4
State of residence	53,343	79.6
Different state	9,265	13.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	696	1.0
Foreign born	3,719	5.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,719	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,510	40.6
Not a U.S. citizen	2,209	59.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,415	100.0

Native	696	15.8
Entered 2000 or later	102	2.3
Entered before 2000	594	13.5

Foreign born	3,719	84.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,244	28.2
Entered before 2000	2,475	56.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,719	100.0
Europe	1,152	31.0
Asia	731	19.7
Africa	12	0.3
Oceania	6	0.2
Latin America	1,778	47.8
Northern America	40	1.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	62,741	100.0
English only	56,874	90.6
Language other than English	5,867	9.4
Speak English less than "very well"	2,352	3.7
Spanish	3,613	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,679	2.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,866	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	507	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	356	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	166	0.3
Other languages	32	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	67,023	100.0
American	1,505	2.2
Arab	117	0.2
Czech	980	1.5
Danish	437	0.7
Dutch	1,328	2.0
English	3,318	5.0
French (except Basque)	3,128	4.7
French Canadian	441	0.7
German	30,308	45.2
Greek	312	0.5
Hungarian	614	0.9
Irish	8,673	12.9
Italian	3,811	5.7
Lithuanian	202	0.3
Norwegian	3,522	5.3
Polish	12,718	19.0
Portuguese	170	0.3
Russian	596	0.9
Scotch-Irish	681	1.0
Scottish	777	1.2
Slovak	469	0.7
Subsaharan African	165	0.2
Swedish	1,865	2.8
Swiss	307	0.5
Ukrainian	368	0.5
Welsh	424	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	65	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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