Kanawha County School District, WV (5400600) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Kanawha County School District, WV (5400600)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Kanawha County School District, WV 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	83,590	100.0
Family households (families)	52,075	62.3
With own children under 18 years	20,669	24.7
Married-couple family	38,902	46.5
With own children under 18 years	13,383	16.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,846	3.4
With own children under 18 years	1,437	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	10,327	12.4
With own children under 18 years	5,849	7.0
Nonfamily households	31,515	37.7
Householder living alone	27,431	32.8
65 years and over	10,522	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	22,951	27.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	23,205	27.8

Average household size	2.26
Average family size	2.86

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	188,862	100.0
Householder	83,590	44.3
Spouse	38,961	20.6
Child	49,088	26.0
Other relatives	8,951	4.7
Nonrelatives	8,272	4.4
Unmarried partner	4,361	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	74,588	100.0
Never married	21,294	28.5
Now married, except separated	40,435	54.2
Separated	1,275	1.7
Widowed	2,617	3.5
Divorced	8,967	12.0

Females 15 years and over	83,393	100.0
Never married	17,845	21.4
Now married, except separated	40,728	48.8
Separated	1,893	2.3
Widowed	11,141	13.4
Divorced	11,786	14.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,987	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	810	40.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,455	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,042	59.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	446	12.9
1 or 2 years	469	13.6
3 or 4 years	419	12.1
5 or more years	708	20.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,042	59.1
Who are female	1,189	34.4
Who are married	1,568	45.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	41,577	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,701	6.5
Kindergarten	2,131	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,940	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	9,080	21.8
College or graduate school	9,725	23.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	136,414	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,207	4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,048	9.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	52,691	38.6
Some college, no degree	25,341	18.6
Associate's degree	7,727	5.7
Bachelor's degree	19,009	13.9
Graduate or professional degree	12,391	9.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	150,669	100.0
Civilian veterans	17,404	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	189,729	100.0
Same house	162,579	85.7
Different house in the U.S.	26,798	14.1
Same county	17,727	9.3
Different county	9,071	4.8
Same state	4,412	2.3
Different state	4,659	2.5
Abroad	352	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	191,624	100.0
Native	188,514	98.4
Born in United States	187,783	98.0
State of residence	155,597	81.2
Different state	32,186	16.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	731	0.4
Foreign born	3,110	1.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,110	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,013	64.7
Not a U.S. citizen	1,097	35.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,841	100.0

Native	731	19.0
Entered 2000 or later	58	1.5
Entered before 2000	673	17.5

Foreign born	3,110	81.0
Entered 2000 or later	919	23.9
Entered before 2000	2,191	57.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,110	100.0
Europe	565	18.2
Asia	1,827	58.7
Africa	116	3.7
Oceania	43	1.4
Latin America	426	13.7
Northern America	133	4.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	179,949	100.0
English only	175,520	97.5
Language other than English	4,429	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,241	0.7
Spanish	1,489	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	523	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,340	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	247	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,061	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	308	0.2
Other languages	539	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	163	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	191,624	100.0
American	26,399	13.8
Arab	1,142	0.6
Czech	174	0.1
Danish	185	0.1
Dutch	3,917	2.0
English	27,344	14.3
French (except Basque)	3,149	1.6
French Canadian	501	0.3
German	28,561	14.9
Greek	354	0.2
Hungarian	559	0.3
Irish	27,088	14.1
Italian	6,224	3.2
Lithuanian	319	0.2
Norwegian	450	0.2
Polish	2,155	1.1
Portuguese	169	0.1
Russian	577	0.3
Scotch-Irish	6,828	3.6
Scottish	4,708	2.5
Slovak	144	0.1
Subsaharan African	384	0.2
Swedish	1,111	0.6
Swiss	213	0.1
Ukrainian	238	0.1
Welsh	1,750	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	231	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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