Mason County School District, WV (5400780) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mason County School District, WV (5400780)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mason 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	10,715	100.0
Family households (families)	7,212	67.3
With own children under 18 years	3,275	30.6
Married-couple family	5,409	50.5
With own children under 18 years	2,129	19.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	450	4.2
With own children under 18 years	304	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,353	12.6
With own children under 18 years	842	7.9
Nonfamily households	3,503	32.7
Householder living alone	2,956	27.6
65 years and over	1,297	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,647	34.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,957	27.6

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.81

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,033	100.0
Householder	10,715	42.8
Spouse	5,373	21.5
Child	6,645	26.5
Other relatives	1,026	4.1
Nonrelatives	1,274	5.1
Unmarried partner	702	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,156	100.0
Never married	2,338	23.0
Now married, except separated	5,751	56.6
Separated	168	1.7
Widowed	389	3.8
Divorced	1,510	14.9

Females 15 years and over	10,836	100.0
Never married	1,934	17.8
Now married, except separated	5,559	51.3
Separated	89	0.8
Widowed	1,444	13.3
Divorced	1,810	16.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	390	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	207	53.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	72
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	143
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	5

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	615	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	344	55.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	111	18.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	90	14.6
5 or more years	143	23.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	344	55.9
Who are female	228	37.1
Who are married	198	32.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,237	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	319	6.1
Kindergarten	216	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,442	46.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,280	24.4
College or graduate school	980	18.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,156	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,735	9.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,083	11.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,855	43.3
Some college, no degree	3,275	18.0
Associate's degree	1,074	5.9
Bachelor's degree	1,280	7.1
Graduate or professional degree	854	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,998	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,672	13.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,272	100.0
Same house	22,303	88.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,957	11.7
Same county	1,802	7.1
Different county	1,155	4.6
Same state	439	1.7
Different state	716	2.8
Abroad	12	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,536	100.0
Native	25,437	99.6
Born in United States	25,335	99.2
State of residence	16,102	63.1
Different state	9,233	36.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	102	0.4
Foreign born	99	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	99	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	41	41.4
Not a U.S. citizen	58	58.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	201	100.0

Native	102	50.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	102	50.7

Foreign born	99	49.3
Entered 2000 or later	12	6.0
Entered before 2000	87	43.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	99	100.0
Europe	34	34.3
Asia	3	3.0
Africa	12	12.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	16	16.2
Northern America	34	34.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,037	100.0
English only	23,798	99.0
Language other than English	239	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.1
Spanish	125	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	7	0.0
Other Indo-European languages	111	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,536	100.0
American	2,583	10.1
Arab	14	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	566	2.2
English	1,872	7.3
French (except Basque)	283	1.1
French Canadian	58	0.2
German	5,211	20.4
Greek	24	0.1
Hungarian	27	0.1
Irish	2,910	11.4
Italian	492	1.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	172	0.7
Portuguese	9	0.0
Russian	26	0.1
Scotch-Irish	301	1.2
Scottish	424	1.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	6	0.0
Swedish	46	0.2
Swiss	91	0.4
Ukrainian	8	0.0
Welsh	148	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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