McDowell County School District, WV (5400810) DP2 Social Characteristics

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McDowell County School District, WV (5400810)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for McDowell 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	9,492	100.0
Family households (families)	6,339	66.8
With own children under 18 years	2,309	24.3
Married-couple family	4,629	48.8
With own children under 18 years	1,426	15.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	371	3.9
With own children under 18 years	127	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,339	14.1
With own children under 18 years	756	8.0
Nonfamily households	3,153	33.2
Householder living alone	2,844	30.0
65 years and over	1,340	14.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,724	28.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,756	29.0

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	22,593	100.0
Householder	9,492	42.0
Spouse	4,607	20.4
Child	5,844	25.9
Other relatives	1,577	7.0
Nonrelatives	1,073	4.7
Unmarried partner	507	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,812	100.0
Never married	2,384	27.1
Now married, except separated	4,936	56.0
Separated	135	1.5
Widowed	337	3.8
Divorced	1,020	11.6

Females 15 years and over	10,066	100.0
Never married	2,369	23.5
Now married, except separated	4,831	48.0
Separated	247	2.5
Widowed	1,742	17.3
Divorced	877	8.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	205	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	70	34.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	81
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	668	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	525	78.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	37	5.5
1 or 2 years	54	8.1
3 or 4 years	189	28.3
5 or more years	245	36.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	525	78.6
Who are female	330	49.4
Who are married	361	54.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,102	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	315	7.7
Kindergarten	209	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,161	52.7
High school (grades 9-12)	911	22.2
College or graduate school	506	12.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,130	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,863	17.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,567	22.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,593	40.9
Some college, no degree	1,820	11.3
Associate's degree	367	2.3
Bachelor's degree	702	4.4
Graduate or professional degree	218	1.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	60.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	5.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,908	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,537	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,773	100.0
Same house	21,086	92.6
Different house in the U.S.	1,666	7.3
Same county	1,272	5.6
Different county	394	1.7
Same state	212	0.9
Different state	182	0.8
Abroad	21	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,971	100.0
Native	22,922	99.8
Born in United States	22,915	99.8
State of residence	19,712	85.8
Different state	3,203	13.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	7	0.0
Foreign born	49	0.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	49	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	30	61.2
Not a U.S. citizen	19	38.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	56	100.0

Native	7	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	7	12.5

Foreign born	49	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	15	26.8
Entered before 2000	34	60.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	49	100.0
Europe	38	77.6
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	0	0.0
Northern America	11	22.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,561	100.0
English only	21,312	98.8
Language other than English	249	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	107	0.5
Spanish	144	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	26	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	79	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	49	0.2
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,971	100.0
American	1,693	7.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	9	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	541	2.4
English	2,982	13.0
French (except Basque)	129	0.6
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	2,497	10.9
Greek	47	0.2
Hungarian	121	0.5
Irish	3,188	13.9
Italian	543	2.4
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	234	1.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	10	0.0
Scotch-Irish	300	1.3
Scottish	118	0.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	552	2.4
Swedish	21	0.1
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	13	0.1
Welsh	38	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	11	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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