Mercer County School District, WV (5400840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mercer County School District, WV (5400840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mercer 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	25,632	100.0
Family households (families)	16,426	64.1
With own children under 18 years	6,198	24.2
Married-couple family	12,454	48.6
With own children under 18 years	4,094	16.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,137	4.4
With own children under 18 years	519	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,835	11.1
With own children under 18 years	1,585	6.2
Nonfamily households	9,206	35.9
Householder living alone	7,955	31.0
65 years and over	3,483	13.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,133	27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,880	30.7

Average household size	2.37
Average family size	2.95

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	60,669	100.0
Householder	25,632	42.2
Spouse	12,460	20.5
Child	15,493	25.5
Other relatives	4,030	6.6
Nonrelatives	3,054	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,080	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	23,878	100.0
Never married	6,621	27.7
Now married, except separated	13,258	55.5
Separated	488	2.0
Widowed	667	2.8
Divorced	2,844	11.9

Females 15 years and over	26,815	100.0
Never married	5,745	21.4
Now married, except separated	12,928	48.2
Separated	510	1.9
Widowed	3,987	14.9
Divorced	3,645	13.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	759	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	294	38.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,529	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	657	43.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	101	6.6
1 or 2 years	167	10.9
3 or 4 years	85	5.6
5 or more years	304	19.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	657	43.0
Who are female	338	22.1
Who are married	527	34.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,125	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	927	7.1
Kindergarten	491	3.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,729	43.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,541	19.4
College or graduate school	3,437	26.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	43,675	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,226	9.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,157	11.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	18,084	41.4
Some college, no degree	7,115	16.3
Associate's degree	1,927	4.4
Bachelor's degree	4,728	10.8
Graduate or professional degree	2,438	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	48,457	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,907	12.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	60,690	100.0
Same house	52,622	86.7
Different house in the U.S.	7,993	13.2
Same county	5,005	8.2
Different county	2,988	4.9
Same state	1,378	2.3
Different state	1,610	2.7
Abroad	75	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	61,451	100.0
Native	60,735	98.8
Born in United States	60,574	98.6
State of residence	47,680	77.6
Different state	12,894	21.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	161	0.3
Foreign born	716	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	716	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	408	57.0
Not a U.S. citizen	308	43.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	877	100.0

Native	161	18.4
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	161	18.4

Foreign born	716	81.6
Entered 2000 or later	204	23.3
Entered before 2000	512	58.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	716	100.0
Europe	138	19.3
Asia	407	56.8
Africa	58	8.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	113	15.8
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	57,817	100.0
English only	56,310	97.4
Language other than English	1,507	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	714	1.2
Spanish	592	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	280	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	532	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	228	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	225	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	146	0.3
Other languages	158	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	60	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	61,451	100.0
American	6,897	11.2
Arab	212	0.3
Czech	55	0.1
Danish	37	0.1
Dutch	1,261	2.1
English	7,216	11.7
French (except Basque)	763	1.2
French Canadian	134	0.2
German	9,250	15.1
Greek	176	0.3
Hungarian	549	0.9
Irish	10,144	16.5
Italian	2,734	4.4
Lithuanian	18	0.0
Norwegian	88	0.1
Polish	508	0.8
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	60	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,514	2.5
Scottish	1,351	2.2
Slovak	39	0.1
Subsaharan African	61	0.1
Swedish	84	0.1
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	65	0.1
Welsh	272	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	17	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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