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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 --ValuePercent
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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