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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Pocahontas 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 3,600 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,526 70.2
        With own children under 18 years 940 26.1
    Married-couple family 2,108 58.6
        With own children under 18 years 711 19.8
    Male householder, no wife present, family 154 4.3
        With own children under 18 years 64 1.8
    Female householder, no husband present, family 264 7.3
        With own children under 18 years 165 4.6
    Nonfamily households 1,074 29.8
    Householder living alone 929 25.8
        65 years and over 387 10.8
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,000 27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 962 26.7
 
Average household size 2.22
Average family size 2.63
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 7,982 100.0
    Householder 3,600 45.1
        Spouse 2,081 26.1
        Child 1,742 21.8
        Other relatives 286 3.6
    Nonrelatives 273 3.4
        Unmarried partner 226 2.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,773 100.0
    Never married 871 23.1
    Now married, except separated 2,229 59.1
    Separated 24 0.6
    Widowed 173 4.6
    Divorced 476 12.6
 
Females 15 years and over 3,574 100.0
    Never married 536 15.0
    Now married, except separated 2,163 60.5
    Separated 30 0.8
    Widowed 595 16.6
    Divorced 250 7.0
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 65 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 28 43.1
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 47
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 36
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 88
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 12
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 147 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 117 79.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 52 35.4
        1 or 2 years 21 14.3
        3 or 4 years 18 12.2
        5 or more years 26 17.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 117 79.6
        Who are female 89 60.5
        Who are married 84 57.1
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,454 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 18 1.2
        Kindergarten 66 4.5
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 765 52.6
        High school (grades 9-12) 445 30.6
        College or graduate school 160 11.0
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 6,384 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 573 9.0
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 896 14.0
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,959 46.4
        Some college, no degree 923 14.5
        Associate's degree 232 3.6
        Bachelor's degree 562 8.8
        Graduate or professional degree 239 3.7
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 77.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 12.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 7,014 100.0
    Civilian veterans 873 12.4
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 8,561 100.0
    Same house 7,769 90.7
    Different house in the U.S. 678 7.9
        Same county 269 3.1
        Different county 409 4.8
            Same state 219 2.6
            Different state 190 2.2
    Abroad 114 1.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 8,599 100.0
    Native 8,509 99.0
        Born in United States 8,479 98.6
            State of residence 6,287 73.1
            Different state 2,192 25.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 30 0.3
    Foreign born 90 1.0
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 90 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 17 18.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 73 81.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 120 100.0
 
    Native 30 25.0
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 30 25.0
 
    Foreign born 90 75.0
        Entered 2000 or later 58 48.3
        Entered before 2000 32 26.7
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 90 100.0
    Europe 51 56.7
    Asia 39 43.3
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 0 0.0
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 8,208 100.0
    English only 8,084 98.5
    Language other than English 124 1.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 32 0.4
        Spanish 3 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 3 0.0
        Other Indo-European languages 82 1.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 39 0.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 29 0.4
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 8,599 100.0
    American 1,003 11.7
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 10 0.1
    Dutch 464 5.4
    English 1,086 12.6
    French (except Basque) 241 2.8
    French Canadian 7 0.1
    German 1,867 21.7
    Greek 32 0.4
    Hungarian 21 0.2
    Irish 1,581 18.4
    Italian 149 1.7
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 21 0.2
    Polish 4 0.0
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 24 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 289 3.4
    Scottish 342 4.0
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 41 0.5
    Swiss 12 0.1
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 119 1.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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