Preston County School District, WV (5401170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Preston County School District, WV (5401170)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Preston 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	11,946	100.0
Family households (families)	8,479	71.0
With own children under 18 years	3,408	28.5
Married-couple family	6,853	57.4
With own children under 18 years	2,497	20.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	324	2.7
With own children under 18 years	198	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,302	10.9
With own children under 18 years	713	6.0
Nonfamily households	3,467	29.0
Householder living alone	2,854	23.9
65 years and over	1,222	10.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,779	31.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,481	29.1

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,660	100.0
Householder	11,946	41.7
Spouse	6,845	23.9
Child	7,550	26.3
Other relatives	1,069	3.7
Nonrelatives	1,250	4.4
Unmarried partner	741	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,344	100.0
Never married	3,198	25.9
Now married, except separated	7,077	57.3
Separated	285	2.3
Widowed	382	3.1
Divorced	1,402	11.4

Females 15 years and over	12,600	100.0
Never married	2,078	16.5
Now married, except separated	7,497	59.5
Separated	279	2.2
Widowed	1,604	12.7
Divorced	1,142	9.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	374	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	79	21.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	5
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	118
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	452	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	222	49.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	26	5.8
1 or 2 years	31	6.9
3 or 4 years	30	6.6
5 or more years	135	29.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	222	49.1
Who are female	170	37.6
Who are married	185	40.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,979	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	189	3.2
Kindergarten	347	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,889	48.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,701	28.4
College or graduate school	853	14.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,394	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,573	7.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,278	10.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,632	49.7
Some college, no degree	3,249	15.2
Associate's degree	1,083	5.1
Bachelor's degree	1,717	8.0
Graduate or professional degree	862	4.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	23,640	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,853	12.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,890	100.0
Same house	26,642	89.1
Different house in the U.S.	3,234	10.8
Same county	1,602	5.4
Different county	1,632	5.5
Same state	886	3.0
Different state	746	2.5
Abroad	14	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,178	100.0
Native	29,809	98.8
Born in United States	29,776	98.7
State of residence	21,704	71.9
Different state	8,072	26.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	33	0.1
Foreign born	369	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	369	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	159	43.1
Not a U.S. citizen	210	56.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	402	100.0

Native	33	8.2
Entered 2000 or later	6	1.5
Entered before 2000	27	6.7

Foreign born	369	91.8
Entered 2000 or later	62	15.4
Entered before 2000	307	76.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	369	100.0
Europe	129	35.0
Asia	25	6.8
Africa	41	11.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	145	39.3
Northern America	29	7.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,531	100.0
English only	27,821	97.5
Language other than English	710	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	167	0.6
Spanish	454	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	104	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	196	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	38	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	35	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1
Other languages	25	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,178	100.0
American	2,934	9.7
Arab	45	0.1
Czech	49	0.2
Danish	16	0.1
Dutch	1,284	4.3
English	2,824	9.4
French (except Basque)	614	2.0
French Canadian	17	0.1
German	9,536	31.6
Greek	29	0.1
Hungarian	109	0.4
Irish	5,038	16.7
Italian	1,512	5.0
Lithuanian	15	0.0
Norwegian	10	0.0
Polish	680	2.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	37	0.1
Scotch-Irish	761	2.5
Scottish	393	1.3
Slovak	27	0.1
Subsaharan African	40	0.1
Swedish	57	0.2
Swiss	23	0.1
Ukrainian	20	0.1
Welsh	374	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	7	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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