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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 --ValuePercent
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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