Raleigh County School District, WV (5401230) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Raleigh County School District, WV (5401230)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Raleigh 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	32,221	100.0
Family households (families)	21,575	67.0
With own children under 18 years	8,702	27.0
Married-couple family	15,947	49.5
With own children under 18 years	5,919	18.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,515	4.7
With own children under 18 years	581	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,113	12.8
With own children under 18 years	2,202	6.8
Nonfamily households	10,646	33.0
Householder living alone	9,521	29.5
65 years and over	4,071	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,777	30.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,210	28.6

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	74,526	100.0
Householder	32,221	43.2
Spouse	16,017	21.5
Child	20,237	27.2
Other relatives	3,692	5.0
Nonrelatives	2,359	3.2
Unmarried partner	1,257	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	32,227	100.0
Never married	8,902	27.6
Now married, except separated	17,632	54.7
Separated	479	1.5
Widowed	1,356	4.2
Divorced	3,858	12.0

Females 15 years and over	33,052	100.0
Never married	6,632	20.1
Now married, except separated	16,359	49.5
Separated	835	2.5
Widowed	4,994	15.1
Divorced	4,232	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	774	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	270	34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,448	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	908	62.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	235	16.2
1 or 2 years	283	19.5
3 or 4 years	103	7.1
5 or more years	287	19.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	908	62.7
Who are female	489	33.8
Who are married	657	45.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,849	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,011	6.0
Kindergarten	940	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,021	41.7
High school (grades 9-12)	3,738	22.2
College or graduate school	4,139	24.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	55,990	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,458	8.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,006	14.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	22,607	40.4
Some college, no degree	9,643	17.2
Associate's degree	2,984	5.3
Bachelor's degree	5,216	9.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,076	5.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	62,322	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,824	12.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	77,958	100.0
Same house	66,711	85.6
Different house in the U.S.	11,080	14.2
Same county	5,730	7.4
Different county	5,350	6.9
Same state	2,410	3.1
Different state	2,940	3.8
Abroad	167	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	78,686	100.0
Native	77,629	98.7
Born in United States	77,310	98.3
State of residence	61,492	78.1
Different state	15,818	20.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	319	0.4
Foreign born	1,057	1.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,057	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	549	51.9
Not a U.S. citizen	508	48.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,376	100.0

Native	319	23.2
Entered 2000 or later	30	2.2
Entered before 2000	289	21.0

Foreign born	1,057	76.8
Entered 2000 or later	331	24.1
Entered before 2000	726	52.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,057	100.0
Europe	177	16.7
Asia	588	55.6
Africa	127	12.0
Oceania	26	2.5
Latin America	126	11.9
Northern America	13	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	74,166	100.0
English only	71,519	96.4
Language other than English	2,647	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,195	1.6
Spanish	1,243	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	769	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	784	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	172	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	353	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	171	0.2
Other languages	267	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	83	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	78,686	100.0
American	32,161	40.9
Arab	195	0.2
Czech	109	0.1
Danish	14	0.0
Dutch	1,115	1.4
English	6,982	8.9
French (except Basque)	933	1.2
French Canadian	65	0.1
German	6,936	8.8
Greek	193	0.2
Hungarian	435	0.6
Irish	6,897	8.8
Italian	2,540	3.2
Lithuanian	83	0.1
Norwegian	48	0.1
Polish	913	1.2
Portuguese	16	0.0
Russian	88	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,351	1.7
Scottish	867	1.1
Slovak	9	0.0
Subsaharan African	217	0.3
Swedish	171	0.2
Swiss	195	0.2
Ukrainian	49	0.1
Welsh	183	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	109	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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