San Fernando Valley CCD ACS Table

SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS - 2009
IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY - DP02

2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Supporting documentation on code lists, subject definitions, data accuracy, and statistical testing can be found on the American Community Survey website in the Data and Documentation section. Sample size and data quality measures (including coverage rates, allocation rates, and response rates) can be found on the American Community Survey website in the Methodology section. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

San Fernando Valley CCD
Los Angeles County, California

Number

Percent

 

Estimate

Margin of Error

Estimate

Margin of Error

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Total households

590,191

+/-2,365

590,191

(X)

Family households (families)

398,204

+/-2,476

67.5%

+/-0.4

With own children under 18 years

195,186

+/-2,068

33.1%

+/-0.3

Married-couple family

282,090

+/-2,743

47.8%

+/-0.5

With own children under 18 years

139,206

+/-2,292

23.6%

+/-0.4

Male householder, no wife present, family

37,948

+/-1,472

6.4%

+/-0.2

With own children under 18 years

15,874

+/-1,136

2.7%

+/-0.2

Female householder, no husband present, fami

78,166

+/-1,769

13.2%

+/-0.3

With own children under 18 years

40,106

+/-1,452

6.8%

+/-0.2

Nonfamily households

191,987

+/-2,606

32.5%

+/-0.4

Householder living alone

148,128

+/-2,163

25.1%

+/-0.3

65 years and over

44,409

+/-1,265

7.5%

+/-0.2

Households with one or more people under 18 y

217,155

+/-2,060

36.8%

+/-0.3

Households with one or more people 65 years and over

134,388

+/-1,440

22.8%

+/-0.2

Average household size

2.94

+/-0.01

(X)

(X)

Average family size

3.58

+/-0.02

(X)

(X)

RELATIONSHIP

Population in households

1,736,784

+/-6,406

1,736,784

(X)

Householder

590,191

+/-2,365

34.0%

+/-0.2

Spouse

282,584

+/-2,618

16.3%

+/-0.2

Child

550,799

+/-4,553

31.7%

+/-0.2

Other relatives

195,618

+/-4,760

11.3%

+/-0.3

Nonrelatives

117,592

+/-3,782

6.8%

+/-0.2

Unmarried partner

36,897

+/-1,420

2.1%

+/-0.1

MARITAL STATUS

Males 15 years and over

687,604

+/-4,518

687,604

(X)

Never married

278,209

+/-4,264

40.5%

+/-0.5

Now married, except separated

333,572

+/-3,104

48.5%

+/-0.5

Separated

13,651

+/-959

2.0%

+/-0.1

Widowed

14,524

+/-822

2.1%

+/-0.1

Divorced

47,648

+/-1,468

6.9%

+/-0.2

Females 15 years and over

714,263

+/-3,886

714,263

(X)

Never married

228,867

+/-3,530

32.0%

+/-0.4

Now married, except separated

321,844

+/-3,123

45.1%

+/-0.5

Separated

24,153

+/-1,071

3.4%

+/-0.2

Widowed

65,120

+/-1,761

9.1%

+/-0.2

Divorced

74,279

+/-2,103

10.4%

+/-0.3

FERTILITY

Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth the past 12 months

23,452

+/-1,144

23,452

(X)

Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)

6,931

+/-704

29.6%

+/-2.6

Per 1,000 unmarried women

28

+/-3

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old

51

+/-2

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old

24

+/-4

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old

84

+/-5

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old

29

+/-3

(X)

(X)

GRANDPARENTS

Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years

47,694

+/-1,707

47,694

(X)

Responsible for grandchildren

12,038

+/-895

25.2%

+/-1.7

Years responsible for grandchildren

Less than 1 year

2,621

+/-554

5.5%

+/-1.1

1 or 2 years

2,371

+/-436

5.0%

+/-0.9

3 or 4 years

1,944

+/-415

4.1%

+/-0.9

5 or more years

5,102

+/-621

10.7%

+/-1.3

Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years

12,038

+/-895

12,038

(X)

Who are female

7,323

+/-567

60.8%

+/-2.2

Who are married

9,010

+/-856

74.8%

+/-2.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

477,914

+/-3,788

477,914

(X)

Nursery school, preschool

30,081

+/-1,367

6.3%

+/-0.3

Kindergarten

22,773

+/-1,082

4.8%

+/-0.2

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

188,834

+/-2,759

39.5%

+/-0.5

High school (grades 9-12)

105,397

+/-2,187

22.1%

+/-0.4

College or graduate school

130,829

+/-2,554

27.4%

+/-0.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

1,166,651

+/-5,068

1,166,651

(X)

Less than 9th grade

140,719

+/-3,629

12.1%

+/-0.3

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

109,738

+/-2,694

9.4%

+/-0.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

250,448

+/-4,534

21.5%

+/-0.4

Some college, no degree

222,033

+/-3,492

19.0%

+/-0.3

Associate's degree

84,022

+/-2,334

7.2%

+/-0.2

Bachelor's degree

245,453

+/-3,764

21.0%

+/-0.3

Graduate or professional degree

114,238

+/-2,560

9.8%

+/-0.2

Percent high school graduate or higher

78.5%

+/-0.4

(X)

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

30.8%

+/-0.4

(X)

(X)

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

1,327,241

+/-5,481

1,327,241

(X)

Civilian veterans

64,202

+/-1,641

4.8%

+/-0.1

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN

NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

With a disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Under 18 years

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

With a disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

18 to 64 years

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

With a disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

65 years and over

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

With a disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

Population 1 year and over

1,733,727

+/-6,318

1,733,727

(X)

Same house

1,516,243

+/-7,959

87.5%

+/-0.3

Different house in the U.S.

203,355

+/-5,924

11.7%

+/-0.3

Same county

174,704

+/-6,225

10.1%

+/-0.4

Different county

28,651

+/-1,980

1.7%

+/-0.1

Same state

12,169

+/-1,262

0.7%

+/-0.1

Different state

16,482

+/-1,434

1.0%

+/-0.1

Abroad

14,129

+/-1,410

0.8%

+/-0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

1,757,718

+/-6,409

1,757,718

(X)

Native

1,049,828

+/-6,337

59.7%

+/-0.4

Born in United States

1,033,806

+/-6,187

58.8%

+/-0.4

State of residence

755,445

+/-5,519

43.0%

+/-0.3

Different state

278,361

+/-3,991

15.8%

+/-0.2

Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)

16,022

+/-1,078

0.9%

+/-0.1

Foreign born

707,890

+/-7,573

40.3%

+/-0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS

Foreign-born population

707,890

+/-7,573

707,890

(X)

Naturalized U.S. citizen

343,444

+/-4,652

48.5%

+/-0.6

Not a U.S. citizen

364,446

+/-6,423

51.5%

+/-0.6

YEAR OF ENTRY

Population born outside the United States

723,912

+/-7,595

723,912

(X)

Native

16,022

+/-1,078

16,022

(X)

Entered 2000 or later

2,811

+/-394

17.5%

+/-2.3

Entered before 2000

13,211

+/-1,015

82.5%

+/-2.3

Foreign born

707,890

+/-7,573

707,890

(X)

Entered 2000 or later

150,926

+/-5,035

21.3%

+/-0.6

Entered before 2000

556,964

+/-6,598

78.7%

+/-0.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea

707,890

+/-7,573

707,890

(X)

Europe

52,842

+/-1,911

7.5%

+/-0.3

Asia

273,854

+/-5,209

38.7%

+/-0.6

Africa

8,759

+/-965

1.2%

+/-0.1

Oceania

1,745

+/-416

0.2%

+/-0.1

Latin America

362,816

+/-5,757

51.3%

+/-0.6

Northern America

7,874

+/-705

1.1%

+/-0.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

1,635,080

+/-6,056

1,635,080

(X)

English only

676,465

+/-6,468

41.4%

+/-0.4

Language other than English

958,615

+/-8,781

58.6%

+/-0.4

Speak English less than "very well"

446,002

+/-6,108

27.3%

+/-0.3

Spanish

588,903

+/-6,232

36.0%

+/-0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

287,953

+/-4,479

17.6%

+/-0.3

Other Indo-European languages

217,090

+/-5,641

13.3%

+/-0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

97,851

+/-3,451

6.0%

+/-0.2

Asian and Pacific Islander languages

121,518

+/-3,875

7.4%

+/-0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

50,930

+/-2,380

3.1%

+/-0.1

Other languages

31,104

+/-2,306

1.9%

+/-0.1

Speak English less than "very well"

9,268

+/-1,084

0.6%

+/-0.1

ANCESTRY

Total population

1,757,718

+/-6,409

1,757,718

(X)

American

43,253

+/-2,413

2.5%

+/-0.1

Arab

22,641

+/-1,840

1.3%

+/-0.1

Czech

3,389

+/-438

0.2%

+/-0.1

Danish

5,644

+/-644

0.3%

+/-0.1

Dutch

10,474

+/-863

0.6%

+/-0.1

English

80,739

+/-2,099

4.6%

+/-0.1

French (except Basque)

24,957

+/-1,257

1.4%

+/-0.1

French Canadian

4,120

+/-599

0.2%

+/-0.1

German

103,728

+/-2,630

5.9%

+/-0.1

Greek

7,405

+/-924

0.4%

+/-0.1

Hungarian

9,707

+/-868

0.6%

+/-0.1

Irish

85,116

+/-2,903

4.8%

+/-0.2

Italian

60,598

+/-1,926

3.4%

+/-0.1

Lithuanian

3,568

+/-613

0.2%

+/-0.1

Norwegian

12,424

+/-1,123

0.7%

+/-0.1

Polish

32,918

+/-1,349

1.9%

+/-0.1

Portuguese

3,982

+/-766

0.2%

+/-0.1

Russian

52,495

+/-2,244

3.0%

+/-0.1

Scotch-Irish

13,677

+/-1,092

0.8%

+/-0.1

Scottish

17,607

+/-1,051

1.0%

+/-0.1

Slovak

1,288

+/-310

0.1%

+/-0.1

Subsaharan African

7,945

+/-1,117

0.5%

+/-0.1

Swedish

14,099

+/-853

0.8%

+/-0.1

Swiss

2,564

+/-397

0.1%

+/-0.1

Ukrainian

7,496

+/-1,012

0.4%

+/-0.1

Welsh

5,593

+/-582

0.3%

+/-0.1

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)

3,782

+/-624

0.2%

+/-0.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey
Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
Notes:
·Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of people who responded with a particular ancestry; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Demographic Table).
·The Census Bureau introduced a new set of disability questions in the 2008 ACS questionnaire. Because of contextual differences between the
2008-2009 disability data and disability data collected in prior years, the Census Bureau is unable to combine the 5 years of disability data in order to produce the multi-year estimate that would appear in this table. Multi-year estimates of disability status will become available once five consecutive years of data are collected. For more information about the differences between the 2008 and prior years' disability questions, see Review of Changes to the Measurement of Disability in the 2008 ACS.
·Data for year of entry of the native population reflect the year of entry into the U.S. by people who were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas or born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and who subsequently moved to the U.S.
·While the 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the November 2008 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.
Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A
statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.