Dothan City School District, AL (0101230) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dothan City School District, AL (0101230)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dothan City School District, AL 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	25,219	100.0
Family households (families)	16,667	66.1
With own children under 18 years	7,265	28.8
Married-couple family	11,884	47.1
With own children under 18 years	4,337	17.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,012	4.0
With own children under 18 years	511	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,771	15.0
With own children under 18 years	2,417	9.6
Nonfamily households	8,552	33.9
Householder living alone	7,599	30.1
65 years and over	2,624	10.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,076	32.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,529	25.9

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	63,249	100.0
Householder	25,219	39.9
Spouse	11,808	18.7
Child	19,628	31.0
Other relatives	4,190	6.6
Nonrelatives	2,404	3.8
Unmarried partner	985	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	23,814	100.0
Never married	7,154	30.0
Now married, except separated	12,560	52.7
Separated	566	2.4
Widowed	779	3.3
Divorced	2,755	11.6

Females 15 years and over	27,487	100.0
Never married	6,063	22.1
Now married, except separated	12,648	46.0
Separated	837	3.0
Widowed	3,757	13.7
Divorced	4,182	15.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,037	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	485	46.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	136
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,321	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	700	53.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	94	7.1
1 or 2 years	138	10.4
3 or 4 years	121	9.2
5 or more years	347	26.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	700	53.0
Who are female	445	33.7
Who are married	468	35.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,388	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,114	7.2
Kindergarten	1,068	6.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,000	45.5
High school (grades 9-12)	3,302	21.5
College or graduate school	2,904	18.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	43,104	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,332	5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,983	11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,170	28.2
Some college, no degree	10,044	23.3
Associate's degree	3,499	8.1
Bachelor's degree	6,389	14.8
Graduate or professional degree	3,687	8.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	48,461	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,472	13.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	63,709	100.0
Same house	53,199	83.5
Different house in the U.S.	10,183	16.0
Same county	6,250	9.8
Different county	3,933	6.2
Same state	1,764	2.8
Different state	2,169	3.4
Abroad	327	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	64,734	100.0
Native	63,278	97.8
Born in United States	62,530	96.6
State of residence	42,467	65.6
Different state	20,063	31.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	748	1.2
Foreign born	1,456	2.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,456	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	702	48.2
Not a U.S. citizen	754	51.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,204	100.0

Native	748	33.9
Entered 2000 or later	125	5.7
Entered before 2000	623	28.3

Foreign born	1,456	66.1
Entered 2000 or later	490	22.2
Entered before 2000	966	43.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,456	100.0
Europe	136	9.3
Asia	603	41.4
Africa	35	2.4
Oceania	6	0.4
Latin America	618	42.4
Northern America	58	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	60,150	100.0
English only	57,572	95.7
Language other than English	2,578	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,108	1.8
Spanish	1,431	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	631	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	396	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	86	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	666	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	354	0.6
Other languages	85	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	64,734	100.0
American	10,133	15.7
Arab	140	0.2
Czech	23	0.0
Danish	57	0.1
Dutch	808	1.2
English	5,802	9.0
French (except Basque)	1,113	1.7
French Canadian	209	0.3
German	5,263	8.1
Greek	70	0.1
Hungarian	121	0.2
Irish	6,487	10.0
Italian	1,005	1.6
Lithuanian	6	0.0
Norwegian	171	0.3
Polish	489	0.8
Portuguese	18	0.0
Russian	29	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,667	2.6
Scottish	1,270	2.0
Slovak	31	0.0
Subsaharan African	467	0.7
Swedish	296	0.5
Swiss	40	0.1
Ukrainian	16	0.0
Welsh	384	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	191	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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