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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 --ValuePercent
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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