Dade County School District, FL (1200390) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dade County School District, FL (1200390)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dade County School District, FL 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	827,931	100.0
Family households (families)	567,310	68.5
With own children under 18 years	253,333	30.6
Married-couple family	376,061	45.4
With own children under 18 years	162,517	19.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	50,107	6.1
With own children under 18 years	17,587	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	141,142	17.0
With own children under 18 years	73,229	8.8
Nonfamily households	260,621	31.5
Householder living alone	215,038	26.0
65 years and over	75,642	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	291,988	35.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	233,745	28.2

Average household size	2.89
Average family size	3.52

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	2,391,368	100.0
Householder	827,931	34.6
Spouse	376,013	15.7
Child	754,118	31.5
Other relatives	301,482	12.6
Nonrelatives	131,824	5.5
Unmarried partner	45,252	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	952,605	100.0
Never married	358,426	37.6
Now married, except separated	449,312	47.2
Separated	28,415	3.0
Widowed	23,828	2.5
Divorced	92,624	9.7

Females 15 years and over	1,027,762	100.0
Never married	299,110	29.1
Now married, except separated	432,775	42.1
Separated	40,923	4.0
Widowed	111,232	10.8
Divorced	143,722	14.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	31,219	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	11,572	37.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	79,286	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	20,738	26.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3,995	5.0
1 or 2 years	5,258	6.6
3 or 4 years	3,551	4.5
5 or more years	7,934	10.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	20,738	26.2
Who are female	13,447	17.0
Who are married	13,507	17.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	642,913	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	44,635	6.9
Kindergarten	30,556	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	247,045	38.4
High school (grades 9-12)	136,215	21.2
College or graduate school	184,462	28.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	1,651,587	100.0
Less than 9th grade	205,539	12.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	182,628	11.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	454,553	27.5
Some college, no degree	246,080	14.9
Associate's degree	135,121	8.2
Bachelor's degree	272,575	16.5
Graduate or professional degree	155,091	9.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	76.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,878,982	100.0
Civilian veterans	70,409	3.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	2,423,752	100.0
Same house	2,064,866	85.2
Different house in the U.S.	323,433	13.3
Same county	261,685	10.8
Different county	61,748	2.5
Same state	30,420	1.3
Different state	31,328	1.3
Abroad	35,453	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	2,457,044	100.0
Native	1,242,149	50.6
Born in United States	1,160,315	47.2
State of residence	806,698	32.8
Different state	353,617	14.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	81,834	3.3
Foreign born	1,214,895	49.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,214,895	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	588,044	48.4
Not a U.S. citizen	626,851	51.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,296,729	100.0

Native	81,834	6.3
Entered 2000 or later	16,743	1.3
Entered before 2000	65,091	5.0

Foreign born	1,214,895	93.7
Entered 2000 or later	307,146	23.7
Entered before 2000	907,749	70.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,214,895	100.0
Europe	43,705	3.6
Asia	33,879	2.8
Africa	6,391	0.5
Oceania	747	0.1
Latin America	1,123,571	92.5
Northern America	6,602	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	2,288,133	100.0
English only	680,398	29.7
Language other than English	1,607,735	70.3
Speak English less than "very well"	794,132	34.7
Spanish	1,412,387	61.7
Speak English less than "very well"	714,117	31.2
Other Indo-European languages	164,180	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	68,813	3.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	18,315	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	8,127	0.4
Other languages	12,853	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,075	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	2,457,044	100.0
American	86,350	3.5
Arab	15,370	0.6
Czech	3,161	0.1
Danish	1,708	0.1
Dutch	6,487	0.3
English	40,537	1.6
French (except Basque)	23,845	1.0
French Canadian	2,593	0.1
German	61,882	2.5
Greek	4,874	0.2
Hungarian	6,110	0.2
Irish	52,887	2.2
Italian	58,265	2.4
Lithuanian	2,091	0.1
Norwegian	3,252	0.1
Polish	24,382	1.0
Portuguese	5,396	0.2
Russian	28,560	1.2
Scotch-Irish	7,519	0.3
Scottish	8,696	0.4
Slovak	1,385	0.1
Subsaharan African	12,560	0.5
Swedish	5,341	0.2
Swiss	2,031	0.1
Ukrainian	2,844	0.1
Welsh	1,958	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	171,446	7.0

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