Dawson County School District, GA (1301650) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dawson County School District, GA (1301650)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dawson County School District, GA 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	7,652	100.0
Family households (families)	5,859	76.6
With own children under 18 years	2,359	30.8
Married-couple family	4,971	65.0
With own children under 18 years	1,823	23.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	304	4.0
With own children under 18 years	134	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	584	7.6
With own children under 18 years	402	5.3
Nonfamily households	1,793	23.4
Householder living alone	1,387	18.1
65 years and over	297	3.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,607	34.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,780	23.3

Average household size	2.79
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,320	100.0
Householder	7,652	35.9
Spouse	5,012	23.5
Child	6,193	29.0
Other relatives	1,151	5.4
Nonrelatives	1,312	6.2
Unmarried partner	454	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,425	100.0
Never married	1,843	21.9
Now married, except separated	5,313	63.1
Separated	108	1.3
Widowed	147	1.7
Divorced	1,014	12.0

Females 15 years and over	8,633	100.0
Never married	1,485	17.2
Now married, except separated	5,099	59.1
Separated	178	2.1
Widowed	586	6.8
Divorced	1,285	14.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	206	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	76	36.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	42
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	523	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	189	36.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	95	18.2
1 or 2 years	50	9.6
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	44	8.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	189	36.1
Who are female	125	23.9
Who are married	139	26.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,060	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	449	8.9
Kindergarten	105	2.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,508	49.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,059	20.9
College or graduate school	939	18.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,496	100.0
Less than 9th grade	624	4.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,547	10.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,205	42.8
Some college, no degree	2,935	20.2
Associate's degree	778	5.4
Bachelor's degree	1,605	11.1
Graduate or professional degree	802	5.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,195	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,027	12.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,162	100.0
Same house	17,193	81.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,902	18.4
Same county	943	4.5
Different county	2,959	14.0
Same state	2,123	10.0
Different state	836	4.0
Abroad	67	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,330	100.0
Native	20,890	97.9
Born in United States	20,775	97.4
State of residence	13,707	64.3
Different state	7,068	33.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	115	0.5
Foreign born	440	2.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	440	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	148	33.6
Not a U.S. citizen	292	66.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	555	100.0

Native	115	20.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	115	20.7

Foreign born	440	79.3
Entered 2000 or later	94	16.9
Entered before 2000	346	62.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	440	100.0
Europe	17	3.9
Asia	31	7.0
Africa	12	2.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	377	85.7
Northern America	3	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,002	100.0
English only	19,364	96.8
Language other than English	638	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	266	1.3
Spanish	567	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	222	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	27	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	31	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.2
Other languages	13	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,330	100.0
American	4,465	20.9
Arab	20	0.1
Czech	97	0.5
Danish	28	0.1
Dutch	503	2.4
English	3,117	14.6
French (except Basque)	484	2.3
French Canadian	154	0.7
German	2,884	13.5
Greek	48	0.2
Hungarian	156	0.7
Irish	3,987	18.7
Italian	564	2.6
Lithuanian	15	0.1
Norwegian	104	0.5
Polish	69	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	4	0.0
Scotch-Irish	498	2.3
Scottish	418	2.0
Slovak	17	0.1
Subsaharan African	77	0.4
Swedish	295	1.4
Swiss	88	0.4
Ukrainian	40	0.2
Welsh	74	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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