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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fort Dodge Community School District, IA 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 12,372 100.0
    Family households (families) 7,505 60.7
        With own children under 18 years 3,534 28.6
    Married-couple family 5,472 44.2
        With own children under 18 years 2,035 16.4
    Male householder, no wife present, family 549 4.4
        With own children under 18 years 361 2.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 1,484 12.0
        With own children under 18 years 1,138 9.2
    Nonfamily households 4,867 39.3
    Householder living alone 4,035 32.6
        65 years and over 1,701 13.7
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 3,933 31.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,270 26.4
 
Average household size 2.31
Average family size 2.91
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 28,520 100.0
    Householder 12,372 43.4
        Spouse 5,570 19.5
        Child 7,701 27.0
        Other relatives 1,089 3.8
    Nonrelatives 1,788 6.3
        Unmarried partner 783 2.7
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 11,637 100.0
    Never married 4,205 36.1
    Now married, except separated 5,719 49.1
    Separated 89 0.8
    Widowed 330 2.8
    Divorced 1,294 11.1
 
Females 15 years and over 12,228 100.0
    Never married 3,146 25.7
    Now married, except separated 5,720 46.8
    Separated 229 1.9
    Widowed 1,537 12.6
    Divorced 1,596 13.1
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 428 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 194 45.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 50
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 70
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 106
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 20
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 439 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 285 64.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 46 10.5
        1 or 2 years 44 10.0
        3 or 4 years 101 23.0
        5 or more years 94 21.4
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 285 64.9
        Who are female 129 29.4
        Who are married 183 41.7
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 8,022 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 491 6.1
        Kindergarten 363 4.5
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,944 36.7
        High school (grades 9-12) 1,922 24.0
        College or graduate school 2,302 28.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 19,132 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 769 4.0
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,427 7.5
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,866 35.9
        Some college, no degree 4,394 23.0
        Associate's degree 2,046 10.7
        Bachelor's degree 2,718 14.2
        Graduate or professional degree 912 4.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 88.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 19.0
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 22,704 100.0
    Civilian veterans 2,777 12.2
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 29,230 100.0
    Same house 24,760 84.7
    Different house in the U.S. 4,416 15.1
        Same county 3,022 10.3
        Different county 1,394 4.8
            Same state 979 3.3
            Different state 415 1.4
    Abroad 54 0.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 29,528 100.0
    Native 28,761 97.4
        Born in United States 28,599 96.9
            State of residence 23,824 80.7
            Different state 4,775 16.2
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 162 0.5
    Foreign born 767 2.6
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 767 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 294 38.3
    Not a U.S. citizen 473 61.7
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 929 100.0
 
    Native 162 17.4
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 162 17.4
 
    Foreign born 767 82.6
        Entered 2000 or later 331 35.6
        Entered before 2000 436 46.9
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 767 100.0
    Europe 77 10.0
    Asia 269 35.1
    Africa 41 5.3
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 355 46.3
    Northern America 25 3.3
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 27,648 100.0
    English only 26,485 95.8
    Language other than English 1,163 4.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 246 0.9
        Spanish 563 2.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 155 0.6
        Other Indo-European languages 319 1.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 15 0.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 280 1.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 76 0.3
        Other languages 1 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 29,528 100.0
    American 1,079 3.7
    Arab 18 0.1
    Czech 894 3.0
    Danish 594 2.0
    Dutch 884 3.0
    English 2,544 8.6
    French (except Basque) 791 2.7
    French Canadian 65 0.2
    German 10,824 36.7
    Greek 16 0.1
    Hungarian 21 0.1
    Irish 4,805 16.3
    Italian 838 2.8
    Lithuanian 57 0.2
    Norwegian 2,500 8.5
    Polish 263 0.9
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 86 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 397 1.3
    Scottish 568 1.9
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 701 2.4
    Swedish 1,572 5.3
    Swiss 88 0.3
    Ukrainian 12 0.0
    Welsh 171 0.6
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 8 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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