Dolton School District 149, IL (1712420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dolton School District 149, IL (1712420)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dolton School District 149, IL 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	10,711	100.0
Family households (families)	7,023	65.6
With own children under 18 years	3,674	34.3
Married-couple family	3,424	32.0
With own children under 18 years	1,533	14.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	568	5.3
With own children under 18 years	237	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,031	28.3
With own children under 18 years	1,904	17.8
Nonfamily households	3,688	34.4
Householder living alone	3,208	30.0
65 years and over	926	8.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,334	40.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,283	21.3

Average household size	2.62
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,028	100.0
Householder	10,711	38.2
Spouse	3,468	12.4
Child	9,667	34.5
Other relatives	2,839	10.1
Nonrelatives	1,343	4.8
Unmarried partner	666	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,393	100.0
Never married	3,882	41.3
Now married, except separated	3,980	42.4
Separated	192	2.0
Widowed	299	3.2
Divorced	1,040	11.1

Females 15 years and over	12,545	100.0
Never married	4,997	39.8
Now married, except separated	3,861	30.8
Separated	584	4.7
Widowed	1,438	11.5
Divorced	1,665	13.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	546	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	313	57.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	123
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,199	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	654	54.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	93	7.8
1 or 2 years	159	13.3
3 or 4 years	85	7.1
5 or more years	317	26.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	654	54.5
Who are female	513	42.8
Who are married	356	29.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,265	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	575	6.2
Kindergarten	285	3.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,889	42.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,065	22.3
College or graduate school	2,451	26.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,798	100.0
Less than 9th grade	722	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,493	8.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,196	29.2
Some college, no degree	5,651	31.8
Associate's degree	1,613	9.1
Bachelor's degree	2,211	12.4
Graduate or professional degree	912	5.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,321	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,688	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	27,882	100.0
Same house	23,989	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	3,779	13.6
Same county	3,401	12.2
Different county	378	1.4
Same state	134	0.5
Different state	244	0.9
Abroad	114	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,452	100.0
Native	27,462	96.5
Born in United States	27,428	96.4
State of residence	22,200	78.0
Different state	5,228	18.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	34	0.1
Foreign born	990	3.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	990	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	675	68.2
Not a U.S. citizen	315	31.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,024	100.0

Native	34	3.3
Entered 2000 or later	26	2.5
Entered before 2000	8	0.8

Foreign born	990	96.7
Entered 2000 or later	254	24.8
Entered before 2000	736	71.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	990	100.0
Europe	126	12.7
Asia	78	7.9
Africa	427	43.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	359	36.3
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,537	100.0
English only	25,085	94.5
Language other than English	1,452	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	437	1.6
Spanish	566	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	253	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	413	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	105	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	76	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.0
Other languages	397	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	70	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,452	100.0
American	507	1.8
Arab	40	0.1
Czech	18	0.1
Danish	12	0.0
Dutch	127	0.4
English	219	0.8
French (except Basque)	12	0.0
French Canadian	20	0.1
German	720	2.5
Greek	30	0.1
Hungarian	63	0.2
Irish	447	1.6
Italian	299	1.1
Lithuanian	57	0.2
Norwegian	23	0.1
Polish	915	3.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	44	0.2
Scottish	20	0.1
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	765	2.7
Swedish	74	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	27	0.1
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	282	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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