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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dorchester County Public Schools, MD 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 13,310 100.0
    Family households (families) 9,041 67.9
        With own children under 18 years 3,643 27.4
    Married-couple family 6,213 46.7
        With own children under 18 years 1,853 13.9
    Male householder, no wife present, family 519 3.9
        With own children under 18 years 227 1.7
    Female householder, no husband present, family 2,309 17.3
        With own children under 18 years 1,563 11.7
    Nonfamily households 4,269 32.1
    Householder living alone 3,598 27.0
        65 years and over 1,592 12.0
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 4,175 31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,082 30.7
 
Average household size 2.33
Average family size 2.77
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 30,999 100.0
    Householder 13,310 42.9
        Spouse 6,212 20.0
        Child 7,951 25.6
        Other relatives 1,867 6.0
    Nonrelatives 1,659 5.4
        Unmarried partner 1,010 3.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 12,123 100.0
    Never married 3,683 30.4
    Now married, except separated 6,539 53.9
    Separated 331 2.7
    Widowed 476 3.9
    Divorced 1,094 9.0
 
Females 15 years and over 14,080 100.0
    Never married 3,569 25.3
    Now married, except separated 6,415 45.6
    Separated 489 3.5
    Widowed 1,582 11.2
    Divorced 2,025 14.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 465 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 317 68.2
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 76
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 65
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 134
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 10
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 908 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 493 54.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 142 15.6
        1 or 2 years 68 7.5
        3 or 4 years 75 8.3
        5 or more years 208 22.9
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 493 54.3
        Who are female 303 33.4
        Who are married 327 36.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 6,940 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 470 6.8
        Kindergarten 414 6.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,700 38.9
        High school (grades 9-12) 1,741 25.1
        College or graduate school 1,615 23.3
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 22,281 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 1,184 5.3
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,054 13.7
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,918 40.0
        Some college, no degree 4,437 19.9
        Associate's degree 1,274 5.7
        Bachelor's degree 2,035 9.1
        Graduate or professional degree 1,379 6.2
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 81.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 15.3
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 24,745 100.0
    Civilian veterans 3,097 12.5
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 31,229 100.0
    Same house 26,987 86.4
    Different house in the U.S. 4,109 13.2
        Same county 2,766 8.9
        Different county 1,343 4.3
            Same state 1,029 3.3
            Different state 314 1.0
    Abroad 133 0.4
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 31,646 100.0
    Native 30,781 97.3
        Born in United States 30,547 96.5
            State of residence 23,339 73.8
            Different state 7,208 22.8
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 234 0.7
    Foreign born 865 2.7
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 865 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 534 61.7
    Not a U.S. citizen 331 38.3
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 1,099 100.0
 
    Native 234 21.3
        Entered 2000 or later 55 5.0
        Entered before 2000 179 16.3
 
    Foreign born 865 78.7
        Entered 2000 or later 232 21.1
        Entered before 2000 633 57.6
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 865 100.0
    Europe 218 25.2
    Asia 260 30.1
    Africa 18 2.1
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 345 39.9
    Northern America 24 2.8
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 29,815 100.0
    English only 28,803 96.6
    Language other than English 1,012 3.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 379 1.3
        Spanish 329 1.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 138 0.5
        Other Indo-European languages 302 1.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 85 0.3
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 216 0.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 93 0.3
        Other languages 165 0.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 63 0.2
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 31,646 100.0
    American 5,386 17.0
    Arab 172 0.5
    Czech 59 0.2
    Danish 26 0.1
    Dutch 207 0.7
    English 4,560 14.4
    French (except Basque) 721 2.3
    French Canadian 79 0.2
    German 4,022 12.7
    Greek 164 0.5
    Hungarian 13 0.0
    Irish 3,644 11.5
    Italian 991 3.1
    Lithuanian 72 0.2
    Norwegian 123 0.4
    Polish 685 2.2
    Portuguese 17 0.1
    Russian 107 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 425 1.3
    Scottish 676 2.1
    Slovak 61 0.2
    Subsaharan African 95 0.3
    Swedish 233 0.7
    Swiss 76 0.2
    Ukrainian 31 0.1
    Welsh 265 0.8
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 160 0.5
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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