Dorchester County Public Schools, MD (2400300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dorchester County Public Schools, MD (2400300)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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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 --	Value	Percent
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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