Washington County Public Schools, MD (2400660) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Washington County Public Schools, MD (2400660)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Washington 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	55,524	100.0
Family households (families)	37,401	67.4
With own children under 18 years	17,292	31.1
Married-couple family	28,471	51.3
With own children under 18 years	11,664	21.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,416	4.4
With own children under 18 years	1,261	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,514	11.7
With own children under 18 years	4,367	7.9
Nonfamily households	18,123	32.6
Householder living alone	14,850	26.7
65 years and over	5,649	10.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,909	34.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	13,644	24.6

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.99

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	137,161	100.0
Householder	55,524	40.5
Spouse	28,218	20.6
Child	40,241	29.3
Other relatives	6,110	4.5
Nonrelatives	7,068	5.2
Unmarried partner	3,742	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	59,208	100.0
Never married	19,514	33.0
Now married, except separated	30,853	52.1
Separated	1,154	1.9
Widowed	1,773	3.0
Divorced	5,914	10.0

Females 15 years and over	57,516	100.0
Never married	13,568	23.6
Now married, except separated	28,880	50.2
Separated	1,846	3.2
Widowed	6,574	11.4
Divorced	6,648	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,129	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	827	38.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	138
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,544	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,075	42.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	250	9.8
1 or 2 years	337	13.2
3 or 4 years	187	7.4
5 or more years	301	11.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,075	42.3
Who are female	627	24.6
Who are married	829	32.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	33,891	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,986	5.9
Kindergarten	1,689	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	14,267	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	8,261	24.4
College or graduate school	7,688	22.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	98,719	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,162	5.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	11,798	12.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	37,526	38.0
Some college, no degree	18,547	18.8
Associate's degree	7,629	7.7
Bachelor's degree	11,231	11.4
Graduate or professional degree	6,826	6.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	110,655	100.0
Civilian veterans	13,596	12.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	142,170	100.0
Same house	122,069	85.9
Different house in the U.S.	19,733	13.9
Same county	11,185	7.9
Different county	8,548	6.0
Same state	4,645	3.3
Different state	3,903	2.7
Abroad	368	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	144,158	100.0
Native	139,339	96.7
Born in United States	137,989	95.7
State of residence	92,372	64.1
Different state	45,617	31.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,350	0.9
Foreign born	4,819	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,819	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,467	51.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,352	48.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,169	100.0

Native	1,350	21.9
Entered 2000 or later	209	3.4
Entered before 2000	1,141	18.5

Foreign born	4,819	78.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,309	21.2
Entered before 2000	3,510	56.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,819	100.0
Europe	1,074	22.3
Asia	1,471	30.5
Africa	589	12.2
Oceania	20	0.4
Latin America	1,566	32.5
Northern America	99	2.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	135,032	100.0
English only	127,026	94.1
Language other than English	8,006	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,474	1.8
Spanish	3,515	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,246	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	3,078	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	798	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	807	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	318	0.2
Other languages	606	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	112	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	144,158	100.0
American	12,872	8.9
Arab	170	0.1
Czech	343	0.2
Danish	357	0.2
Dutch	2,760	1.9
English	14,546	10.1
French (except Basque)	3,368	2.3
French Canadian	450	0.3
German	47,071	32.7
Greek	268	0.2
Hungarian	641	0.4
Irish	21,213	14.7
Italian	7,239	5.0
Lithuanian	205	0.1
Norwegian	666	0.5
Polish	3,396	2.4
Portuguese	94	0.1
Russian	880	0.6
Scotch-Irish	2,044	1.4
Scottish	2,467	1.7
Slovak	313	0.2
Subsaharan African	1,653	1.1
Swedish	950	0.7
Swiss	906	0.6
Ukrainian	257	0.2
Welsh	920	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	806	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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