Wicomico County Public Schools, MD (2400690) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wicomico County Public Schools, MD (2400690)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wicomico 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	36,262	100.0
Family households (families)	23,419	64.6
With own children under 18 years	10,847	29.9
Married-couple family	16,362	45.1
With own children under 18 years	6,785	18.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,864	5.1
With own children under 18 years	1,017	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,193	14.3
With own children under 18 years	3,045	8.4
Nonfamily households	12,843	35.4
Householder living alone	9,423	26.0
65 years and over	3,326	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,472	34.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,743	24.1

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.95

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	89,472	100.0
Householder	36,262	40.5
Spouse	16,384	18.3
Child	23,751	26.5
Other relatives	5,540	6.2
Nonrelatives	7,535	8.4
Unmarried partner	2,701	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	35,188	100.0
Never married	12,495	35.5
Now married, except separated	17,475	49.7
Separated	872	2.5
Widowed	765	2.2
Divorced	3,581	10.2

Females 15 years and over	39,666	100.0
Never married	11,818	29.8
Now married, except separated	17,397	43.9
Separated	1,127	2.8
Widowed	4,208	10.6
Divorced	5,116	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,385	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	537	38.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	101
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,250	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	969	43.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	104	4.6
1 or 2 years	202	9.0
3 or 4 years	171	7.6
5 or more years	492	21.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	969	43.1
Who are female	652	29.0
Who are married	723	32.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,828	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,371	5.3
Kindergarten	1,060	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,439	36.5
High school (grades 9-12)	4,573	17.7
College or graduate school	9,385	36.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,112	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,754	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,373	10.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	20,960	34.3
Some college, no degree	12,073	19.8
Associate's degree	3,971	6.5
Bachelor's degree	8,757	14.3
Graduate or professional degree	6,224	10.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	70,972	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,782	11.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	91,580	100.0
Same house	73,996	80.8
Different house in the U.S.	17,073	18.6
Same county	10,517	11.5
Different county	6,556	7.2
Same state	3,806	4.2
Different state	2,750	3.0
Abroad	511	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	92,827	100.0
Native	87,840	94.6
Born in United States	86,999	93.7
State of residence	56,251	60.6
Different state	30,748	33.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	841	0.9
Foreign born	4,987	5.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,987	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,123	42.6
Not a U.S. citizen	2,864	57.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,828	100.0

Native	841	14.4
Entered 2000 or later	221	3.8
Entered before 2000	620	10.6

Foreign born	4,987	85.6
Entered 2000 or later	2,259	38.8
Entered before 2000	2,728	46.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,987	100.0
Europe	783	15.7
Asia	1,446	29.0
Africa	243	4.9
Oceania	31	0.6
Latin America	2,389	47.9
Northern America	95	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	86,582	100.0
English only	79,864	92.2
Language other than English	6,718	7.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,192	3.7
Spanish	3,122	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,584	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	2,540	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,056	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	737	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	444	0.5
Other languages	319	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	108	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	92,827	100.0
American	6,078	6.5
Arab	298	0.3
Czech	235	0.3
Danish	128	0.1
Dutch	1,048	1.1
English	14,809	16.0
French (except Basque)	2,098	2.3
French Canadian	443	0.5
German	14,227	15.3
Greek	342	0.4
Hungarian	637	0.7
Irish	13,530	14.6
Italian	5,193	5.6
Lithuanian	209	0.2
Norwegian	706	0.8
Polish	1,982	2.1
Portuguese	299	0.3
Russian	522	0.6
Scotch-Irish	1,475	1.6
Scottish	1,836	2.0
Slovak	122	0.1
Subsaharan African	522	0.6
Swedish	575	0.6
Swiss	289	0.3
Ukrainian	296	0.3
Welsh	777	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,165	1.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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