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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gorham School District, ME 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 4,894 100.0
    Family households (families) 3,763 76.9
        With own children under 18 years 1,950 39.8
    Married-couple family 3,268 66.8
        With own children under 18 years 1,667 34.1
    Male householder, no wife present, family 133 2.7
        With own children under 18 years 80 1.6
    Female householder, no husband present, family 362 7.4
        With own children under 18 years 203 4.1
    Nonfamily households 1,131 23.1
    Householder living alone 959 19.6
        65 years and over 261 5.3
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,052 41.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,040 21.3
 
Average household size 2.78
Average family size 3.19
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 13,586 100.0
    Householder 4,894 36.0
        Spouse 3,318 24.4
        Child 4,500 33.1
        Other relatives 438 3.2
    Nonrelatives 436 3.2
        Unmarried partner 181 1.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,954 100.0
    Never married 1,983 33.3
    Now married, except separated 3,453 58.0
    Separated 80 1.3
    Widowed 86 1.4
    Divorced 352 5.9
 
Females 15 years and over 6,484 100.0
    Never married 2,130 32.9
    Now married, except separated 3,348 51.6
    Separated 29 0.4
    Widowed 368 5.7
    Divorced 609 9.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 249 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 15 6.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 7
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 57
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 118
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 50
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 226 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 24 10.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 12 5.3
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 12 5.3
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 24 10.6
        Who are female 6 2.7
        Who are married 24 10.6
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 5,660 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 238 4.2
        Kindergarten 71 1.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,750 30.9
        High school (grades 9-12) 1,010 17.8
        College or graduate school 2,591 45.8
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 9,033 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 189 2.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 376 4.2
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,789 30.9
        Some college, no degree 1,970 21.8
        Associate's degree 738 8.2
        Bachelor's degree 1,932 21.4
        Graduate or professional degree 1,039 11.5
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 93.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 32.9
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 11,699 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,027 8.8
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 15,254 100.0
    Same house 13,074 85.7
    Different house in the U.S. 2,166 14.2
        Same county 708 4.6
        Different county 1,458 9.6
            Same state 1,013 6.6
            Different state 445 2.9
    Abroad 14 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 15,511 100.0
    Native 15,002 96.7
        Born in United States 14,629 94.3
            State of residence 9,811 63.3
            Different state 4,818 31.1
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 373 2.4
    Foreign born 509 3.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 509 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 395 77.6
    Not a U.S. citizen 114 22.4
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 882 100.0
 
    Native 373 42.3
        Entered 2000 or later 77 8.7
        Entered before 2000 296 33.6
 
    Foreign born 509 57.7
        Entered 2000 or later 24 2.7
        Entered before 2000 485 55.0
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 509 100.0
    Europe 205 40.3
    Asia 173 34.0
    Africa 34 6.7
    Oceania 10 2.0
    Latin America 46 9.0
    Northern America 41 8.1
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 14,534 100.0
    English only 13,400 92.2
    Language other than English 1,134 7.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 358 2.5
        Spanish 145 1.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 55 0.4
        Other Indo-European languages 881 6.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 262 1.8
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 46 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 7 0.0
        Other languages 62 0.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 34 0.2
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 15,511 100.0
    American 966 6.2
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 12 0.1
    Danish 28 0.2
    Dutch 136 0.9
    English 3,856 24.9
    French (except Basque) 1,888 12.2
    French Canadian 920 5.9
    German 1,440 9.3
    Greek 53 0.3
    Hungarian 75 0.5
    Irish 3,284 21.2
    Italian 1,263 8.1
    Lithuanian 75 0.5
    Norwegian 16 0.1
    Polish 399 2.6
    Portuguese 67 0.4
    Russian 499 3.2
    Scotch-Irish 412 2.7
    Scottish 913 5.9
    Slovak 54 0.3
    Subsaharan African 34 0.2
    Swedish 180 1.2
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 101 0.7
    Welsh 234 1.5
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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