Lewiston School District, ME (2307320) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lewiston School District, ME (2307320)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lewiston 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 --	Value	Percent
Total households	14,319	100.0
Family households (families)	8,221	57.4
With own children under 18 years	3,704	25.9
Married-couple family	5,796	40.5
With own children under 18 years	2,018	14.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	661	4.6
With own children under 18 years	437	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,764	12.3
With own children under 18 years	1,249	8.7
Nonfamily households	6,098	42.6
Householder living alone	4,715	32.9
65 years and over	1,734	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,109	28.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,747	26.2

Average household size	2.24
Average family size	2.83

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	32,020	100.0
Householder	14,319	44.7
Spouse	5,840	18.2
Child	8,319	26.0
Other relatives	874	2.7
Nonrelatives	2,668	8.3
Unmarried partner	1,260	3.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,616	100.0
Never married	5,400	39.7
Now married, except separated	6,097	44.8
Separated	94	0.7
Widowed	413	3.0
Divorced	1,612	11.8

Females 15 years and over	14,830	100.0
Never married	4,436	29.9
Now married, except separated	6,144	41.4
Separated	264	1.8
Widowed	1,826	12.3
Divorced	2,160	14.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	643	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	223	34.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	27

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	322	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	86	26.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	7	2.2
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	48	14.9
5 or more years	31	9.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	86	26.7
Who are female	69	21.4
Who are married	37	11.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,994	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	510	5.7
Kindergarten	442	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,303	36.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,231	13.7
College or graduate school	3,508	39.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	22,400	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,433	10.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,013	9.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,963	40.0
Some college, no degree	4,093	18.3
Associate's degree	1,616	7.2
Bachelor's degree	2,459	11.0
Graduate or professional degree	823	3.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,503	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,466	12.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,649	100.0
Same house	25,237	72.8
Different house in the U.S.	9,208	26.6
Same county	6,708	19.4
Different county	2,500	7.2
Same state	1,056	3.0
Different state	1,444	4.2
Abroad	204	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,270	100.0
Native	32,858	93.2
Born in United States	32,519	92.2
State of residence	23,764	67.4
Different state	8,755	24.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	339	1.0
Foreign born	2,412	6.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,412	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	716	29.7
Not a U.S. citizen	1,696	70.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,751	100.0

Native	339	12.3
Entered 2000 or later	191	6.9
Entered before 2000	148	5.4

Foreign born	2,412	87.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,143	41.5
Entered before 2000	1,269	46.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,412	100.0
Europe	284	11.8
Asia	256	10.6
Africa	1,280	53.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	122	5.1
Northern America	470	19.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,608	100.0
English only	24,716	75.8
Language other than English	7,892	24.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,683	8.2
Spanish	685	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	130	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	5,660	17.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,292	4.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	154	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.3
Other languages	1,393	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,176	3.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,270	100.0
American	1,042	3.0
Arab	86	0.2
Czech	92	0.3
Danish	64	0.2
Dutch	387	1.1
English	5,044	14.3
French (except Basque)	8,130	23.1
French Canadian	8,496	24.1
German	2,517	7.1
Greek	98	0.3
Hungarian	71	0.2
Irish	5,215	14.8
Italian	1,566	4.4
Lithuanian	65	0.2
Norwegian	168	0.5
Polish	504	1.4
Portuguese	117	0.3
Russian	184	0.5
Scotch-Irish	918	2.6
Scottish	700	2.0
Slovak	86	0.2
Subsaharan African	2,008	5.7
Swedish	313	0.9
Swiss	74	0.2
Ukrainian	17	0.0
Welsh	173	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	78	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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