Portland School District, ME (2309930) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Portland School District, ME (2309930)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Portland 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	28,990	100.0
Family households (families)	13,189	45.5
With own children under 18 years	5,910	20.4
Married-couple family	9,140	31.5
With own children under 18 years	3,432	11.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,085	3.7
With own children under 18 years	561	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,964	10.2
With own children under 18 years	1,917	6.6
Nonfamily households	15,801	54.5
Householder living alone	11,589	40.0
65 years and over	3,167	10.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,410	22.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,746	19.8

Average household size	2.08
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	60,398	100.0
Householder	28,990	48.0
Spouse	9,129	15.1
Child	13,319	22.1
Other relatives	2,217	3.7
Nonrelatives	6,743	11.2
Unmarried partner	2,907	4.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,035	100.0
Never married	12,069	46.4
Now married, except separated	9,924	38.1
Separated	532	2.0
Widowed	717	2.8
Divorced	2,793	10.7

Females 15 years and over	28,135	100.0
Never married	10,760	38.2
Now married, except separated	9,582	34.1
Separated	503	1.8
Widowed	2,790	9.9
Divorced	4,500	16.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	772	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	287	37.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	820	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	269	32.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	108	13.2
1 or 2 years	60	7.3
3 or 4 years	48	5.9
5 or more years	53	6.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	269	32.8
Who are female	185	22.6
Who are married	173	21.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,477	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	734	5.1
Kindergarten	421	2.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,786	33.1
High school (grades 9-12)	2,608	18.0
College or graduate school	5,928	40.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	45,152	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,793	4.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,365	5.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,691	23.7
Some college, no degree	8,004	17.7
Associate's degree	3,675	8.1
Bachelor's degree	11,914	26.4
Graduate or professional degree	6,710	14.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	41.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	52,122	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,715	9.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	62,458	100.0
Same house	47,282	75.7
Different house in the U.S.	14,759	23.6
Same county	9,486	15.2
Different county	5,273	8.4
Same state	1,980	3.2
Different state	3,293	5.3
Abroad	417	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	63,153	100.0
Native	56,508	89.5
Born in United States	55,442	87.8
State of residence	33,971	53.8
Different state	21,471	34.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,066	1.7
Foreign born	6,645	10.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,645	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,447	36.8
Not a U.S. citizen	4,198	63.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,711	100.0

Native	1,066	13.8
Entered 2000 or later	303	3.9
Entered before 2000	763	9.9

Foreign born	6,645	86.2
Entered 2000 or later	3,189	41.4
Entered before 2000	3,456	44.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,645	100.0
Europe	1,293	19.5
Asia	1,857	27.9
Africa	2,288	34.4
Oceania	161	2.4
Latin America	804	12.1
Northern America	242	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	59,932	100.0
English only	51,603	86.1
Language other than English	8,329	13.9
Speak English less than "very well"	4,136	6.9
Spanish	1,704	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	690	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	3,074	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	982	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,519	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	939	1.6
Other languages	2,032	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,525	2.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	63,153	100.0
American	2,082	3.3
Arab	294	0.5
Czech	71	0.1
Danish	470	0.7
Dutch	552	0.9
English	12,326	19.5
French (except Basque)	7,511	11.9
French Canadian	2,940	4.7
German	5,438	8.6
Greek	529	0.8
Hungarian	197	0.3
Irish	13,723	21.7
Italian	6,613	10.5
Lithuanian	276	0.4
Norwegian	552	0.9
Polish	1,834	2.9
Portuguese	533	0.8
Russian	1,107	1.8
Scotch-Irish	3,134	5.0
Scottish	3,707	5.9
Slovak	55	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,521	4.0
Swedish	1,378	2.2
Swiss	155	0.2
Ukrainian	144	0.2
Welsh	589	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	243	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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