South Portland School District, ME (2312330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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South Portland School District, ME (2312330)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for South 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	10,419	100.0
Family households (families)	6,118	58.7
With own children under 18 years	2,722	26.1
Married-couple family	4,493	43.1
With own children under 18 years	1,761	16.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	411	3.9
With own children under 18 years	197	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,214	11.7
With own children under 18 years	764	7.3
Nonfamily households	4,301	41.3
Householder living alone	3,392	32.6
65 years and over	1,194	11.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,905	27.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,525	24.2

Average household size	2.27
Average family size	2.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,648	100.0
Householder	10,419	44.1
Spouse	4,489	19.0
Child	6,258	26.5
Other relatives	847	3.6
Nonrelatives	1,635	6.9
Unmarried partner	730	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,868	100.0
Never married	2,747	31.0
Now married, except separated	4,644	52.4
Separated	279	3.1
Widowed	254	2.9
Divorced	944	10.6

Females 15 years and over	10,913	100.0
Never married	3,298	30.2
Now married, except separated	4,546	41.7
Separated	225	2.1
Widowed	1,075	9.9
Divorced	1,769	16.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	291	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	158	54.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	366	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	128	35.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	57	15.6
5 or more years	71	19.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	128	35.0
Who are female	73	19.9
Who are married	107	29.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,313	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	345	5.5
Kindergarten	283	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,283	36.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,339	21.2
College or graduate school	2,063	32.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,688	100.0
Less than 9th grade	265	1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	985	5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,254	25.5
Some college, no degree	3,284	19.7
Associate's degree	1,707	10.2
Bachelor's degree	4,337	26.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,856	11.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,883	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,950	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,610	100.0
Same house	20,379	86.3
Different house in the U.S.	3,069	13.0
Same county	2,367	10.0
Different county	702	3.0
Same state	209	0.9
Different state	493	2.1
Abroad	162	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,824	100.0
Native	22,225	93.3
Born in United States	21,984	92.3
State of residence	15,164	63.7
Different state	6,820	28.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	241	1.0
Foreign born	1,599	6.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,599	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	719	45.0
Not a U.S. citizen	880	55.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,840	100.0

Native	241	13.1
Entered 2000 or later	39	2.1
Entered before 2000	202	11.0

Foreign born	1,599	86.9
Entered 2000 or later	514	27.9
Entered before 2000	1,085	59.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,599	100.0
Europe	306	19.1
Asia	663	41.5
Africa	187	11.7
Oceania	35	2.2
Latin America	233	14.6
Northern America	175	10.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,621	100.0
English only	20,773	91.8
Language other than English	1,848	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	751	3.3
Spanish	297	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	213	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	943	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	236	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	524	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	234	1.0
Other languages	84	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,824	100.0
American	1,434	6.0
Arab	55	0.2
Czech	34	0.1
Danish	195	0.8
Dutch	347	1.5
English	5,215	21.9
French (except Basque)	3,383	14.2
French Canadian	1,251	5.3
German	1,924	8.1
Greek	402	1.7
Hungarian	106	0.4
Irish	6,441	27.0
Italian	2,547	10.7
Lithuanian	153	0.6
Norwegian	178	0.7
Polish	838	3.5
Portuguese	293	1.2
Russian	283	1.2
Scotch-Irish	1,034	4.3
Scottish	1,592	6.7
Slovak	16	0.1
Subsaharan African	414	1.7
Swedish	307	1.3
Swiss	54	0.2
Ukrainian	9	0.0
Welsh	333	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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