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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 --ValuePercent
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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