Dowagiac Union Schools, MI (2612150) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dowagiac Union Schools, MI (2612150)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dowagiac Union Schools, MI 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	6,306	100.0
Family households (families)	4,236	67.2
With own children under 18 years	1,883	29.9
Married-couple family	3,183	50.5
With own children under 18 years	1,220	19.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	288	4.6
With own children under 18 years	166	2.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	765	12.1
With own children under 18 years	497	7.9
Nonfamily households	2,070	32.8
Householder living alone	1,662	26.4
65 years and over	708	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,050	32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,660	26.3

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	14,898	100.0
Householder	6,306	42.3
Spouse	3,167	21.3
Child	4,151	27.9
Other relatives	605	4.1
Nonrelatives	669	4.5
Unmarried partner	379	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,053	100.0
Never married	1,719	28.4
Now married, except separated	3,495	57.7
Separated	68	1.1
Widowed	144	2.4
Divorced	627	10.4

Females 15 years and over	6,568	100.0
Never married	1,476	22.5
Now married, except separated	3,432	52.3
Separated	147	2.2
Widowed	760	11.6
Divorced	753	11.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	226	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	90	39.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	97
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	294	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	160	54.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	15.3
1 or 2 years	33	11.2
3 or 4 years	32	10.9
5 or more years	50	17.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	160	54.4
Who are female	79	26.9
Who are married	136	46.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,646	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	172	4.7
Kindergarten	258	7.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,704	46.7
High school (grades 9-12)	797	21.9
College or graduate school	715	19.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,696	100.0
Less than 9th grade	735	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,411	13.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,879	36.3
Some college, no degree	2,261	21.1
Associate's degree	924	8.6
Bachelor's degree	928	8.7
Graduate or professional degree	558	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,031	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,213	10.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,441	100.0
Same house	13,346	86.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,984	12.8
Same county	1,197	7.8
Different county	787	5.1
Same state	453	2.9
Different state	334	2.2
Abroad	111	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,600	100.0
Native	15,026	96.3
Born in United States	14,954	95.9
State of residence	10,040	64.4
Different state	4,914	31.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	72	0.5
Foreign born	574	3.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	574	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	125	21.8
Not a U.S. citizen	449	78.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	646	100.0

Native	72	11.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	72	11.1

Foreign born	574	88.9
Entered 2000 or later	240	37.2
Entered before 2000	334	51.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	574	100.0
Europe	104	18.1
Asia	28	4.9
Africa	7	1.2
Oceania	5	0.9
Latin America	423	73.7
Northern America	7	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,811	100.0
English only	13,703	92.5
Language other than English	1,108	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	390	2.6
Spanish	907	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	343	2.3
Other Indo-European languages	151	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	21	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	27	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other languages	23	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,600	100.0
American	995	6.4
Arab	47	0.3
Czech	108	0.7
Danish	30	0.2
Dutch	974	6.2
English	1,795	11.5
French (except Basque)	673	4.3
French Canadian	63	0.4
German	4,504	28.9
Greek	27	0.2
Hungarian	102	0.7
Irish	1,966	12.6
Italian	408	2.6
Lithuanian	88	0.6
Norwegian	168	1.1
Polish	1,163	7.5
Portuguese	36	0.2
Russian	55	0.4
Scotch-Irish	194	1.2
Scottish	173	1.1
Slovak	6	0.0
Subsaharan African	7	0.0
Swedish	236	1.5
Swiss	87	0.6
Ukrainian	75	0.5
Welsh	127	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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