Dover Area School District, PA (4207680) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dover Area School District, PA (4207680)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dover Area School District, PA 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	10,269	100.0
Family households (families)	7,321	71.3
With own children under 18 years	2,847	27.7
Married-couple family	6,206	60.4
With own children under 18 years	2,207	21.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	247	2.4
With own children under 18 years	162	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	868	8.5
With own children under 18 years	478	4.7
Nonfamily households	2,948	28.7
Householder living alone	2,400	23.4
65 years and over	987	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,117	30.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,652	25.8

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	2.88

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,173	100.0
Householder	10,269	40.8
Spouse	6,187	24.6
Child	6,715	26.7
Other relatives	828	3.3
Nonrelatives	1,174	4.7
Unmarried partner	754	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,952	100.0
Never married	2,347	23.6
Now married, except separated	6,338	63.7
Separated	78	0.8
Widowed	337	3.4
Divorced	852	8.6

Females 15 years and over	11,005	100.0
Never married	2,350	21.4
Now married, except separated	6,290	57.2
Separated	170	1.5
Widowed	1,018	9.3
Divorced	1,177	10.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	370	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	81	21.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	123
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	410	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	185	45.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	33	8.0
1 or 2 years	69	16.8
3 or 4 years	3	0.7
5 or more years	80	19.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	185	45.1
Who are female	133	32.4
Who are married	89	21.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,287	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	190	3.6
Kindergarten	229	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,293	43.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,619	30.6
College or graduate school	956	18.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,830	100.0
Less than 9th grade	661	3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,788	10.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,784	49.3
Some college, no degree	2,663	14.9
Associate's degree	1,445	8.1
Bachelor's degree	1,659	9.3
Graduate or professional degree	830	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,660	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,631	13.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	24,947	100.0
Same house	22,251	89.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,669	10.7
Same county	1,739	7.0
Different county	930	3.7
Same state	510	2.0
Different state	420	1.7
Abroad	27	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,226	100.0
Native	25,006	99.1
Born in United States	24,789	98.3
State of residence	20,281	80.4
Different state	4,508	17.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	217	0.9
Foreign born	220	0.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	220	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	114	51.8
Not a U.S. citizen	106	48.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	437	100.0

Native	217	49.7
Entered 2000 or later	51	11.7
Entered before 2000	166	38.0

Foreign born	220	50.3
Entered 2000 or later	63	14.4
Entered before 2000	157	35.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	220	100.0
Europe	111	50.5
Asia	94	42.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	7	3.2
Latin America	0	0.0
Northern America	8	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	23,753	100.0
English only	23,133	97.4
Language other than English	620	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	249	1.0
Spanish	179	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	146	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	294	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	147	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.3
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,226	100.0
American	2,379	9.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	30	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	714	2.8
English	1,909	7.6
French (except Basque)	415	1.6
French Canadian	45	0.2
German	12,737	50.5
Greek	38	0.2
Hungarian	18	0.1
Irish	3,342	13.2
Italian	828	3.3
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	121	0.5
Polish	723	2.9
Portuguese	6	0.0
Russian	66	0.3
Scotch-Irish	289	1.1
Scottish	496	2.0
Slovak	113	0.4
Subsaharan African	26	0.1
Swedish	224	0.9
Swiss	108	0.4
Ukrainian	39	0.2
Welsh	249	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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