Language Spoken At Home in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,550 | 100% |
English only | 29,045 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 1,505 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 670 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 938 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 527 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 358 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 167 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 42 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,570 | 100% |
American | 6,813 | 20.9% |
Arab | 27 | 0.1% |
Czech | 145 | 0.4% |
Danish | 42 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 180 | 0.6% |
English | 3,927 | 12.1% |
French (except Basque) | 367 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 154 | 0.5% |
German | 4,056 | 12.5% |
Greek | 55 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 2 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,332 | 10.2% |
Italian | 896 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 102 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 94 | 0.3% |
Polish | 710 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 115 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 159 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 650 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 19 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 204 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 65 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 26 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 261 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 272 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,569 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,155 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,383 | 24.9% |
Married-couple family | 6,363 | 46.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,754 | 12.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 522 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 243 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,270 | 16.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,386 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,414 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 3,796 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 1,529 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,939 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,189 | 30.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,950 | 100% |
Householder | 13,569 | 42.5% |
Spouse | 6,333 | 19.8% |
Child | 8,221 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 2,202 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,625 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 839 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,619 | 100% |
Never married | 3,871 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 6,886 | 54.6% |
Separated | 447 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 348 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 1,067 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,210 | 100% |
Never married | 3,821 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,463 | 45.5% |
Separated | 531 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 1,720 | 12.1% |
Divorced | 1,675 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 359 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 225 | 62.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 827 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 437 | 52.8% |
Less than 1 year | 92 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 144 | 17.4% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 166 | 20.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 437 | 100% |
Who are female | 283 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 312 | 71.4% |
School Enrollment in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,236 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 646 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 490 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,700 | 37.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,650 | 22.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,750 | 24.2% |
Educational Attainment in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,999 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 926 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,897 | 12.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,892 | 38.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,846 | 21.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,313 | 5.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,428 | 10.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,697 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.9% |
Veteran Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,501 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,265 | 12.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,058 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,810 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 6,990 | 100% |
With a disability | 442 | 6.3% |
18 to 64 years | 19,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,213 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 5,590 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,155 | 38.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 32,254 | 100% |
Same house | 28,651 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,522 | 10.9% |
Same county | 2,218 | 6.9% |
Different county | 1,304 | 4.0% |
Same state | 950 | 2.9% |
Different state | 354 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 81 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,570 | 100% |
Native | 31,328 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 31,165 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 23,978 | 73.6% |
Different state | 7,187 | 22.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 163 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,242 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,242 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 512 | 41.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 730 | 58.8% |
Year of Entry in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,405 | 100% |
Native | 163 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 163 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,242 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,211 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,242 | 100% |
Europe | 88 | 7.1% |
Asia | 264 | 21.3% |
Africa | 25 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 832 | 67.0% |
Northern America | 31 | 2.5% |