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Language Spoken At Home in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 127,163 | 100% |
English only | 119,420 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 7,743 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,158 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 4,718 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,121 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,830 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 397 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,116 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 640 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 79 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 136,836 | 100% |
American | 24,041 | 17.6% |
Arab | 66 | 0.0% |
Czech | 246 | 0.2% |
Danish | 264 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,537 | 1.1% |
English | 12,927 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 3,730 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 633 | 0.5% |
German | 17,632 | 12.9% |
Greek | 709 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 337 | 0.2% |
Irish | 14,481 | 10.6% |
Italian | 5,161 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 177 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 544 | 0.4% |
Polish | 2,265 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 268 | 0.2% |
Russian | 706 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,284 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 2,834 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 176 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 875 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 686 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 339 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 219 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 787 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 434 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 49,393 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 36,626 | 74.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,267 | 37.0% |
Married-couple family | 26,742 | 54.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,480 | 25.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,545 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,307 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,339 | 14.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,480 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 12,767 | 25.8% |
Householder living alone | 10,908 | 22.1% |
65 years and over | 3,475 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,314 | 41.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,818 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 134,817 | 100% |
Householder | 49,393 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 26,694 | 19.8% |
Child | 44,442 | 33.0% |
Other relatives | 9,103 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 5,185 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,255 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 51,182 | 100% |
Never married | 15,005 | 29.3% |
Now married, except separated | 28,812 | 56.3% |
Separated | 1,074 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 1,102 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 5,189 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 55,355 | 100% |
Never married | 13,637 | 24.6% |
Now married, except separated | 28,083 | 50.7% |
Separated | 2,335 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 4,702 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 6,598 | 11.9% |
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 | 2,291 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 880 | 38.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,481 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,937 | 55.6% |
Less than 1 year | 405 | 11.6% |
1 or 2 years | 641 | 18.4% |
3 or 4 years | 364 | 10.5% |
5 or more years | 527 | 15.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,937 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,286 | 66.4% |
Who are married | 1,377 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 38,353 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,108 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,797 | 7.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,051 | 41.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,308 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 8,089 | 21.1% |
Educational Attainment in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 88,336 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,934 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,883 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,086 | 29.5% |
Some college, no degree | 21,875 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 9,184 | 10.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,709 | 15.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,665 | 8.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 98,574 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,345 | 14.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 133,516 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,913 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 36,707 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,589 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 83,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,360 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 13,678 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,964 | 36.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 135,108 | 100% |
Same house | 114,751 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,721 | 14.6% |
Same county | 8,130 | 6.0% |
Different county | 11,591 | 8.6% |
Same state | 6,633 | 4.9% |
Different state | 4,958 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 636 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 136,836 | 100% |
Native | 130,966 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 128,196 | 93.7% |
State of residence | 68,062 | 49.7% |
Different state | 60,134 | 43.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,770 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 5,870 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,870 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,375 | 40.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,495 | 59.5% |
Year of Entry in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,640 | 100% |
Native | 2,770 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 147 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,623 | 94.7% |
Foreign born | 5,870 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 54 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,816 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dorchester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,870 | 100% |
Europe | 1,458 | 24.8% |
Asia | 1,474 | 25.1% |
Africa | 145 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 15 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 2,579 | 43.9% |
Northern America | 199 | 3.4% |