Gowanda Central School District, NY (3612390) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gowanda Central School District, NY (3612390)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gowanda Central School District, NY 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	4,069	100.0
Family households (families)	2,553	62.7
With own children under 18 years	1,013	24.9
Married-couple family	1,912	47.0
With own children under 18 years	660	16.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	188	4.6
With own children under 18 years	124	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	453	11.1
With own children under 18 years	229	5.6
Nonfamily households	1,516	37.3
Householder living alone	1,329	32.7
65 years and over	478	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,109	27.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	983	24.2

Average household size	2.28
Average family size	2.83

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	9,289	100.0
Householder	4,069	43.8
Spouse	1,942	20.9
Child	2,388	25.7
Other relatives	345	3.7
Nonrelatives	545	5.9
Unmarried partner	258	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,706	100.0
Never married	2,912	43.4
Now married, except separated	2,676	39.9
Separated	133	2.0
Widowed	140	2.1
Divorced	845	12.6

Females 15 years and over	4,228	100.0
Never married	1,178	27.9
Now married, except separated	1,995	47.2
Separated	69	1.6
Widowed	519	12.3
Divorced	467	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	156	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	55	35.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	166
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	82	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	38	46.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	7	8.5
1 or 2 years	12	14.6
3 or 4 years	7	8.5
5 or more years	12	14.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	38	46.3
Who are female	28	34.1
Who are married	21	25.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,432	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	84	3.5
Kindergarten	24	1.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	934	38.4
High school (grades 9-12)	974	40.0
College or graduate school	416	17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,280	100.0
Less than 9th grade	404	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,447	15.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,660	39.4
Some college, no degree	1,440	15.5
Associate's degree	945	10.2
Bachelor's degree	941	10.1
Graduate or professional degree	443	4.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,352	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,332	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,228	100.0
Same house	9,934	81.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,264	18.5
Same county	654	5.3
Different county	1,610	13.2
Same state	1,550	12.7
Different state	60	0.5
Abroad	30	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	12,348	100.0
Native	11,585	93.8
Born in United States	11,303	91.5
State of residence	9,724	78.7
Different state	1,579	12.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	282	2.3
Foreign born	763	6.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	763	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	312	40.9
Not a U.S. citizen	451	59.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,045	100.0

Native	282	27.0
Entered 2000 or later	25	2.4
Entered before 2000	257	24.6

Foreign born	763	73.0
Entered 2000 or later	114	10.9
Entered before 2000	649	62.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	763	100.0
Europe	111	14.5
Asia	246	32.2
Africa	16	2.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	348	45.6
Northern America	42	5.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	11,921	100.0
English only	10,222	85.7
Language other than English	1,699	14.3
Speak English less than "very well"	414	3.5
Spanish	896	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	198	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	396	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	84	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	132	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.6
Other languages	275	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	60	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	12,348	100.0
American	225	1.8
Arab	69	0.6
Czech	44	0.4
Danish	53	0.4
Dutch	232	1.9
English	1,542	12.5
French (except Basque)	435	3.5
French Canadian	76	0.6
German	3,135	25.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	59	0.5
Irish	1,741	14.1
Italian	1,267	10.3
Lithuanian	15	0.1
Norwegian	19	0.2
Polish	920	7.5
Portuguese	30	0.2
Russian	71	0.6
Scotch-Irish	65	0.5
Scottish	239	1.9
Slovak	12	0.1
Subsaharan African	68	0.6
Swedish	162	1.3
Swiss	7	0.1
Ukrainian	63	0.5
Welsh	239	1.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	125	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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