Lackawanna City School District, NY (3616440) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lackawanna City School District, NY (3616440)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lackawanna City 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	8,146	100.0
Family households (families)	4,245	52.1
With own children under 18 years	1,856	22.8
Married-couple family	2,404	29.5
With own children under 18 years	985	12.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	606	7.4
With own children under 18 years	216	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,235	15.2
With own children under 18 years	655	8.0
Nonfamily households	3,901	47.9
Householder living alone	3,402	41.8
65 years and over	1,354	16.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,164	26.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,529	31.0

Average household size	2.18
Average family size	3.01

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,733	100.0
Householder	8,146	45.9
Spouse	2,449	13.8
Child	5,104	28.8
Other relatives	988	5.6
Nonrelatives	1,046	5.9
Unmarried partner	557	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,048	100.0
Never married	3,035	43.1
Now married, except separated	2,852	40.5
Separated	46	0.7
Widowed	263	3.7
Divorced	852	12.1

Females 15 years and over	7,528	100.0
Never married	2,384	31.7
Now married, except separated	2,607	34.6
Separated	310	4.1
Widowed	1,302	17.3
Divorced	925	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	205	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	94	45.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	212	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	122	57.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	38	17.9
1 or 2 years	44	20.8
3 or 4 years	29	13.7
5 or more years	11	5.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	122	57.5
Who are female	111	52.4
Who are married	32	15.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,421	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	198	4.5
Kindergarten	205	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,821	41.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,180	26.7
College or graduate school	1,017	23.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,269	100.0
Less than 9th grade	998	8.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,635	13.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,480	36.5
Some college, no degree	2,141	17.5
Associate's degree	1,133	9.2
Bachelor's degree	1,138	9.3
Graduate or professional degree	744	6.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,916	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,513	10.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,561	100.0
Same house	16,024	91.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,449	8.3
Same county	1,293	7.4
Different county	156	0.9
Same state	88	0.5
Different state	68	0.4
Abroad	88	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,746	100.0
Native	15,813	89.1
Born in United States	15,494	87.3
State of residence	14,096	79.4
Different state	1,398	7.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	319	1.8
Foreign born	1,933	10.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,933	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	927	48.0
Not a U.S. citizen	1,006	52.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,252	100.0

Native	319	14.2
Entered 2000 or later	136	6.0
Entered before 2000	183	8.1

Foreign born	1,933	85.8
Entered 2000 or later	560	24.9
Entered before 2000	1,373	61.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,933	100.0
Europe	686	35.5
Asia	1,069	55.3
Africa	33	1.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	134	6.9
Northern America	11	0.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,955	100.0
English only	13,552	79.9
Language other than English	3,403	20.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,347	7.9
Spanish	545	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	299	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,306	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	373	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	1,552	9.2
Speak English less than "very well"	675	4.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,746	100.0
American	166	0.9
Arab	1,686	9.5
Czech	39	0.2
Danish	25	0.1
Dutch	195	1.1
English	850	4.8
French (except Basque)	322	1.8
French Canadian	67	0.4
German	3,202	18.0
Greek	101	0.6
Hungarian	270	1.5
Irish	2,504	14.1
Italian	2,594	14.6
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	120	0.7
Polish	4,350	24.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	87	0.5
Scotch-Irish	148	0.8
Scottish	83	0.5
Slovak	80	0.5
Subsaharan African	3	0.0
Swedish	117	0.7
Swiss	29	0.2
Ukrainian	357	2.0
Welsh	46	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	177	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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