Potsdam Central School District, NY (3623670) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Potsdam Central School District, NY (3623670)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Potsdam 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	4,416	100.0
Family households (families)	2,451	55.5
With own children under 18 years	1,112	25.2
Married-couple family	1,858	42.1
With own children under 18 years	693	15.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	98	2.2
With own children under 18 years	52	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	495	11.2
With own children under 18 years	367	8.3
Nonfamily households	1,965	44.5
Householder living alone	1,317	29.8
65 years and over	464	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,178	26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	960	21.7

Average household size	2.15
Average family size	2.69

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	9,499	100.0
Householder	4,416	46.5
Spouse	1,830	19.3
Child	2,139	22.5
Other relatives	183	1.9
Nonrelatives	931	9.8
Unmarried partner	303	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,353	100.0
Never married	4,919	66.9
Now married, except separated	2,068	28.1
Separated	74	1.0
Widowed	98	1.3
Divorced	194	2.6

Females 15 years and over	6,163	100.0
Never married	3,315	53.8
Now married, except separated	1,945	31.6
Separated	105	1.7
Widowed	436	7.1
Divorced	362	5.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	124	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	31	25.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	180	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	86	47.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	8	4.4
1 or 2 years	15	8.3
3 or 4 years	27	15.0
5 or more years	36	20.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	86	47.8
Who are female	50	27.8
Who are married	80	44.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,529	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	145	1.7
Kindergarten	78	0.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	831	9.7
High school (grades 9-12)	429	5.0
College or graduate school	7,046	82.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	5,899	100.0
Less than 9th grade	197	3.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	380	6.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,643	27.9
Some college, no degree	1,085	18.4
Associate's degree	535	9.1
Bachelor's degree	909	15.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,150	19.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	34.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,022	100.0
Civilian veterans	652	5.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,973	100.0
Same house	9,631	64.3
Different house in the U.S.	5,242	35.0
Same county	2,403	16.0
Different county	2,839	19.0
Same state	1,885	12.6
Different state	954	6.4
Abroad	100	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,104	100.0
Native	14,168	93.8
Born in United States	14,085	93.3
State of residence	10,733	71.1
Different state	3,352	22.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	83	0.5
Foreign born	936	6.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	936	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	337	36.0
Not a U.S. citizen	599	64.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,019	100.0

Native	83	8.1
Entered 2000 or later	4	0.4
Entered before 2000	79	7.8

Foreign born	936	91.9
Entered 2000 or later	396	38.9
Entered before 2000	540	53.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	936	100.0
Europe	220	23.5
Asia	429	45.8
Africa	2	0.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	79	8.4
Northern America	206	22.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,487	100.0
English only	13,456	92.9
Language other than English	1,031	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	254	1.8
Spanish	209	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	433	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	125	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	347	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	90	0.6
Other languages	42	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,104	100.0
American	795	5.3
Arab	44	0.3
Czech	20	0.1
Danish	27	0.2
Dutch	404	2.7
English	2,344	15.5
French (except Basque)	1,489	9.9
French Canadian	609	4.0
German	1,670	11.1
Greek	39	0.3
Hungarian	81	0.5
Irish	2,351	15.6
Italian	1,285	8.5
Lithuanian	21	0.1
Norwegian	44	0.3
Polish	565	3.7
Portuguese	38	0.3
Russian	178	1.2
Scotch-Irish	340	2.3
Scottish	331	2.2
Slovak	23	0.2
Subsaharan African	2	0.0
Swedish	98	0.6
Swiss	70	0.5
Ukrainian	20	0.1
Welsh	148	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	42	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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