Somers Central School District, NY (3627180) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Somers Central School District, NY (3627180)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Somers 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	7,029	100.0
Family households (families)	5,444	77.5
With own children under 18 years	2,198	31.3
Married-couple family	4,878	69.4
With own children under 18 years	1,979	28.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	133	1.9
With own children under 18 years	59	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	433	6.2
With own children under 18 years	160	2.3
Nonfamily households	1,585	22.5
Householder living alone	1,473	21.0
65 years and over	930	13.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,336	33.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,834	40.3

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,872	100.0
Householder	7,029	37.2
Spouse	4,867	25.8
Child	5,814	30.8
Other relatives	804	4.3
Nonrelatives	358	1.9
Unmarried partner	143	0.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,473	100.0
Never married	1,582	21.2
Now married, except separated	5,192	69.5
Separated	71	1.0
Widowed	245	3.3
Divorced	383	5.1

Females 15 years and over	8,343	100.0
Never married	1,471	17.6
Now married, except separated	5,121	61.4
Separated	93	1.1
Widowed	1,046	12.5
Divorced	612	7.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	170	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	40

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	310	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	44	14.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	10	3.2
3 or 4 years	13	4.2
5 or more years	21	6.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	44	14.2
Who are female	39	12.6
Who are married	31	10.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,632	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	352	7.6
Kindergarten	254	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,885	40.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,217	26.3
College or graduate school	924	19.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,723	100.0
Less than 9th grade	260	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	384	2.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,272	23.8
Some college, no degree	2,035	14.8
Associate's degree	930	6.8
Bachelor's degree	3,577	26.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,265	23.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	49.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,770	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,915	13.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,155	100.0
Same house	17,772	92.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,365	7.1
Same county	828	4.3
Different county	537	2.8
Same state	427	2.2
Different state	110	0.6
Abroad	18	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,297	100.0
Native	17,430	90.3
Born in United States	17,154	88.9
State of residence	14,534	75.3
Different state	2,620	13.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	276	1.4
Foreign born	1,867	9.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,867	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,303	69.8
Not a U.S. citizen	564	30.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,143	100.0

Native	276	12.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	276	12.9

Foreign born	1,867	87.1
Entered 2000 or later	180	8.4
Entered before 2000	1,687	78.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,867	100.0
Europe	982	52.6
Asia	474	25.4
Africa	39	2.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	304	16.3
Northern America	68	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,281	100.0
English only	15,628	85.5
Language other than English	2,653	14.5
Speak English less than "very well"	526	2.9
Spanish	538	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	148	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,831	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	269	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	251	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	109	0.6
Other languages	33	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,297	100.0
American	928	4.8
Arab	81	0.4
Czech	146	0.8
Danish	130	0.7
Dutch	281	1.5
English	1,285	6.7
French (except Basque)	484	2.5
French Canadian	152	0.8
German	2,498	12.9
Greek	93	0.5
Hungarian	300	1.6
Irish	4,262	22.1
Italian	6,472	33.5
Lithuanian	8	0.0
Norwegian	83	0.4
Polish	1,021	5.3
Portuguese	97	0.5
Russian	776	4.0
Scotch-Irish	286	1.5
Scottish	249	1.3
Slovak	42	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	333	1.7
Swiss	45	0.2
Ukrainian	111	0.6
Welsh	124	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	35	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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