Abington Heights School District, PA (4202010) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Abington Heights School District, PA (4202010)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Abington Heights School District, PA 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	9,100	100.0
Family households (families)	6,614	72.7
With own children under 18 years	2,737	30.1
Married-couple family	5,679	62.4
With own children under 18 years	2,349	25.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	401	4.4
With own children under 18 years	136	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	534	5.9
With own children under 18 years	252	2.8
Nonfamily households	2,486	27.3
Householder living alone	2,235	24.6
65 years and over	1,236	13.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,891	31.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,944	32.4

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	22,593	100.0
Householder	9,100	40.3
Spouse	5,734	25.4
Child	6,653	29.4
Other relatives	613	2.7
Nonrelatives	493	2.2
Unmarried partner	295	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,238	100.0
Never married	2,337	25.3
Now married, except separated	5,900	63.9
Separated	70	0.8
Widowed	303	3.3
Divorced	628	6.8

Females 15 years and over	10,101	100.0
Never married	2,048	20.3
Now married, except separated	5,880	58.2
Separated	122	1.2
Widowed	1,319	13.1
Divorced	732	7.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	159	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	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	251	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	58	23.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	12	4.8
1 or 2 years	3	1.2
3 or 4 years	26	10.4
5 or more years	17	6.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	58	23.1
Who are female	31	12.4
Who are married	49	19.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,898	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	419	7.1
Kindergarten	293	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,187	37.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,442	24.4
College or graduate school	1,557	26.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,620	100.0
Less than 9th grade	222	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	643	3.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,179	25.1
Some college, no degree	2,535	15.3
Associate's degree	1,468	8.8
Bachelor's degree	4,269	25.7
Graduate or professional degree	3,304	19.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	45.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,122	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,056	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,309	100.0
Same house	20,613	88.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,540	10.9
Same county	1,415	6.1
Different county	1,125	4.8
Same state	525	2.3
Different state	600	2.6
Abroad	156	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,464	100.0
Native	22,415	95.5
Born in United States	22,294	95.0
State of residence	16,494	70.3
Different state	5,800	24.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	121	0.5
Foreign born	1,049	4.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,049	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	670	63.9
Not a U.S. citizen	379	36.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,170	100.0

Native	121	10.3
Entered 2000 or later	2	0.2
Entered before 2000	119	10.2

Foreign born	1,049	89.7
Entered 2000 or later	368	31.5
Entered before 2000	681	58.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,049	100.0
Europe	453	43.2
Asia	279	26.6
Africa	29	2.8
Oceania	16	1.5
Latin America	178	17.0
Northern America	94	9.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,273	100.0
English only	21,049	94.5
Language other than English	1,224	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	294	1.3
Spanish	232	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	694	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	103	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	225	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	109	0.5
Other languages	73	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,464	100.0
American	510	2.2
Arab	190	0.8
Czech	88	0.4
Danish	59	0.3
Dutch	419	1.8
English	3,007	12.8
French (except Basque)	547	2.3
French Canadian	103	0.4
German	5,691	24.3
Greek	105	0.4
Hungarian	243	1.0
Irish	6,580	28.0
Italian	4,872	20.8
Lithuanian	388	1.7
Norwegian	111	0.5
Polish	3,237	13.8
Portuguese	59	0.3
Russian	865	3.7
Scotch-Irish	247	1.1
Scottish	526	2.2
Slovak	623	2.7
Subsaharan African	36	0.2
Swedish	205	0.9
Swiss	109	0.5
Ukrainian	419	1.8
Welsh	1,812	7.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	29	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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