Abington School District, PA (4202040) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Abington School District, PA (4202040)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Abington 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	21,687	100.0
Family households (families)	14,968	69.0
With own children under 18 years	6,617	30.5
Married-couple family	12,014	55.4
With own children under 18 years	5,278	24.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	693	3.2
With own children under 18 years	371	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,261	10.4
With own children under 18 years	968	4.5
Nonfamily households	6,719	31.0
Householder living alone	5,665	26.1
65 years and over	2,700	12.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,145	32.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,464	29.8

Average household size	2.57
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	55,803	100.0
Householder	21,687	38.9
Spouse	12,034	21.6
Child	17,739	31.8
Other relatives	2,459	4.4
Nonrelatives	1,884	3.4
Unmarried partner	930	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,957	100.0
Never married	6,829	31.1
Now married, except separated	12,672	57.7
Separated	394	1.8
Widowed	721	3.3
Divorced	1,341	6.1

Females 15 years and over	24,503	100.0
Never married	6,568	26.8
Now married, except separated	12,400	50.6
Separated	509	2.1
Widowed	3,151	12.9
Divorced	1,875	7.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	755	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	108	14.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	10
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	46

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	767	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	177	23.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	17	2.2
1 or 2 years	40	5.2
3 or 4 years	9	1.2
5 or more years	111	14.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	177	23.1
Who are female	118	15.4
Who are married	104	13.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,832	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,140	7.7
Kindergarten	678	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,817	39.2
High school (grades 9-12)	3,258	22.0
College or graduate school	3,939	26.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	39,412	100.0
Less than 9th grade	816	2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,943	4.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,309	28.7
Some college, no degree	7,114	18.1
Associate's degree	2,500	6.3
Bachelor's degree	9,116	23.1
Graduate or professional degree	6,614	16.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	44,029	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,568	10.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	56,318	100.0
Same house	51,078	90.7
Different house in the U.S.	5,089	9.0
Same county	2,425	4.3
Different county	2,664	4.7
Same state	1,993	3.5
Different state	671	1.2
Abroad	151	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	56,990	100.0
Native	52,781	92.6
Born in United States	52,418	92.0
State of residence	44,217	77.6
Different state	8,201	14.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	363	0.6
Foreign born	4,209	7.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,209	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,570	61.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,639	38.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,572	100.0

Native	363	7.9
Entered 2000 or later	37	0.8
Entered before 2000	326	7.1

Foreign born	4,209	92.1
Entered 2000 or later	857	18.7
Entered before 2000	3,352	73.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,209	100.0
Europe	1,628	38.7
Asia	1,498	35.6
Africa	93	2.2
Oceania	17	0.4
Latin America	843	20.0
Northern America	130	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	53,864	100.0
English only	49,070	91.1
Language other than English	4,794	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,814	3.4
Spanish	917	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	298	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	2,127	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	642	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,486	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	812	1.5
Other languages	264	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	62	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	56,990	100.0
American	2,224	3.9
Arab	130	0.2
Czech	222	0.4
Danish	66	0.1
Dutch	372	0.7
English	4,828	8.5
French (except Basque)	1,023	1.8
French Canadian	174	0.3
German	12,830	22.5
Greek	366	0.6
Hungarian	548	1.0
Irish	15,245	26.8
Italian	8,429	14.8
Lithuanian	447	0.8
Norwegian	168	0.3
Polish	4,094	7.2
Portuguese	273	0.5
Russian	2,191	3.8
Scotch-Irish	1,248	2.2
Scottish	1,011	1.8
Slovak	255	0.4
Subsaharan African	307	0.5
Swedish	458	0.8
Swiss	219	0.4
Ukrainian	1,067	1.9
Welsh	711	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	633	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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