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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Allentown City 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 39,941 100.0
    Family households (families) 24,528 61.4
        With own children under 18 years 12,988 32.5
    Married-couple family 14,496 36.3
        With own children under 18 years 6,770 17.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 2,489 6.2
        With own children under 18 years 1,369 3.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 7,543 18.9
        With own children under 18 years 4,849 12.1
    Nonfamily households 15,413 38.6
    Householder living alone 12,643 31.7
        65 years and over 4,615 11.6
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 14,721 36.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,141 25.4
 
Average household size 2.56
Average family size 3.25
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 102,155 100.0
    Householder 39,941 39.1
        Spouse 14,515 14.2
        Child 31,861 31.2
        Other relatives 8,722 8.5
    Nonrelatives 7,116 7.0
        Unmarried partner 3,713 3.6
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 39,664 100.0
    Never married 17,212 43.4
    Now married, except separated 16,522 41.7
    Separated 1,250 3.2
    Widowed 1,245 3.1
    Divorced 3,435 8.7
 
Females 15 years and over 43,507 100.0
    Never married 15,643 36.0
    Now married, except separated 15,447 35.5
    Separated 2,024 4.7
    Widowed 4,963 11.4
    Divorced 5,430 12.5
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 2,070 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 1,248 60.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 73
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 75
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 63
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 134
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 13
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 3,173 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 1,298 40.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 264 8.3
        1 or 2 years 348 11.0
        3 or 4 years 151 4.8
        5 or more years 535 16.9
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 1,298 40.9
        Who are female 810 25.5
        Who are married 1,021 32.2
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 27,445 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 1,334 4.9
        Kindergarten 1,908 7.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 11,341 41.3
        High school (grades 9-12) 5,868 21.4
        College or graduate school 6,994 25.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 65,786 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 5,430 8.3
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9,823 14.9
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24,111 36.7
        Some college, no degree 11,009 16.7
        Associate's degree 4,675 7.1
        Bachelor's degree 6,934 10.5
        Graduate or professional degree 3,804 5.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 76.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 16.3
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 78,729 100.0
    Civilian veterans 6,861 8.7
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 105,454 100.0
    Same house 81,063 76.9
    Different house in the U.S. 23,116 21.9
        Same county 14,858 14.1
        Different county 8,258 7.8
            Same state 4,084 3.9
            Different state 4,174 4.0
    Abroad 1,275 1.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 107,225 100.0
    Native 93,033 86.8
        Born in United States 83,508 77.9
            State of residence 57,669 53.8
            Different state 25,839 24.1
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 9,525 8.9
    Foreign born 14,192 13.2
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 14,192 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,229 43.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 7,963 56.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 23,717 100.0
 
    Native 9,525 40.2
        Entered 2000 or later 3,042 12.8
        Entered before 2000 6,483 27.3
 
    Foreign born 14,192 59.8
        Entered 2000 or later 4,217 17.8
        Entered before 2000 9,975 42.1
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,192 100.0
    Europe 1,403 9.9
    Asia 3,072 21.6
    Africa 482 3.4
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 9,142 64.4
    Northern America 93 0.7
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 97,969 100.0
    English only 62,952 64.3
    Language other than English 35,017 35.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 14,791 15.1
        Spanish 28,238 28.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 12,091 12.3
        Other Indo-European languages 2,641 2.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 675 0.7
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1,525 1.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 718 0.7
        Other languages 2,613 2.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 1,307 1.3
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 107,225 100.0
    American 3,486 3.3
    Arab 2,693 2.5
    Czech 211 0.2
    Danish 89 0.1
    Dutch 2,483 2.3
    English 3,763 3.5
    French (except Basque) 1,383 1.3
    French Canadian 228 0.2
    German 18,637 17.4
    Greek 538 0.5
    Hungarian 1,600 1.5
    Irish 8,460 7.9
    Italian 7,095 6.6
    Lithuanian 206 0.2
    Norwegian 89 0.1
    Polish 3,581 3.3
    Portuguese 97 0.1
    Russian 920 0.9
    Scotch-Irish 781 0.7
    Scottish 842 0.8
    Slovak 1,583 1.5
    Subsaharan African 560 0.5
    Swedish 417 0.4
    Swiss 239 0.2
    Ukrainian 1,037 1.0
    Welsh 1,292 1.2
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 1,228 1.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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