Altoona Area School District, PA (4202340) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Altoona Area School District, PA (4202340)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Altoona Area 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	24,407	100.0
Family households (families)	15,249	62.5
With own children under 18 years	6,596	27.0
Married-couple family	10,926	44.8
With own children under 18 years	4,255	17.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,063	4.4
With own children under 18 years	446	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,260	13.4
With own children under 18 years	1,895	7.8
Nonfamily households	9,158	37.5
Householder living alone	7,872	32.3
65 years and over	3,337	13.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,183	29.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,728	27.6

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	57,227	100.0
Householder	24,407	42.6
Spouse	10,907	19.1
Child	16,864	29.5
Other relatives	2,174	3.8
Nonrelatives	2,875	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,388	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,603	100.0
Never married	7,763	34.3
Now married, except separated	11,325	50.1
Separated	442	2.0
Widowed	749	3.3
Divorced	2,324	10.3

Females 15 years and over	26,352	100.0
Never married	7,543	28.6
Now married, except separated	11,399	43.3
Separated	789	3.0
Widowed	3,568	13.5
Divorced	3,053	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	900	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	428	47.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	34
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	998	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	529	53.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	136	13.6
1 or 2 years	47	4.7
3 or 4 years	66	6.6
5 or more years	280	28.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	529	53.0
Who are female	363	36.4
Who are married	387	38.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,271	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	990	6.9
Kindergarten	682	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,527	38.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,835	19.9
College or graduate school	4,237	29.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,579	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,107	2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,562	8.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,666	48.5
Some college, no degree	6,367	15.7
Associate's degree	3,223	7.9
Bachelor's degree	4,785	11.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,869	4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,648	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,798	12.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	58,939	100.0
Same house	50,105	85.0
Different house in the U.S.	8,769	14.9
Same county	5,288	9.0
Different county	3,481	5.9
Same state	2,252	3.8
Different state	1,229	2.1
Abroad	65	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	59,728	100.0
Native	59,025	98.8
Born in United States	58,741	98.3
State of residence	52,303	87.6
Different state	6,438	10.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	284	0.5
Foreign born	703	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	703	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	465	66.1
Not a U.S. citizen	238	33.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	987	100.0

Native	284	28.8
Entered 2000 or later	37	3.7
Entered before 2000	247	25.0

Foreign born	703	71.2
Entered 2000 or later	128	13.0
Entered before 2000	575	58.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	703	100.0
Europe	241	34.3
Asia	240	34.1
Africa	49	7.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	89	12.7
Northern America	84	11.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	55,803	100.0
English only	54,148	97.0
Language other than English	1,655	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	397	0.7
Spanish	393	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	162	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,057	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	147	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	170	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	88	0.2
Other languages	35	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	59,728	100.0
American	3,375	5.7
Arab	131	0.2
Czech	163	0.3
Danish	46	0.1
Dutch	1,711	2.9
English	5,254	8.8
French (except Basque)	1,448	2.4
French Canadian	135	0.2
German	25,798	43.2
Greek	274	0.5
Hungarian	430	0.7
Irish	13,158	22.0
Italian	9,096	15.2
Lithuanian	51	0.1
Norwegian	56	0.1
Polish	3,101	5.2
Portuguese	60	0.1
Russian	311	0.5
Scotch-Irish	1,202	2.0
Scottish	1,066	1.8
Slovak	493	0.8
Subsaharan African	98	0.2
Swedish	447	0.7
Swiss	218	0.4
Ukrainian	188	0.3
Welsh	771	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	124	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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