Wissahickon School District, PA (4202400) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wissahickon School District, PA (4202400)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wissahickon 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	14,075	100.0
Family households (families)	9,748	69.3
With own children under 18 years	4,282	30.4
Married-couple family	8,082	57.4
With own children under 18 years	3,466	24.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	542	3.9
With own children under 18 years	245	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,124	8.0
With own children under 18 years	571	4.1
Nonfamily households	4,327	30.7
Householder living alone	3,847	27.3
65 years and over	1,978	14.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,453	31.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,242	30.1

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	34,539	100.0
Householder	14,075	40.8
Spouse	8,057	23.3
Child	10,029	29.0
Other relatives	1,186	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,192	3.5
Unmarried partner	531	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,087	100.0
Never married	3,794	26.9
Now married, except separated	8,739	62.0
Separated	167	1.2
Widowed	705	5.0
Divorced	682	4.8

Females 15 years and over	15,960	100.0
Never married	3,441	21.6
Now married, except separated	8,621	54.0
Separated	325	2.0
Widowed	2,467	15.5
Divorced	1,106	6.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	237	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	22	9.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	393	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	175	44.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	113	28.8
3 or 4 years	24	6.1
5 or more years	38	9.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	175	44.5
Who are female	95	24.2
Who are married	153	38.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,027	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	940	10.4
Kindergarten	416	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,527	39.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,809	20.0
College or graduate school	2,335	25.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,158	100.0
Less than 9th grade	441	1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	824	3.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,237	20.0
Some college, no degree	3,533	13.5
Associate's degree	1,343	5.1
Bachelor's degree	8,366	32.0
Graduate or professional degree	6,414	24.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	56.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	28,727	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,870	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	36,140	100.0
Same house	31,585	87.4
Different house in the U.S.	4,458	12.3
Same county	2,251	6.2
Different county	2,207	6.1
Same state	1,351	3.7
Different state	856	2.4
Abroad	97	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	36,365	100.0
Native	32,220	88.6
Born in United States	32,026	88.1
State of residence	23,703	65.2
Different state	8,323	22.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	194	0.5
Foreign born	4,145	11.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,145	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,074	50.0
Not a U.S. citizen	2,071	50.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,339	100.0

Native	194	4.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	194	4.5

Foreign born	4,145	95.5
Entered 2000 or later	997	23.0
Entered before 2000	3,148	72.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,145	100.0
Europe	1,023	24.7
Asia	2,287	55.2
Africa	116	2.8
Oceania	36	0.9
Latin America	630	15.2
Northern America	53	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	34,517	100.0
English only	30,031	87.0
Language other than English	4,486	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,133	6.2
Spanish	738	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	369	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,427	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	355	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,108	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,386	4.0
Other languages	213	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	36,365	100.0
American	1,626	4.5
Arab	144	0.4
Czech	98	0.3
Danish	58	0.2
Dutch	461	1.3
English	4,556	12.5
French (except Basque)	566	1.6
French Canadian	29	0.1
German	7,509	20.6
Greek	254	0.7
Hungarian	371	1.0
Irish	7,443	20.5
Italian	5,385	14.8
Lithuanian	273	0.8
Norwegian	101	0.3
Polish	2,076	5.7
Portuguese	13	0.0
Russian	1,690	4.6
Scotch-Irish	571	1.6
Scottish	886	2.4
Slovak	242	0.7
Subsaharan African	155	0.4
Swedish	227	0.6
Swiss	116	0.3
Ukrainian	308	0.8
Welsh	362	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	276	0.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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