Bensalem Township School District, PA (4203330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bensalem Township School District, PA (4203330)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bensalem Township 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	22,925	100.0
Family households (families)	15,245	66.5
With own children under 18 years	6,215	27.1
Married-couple family	11,518	50.2
With own children under 18 years	4,533	19.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,278	5.6
With own children under 18 years	318	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,449	10.7
With own children under 18 years	1,364	5.9
Nonfamily households	7,680	33.5
Householder living alone	6,399	27.9
65 years and over	1,989	8.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,845	29.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,546	24.2

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	58,295	100.0
Householder	22,925	39.3
Spouse	11,439	19.6
Child	17,359	29.8
Other relatives	4,115	7.1
Nonrelatives	2,457	4.2
Unmarried partner	1,371	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,189	100.0
Never married	8,451	34.9
Now married, except separated	12,634	52.2
Separated	460	1.9
Widowed	683	2.8
Divorced	1,961	8.1

Females 15 years and over	24,753	100.0
Never married	6,916	27.9
Now married, except separated	12,065	48.7
Separated	525	2.1
Widowed	2,798	11.3
Divorced	2,449	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	648	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	130	20.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,364	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	419	30.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	28	2.1
1 or 2 years	156	11.4
3 or 4 years	97	7.1
5 or more years	138	10.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	419	30.7
Who are female	265	19.4
Who are married	290	21.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,296	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	867	6.5
Kindergarten	614	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,039	37.9
High school (grades 9-12)	3,042	22.9
College or graduate school	3,734	28.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	41,156	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,437	3.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,695	9.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,646	38.0
Some college, no degree	7,679	18.7
Associate's degree	3,018	7.3
Bachelor's degree	6,584	16.0
Graduate or professional degree	3,097	7.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,507	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,962	8.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	57,888	100.0
Same house	52,942	91.5
Different house in the U.S.	4,752	8.2
Same county	2,049	3.5
Different county	2,703	4.7
Same state	1,833	3.2
Different state	870	1.5
Abroad	194	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	58,472	100.0
Native	49,327	84.4
Born in United States	48,880	83.6
State of residence	42,180	72.1
Different state	6,700	11.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	447	0.8
Foreign born	9,145	15.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	9,145	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,430	48.4
Not a U.S. citizen	4,715	51.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	9,592	100.0

Native	447	4.7
Entered 2000 or later	61	0.6
Entered before 2000	386	4.0

Foreign born	9,145	95.3
Entered 2000 or later	2,784	29.0
Entered before 2000	6,361	66.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	9,145	100.0
Europe	1,963	21.5
Asia	4,911	53.7
Africa	359	3.9
Oceania	34	0.4
Latin America	1,830	20.0
Northern America	48	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	55,113	100.0
English only	44,475	80.7
Language other than English	10,638	19.3
Speak English less than "very well"	5,444	9.9
Spanish	2,395	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,439	2.6
Other Indo-European languages	5,762	10.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,697	4.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,962	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,040	1.9
Other languages	519	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	268	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	58,472	100.0
American	1,380	2.4
Arab	90	0.2
Czech	73	0.1
Danish	78	0.1
Dutch	351	0.6
English	4,866	8.3
French (except Basque)	1,501	2.6
French Canadian	110	0.2
German	12,965	22.2
Greek	249	0.4
Hungarian	582	1.0
Irish	15,493	26.5
Italian	8,742	15.0
Lithuanian	346	0.6
Norwegian	220	0.4
Polish	5,466	9.3
Portuguese	114	0.2
Russian	1,348	2.3
Scotch-Irish	1,068	1.8
Scottish	640	1.1
Slovak	183	0.3
Subsaharan African	404	0.7
Swedish	242	0.4
Swiss	41	0.1
Ukrainian	1,417	2.4
Welsh	482	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	76	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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