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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Benton 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,185 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,601 73.3
        With own children under 18 years 542 24.8
    Married-couple family 1,265 57.9
        With own children under 18 years 370 16.9
    Male householder, no wife present, family 88 4.0
        With own children under 18 years 35 1.6
    Female householder, no husband present, family 248 11.4
        With own children under 18 years 137 6.3
    Nonfamily households 584 26.7
    Householder living alone 452 20.7
        65 years and over 220 10.1
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 593 27.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 690 31.6
 
Average household size 2.40
Average family size 2.74
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 5,248 100.0
    Householder 2,185 41.6
        Spouse 1,264 24.1
        Child 1,218 23.2
        Other relatives 305 5.8
    Nonrelatives 276 5.3
        Unmarried partner 198 3.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,136 100.0
    Never married 535 25.0
    Now married, except separated 1,299 60.8
    Separated 25 1.2
    Widowed 73 3.4
    Divorced 204 9.6
 
Females 15 years and over 2,287 100.0
    Never married 427 18.7
    Now married, except separated 1,280 56.0
    Separated 96 4.2
    Widowed 270 11.8
    Divorced 214 9.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 73 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 43 58.9
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 81
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 48
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 180
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 10
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 126 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 63 50.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 9 7.1
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 42 33.3
        5 or more years 12 9.5
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 63 50.0
        Who are female 37 29.4
        Who are married 51 40.5
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 993 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 48 4.8
        Kindergarten 51 5.1
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 434 43.7
        High school (grades 9-12) 299 30.1
        College or graduate school 161 16.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 3,838 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 147 3.8
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 432 11.3
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,972 51.4
        Some college, no degree 597 15.6
        Associate's degree 189 4.9
        Bachelor's degree 276 7.2
        Graduate or professional degree 225 5.9
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 84.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.1
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 4,205 100.0
    Civilian veterans 698 16.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 5,179 100.0
    Same house 4,780 92.3
    Different house in the U.S. 395 7.6
        Same county 300 5.8
        Different county 95 1.8
            Same state 39 0.8
            Different state 56 1.1
    Abroad 4 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 5,248 100.0
    Native 5,177 98.6
        Born in United States 5,168 98.5
            State of residence 4,195 79.9
            Different state 973 18.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 9 0.2
    Foreign born 71 1.4
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 71 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 42 59.2
    Not a U.S. citizen 29 40.8
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 80 100.0
 
    Native 9 11.3
        Entered 2000 or later 5 6.3
        Entered before 2000 4 5.0
 
    Foreign born 71 88.8
        Entered 2000 or later 26 32.5
        Entered before 2000 45 56.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 71 100.0
    Europe 27 38.0
    Asia 22 31.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 7 9.9
    Northern America 15 21.1
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 4,971 100.0
    English only 4,889 98.4
    Language other than English 82 1.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 47 0.9
        Spanish 11 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 9 0.2
        Other Indo-European languages 38 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 18 0.4
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 33 0.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 20 0.4
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 5,248 100.0
    American 339 6.5
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 5 0.1
    Dutch 408 7.8
    English 537 10.2
    French (except Basque) 88 1.7
    French Canadian 11 0.2
    German 1,948 37.1
    Greek 5 0.1
    Hungarian 39 0.7
    Irish 687 13.1
    Italian 349 6.7
    Lithuanian 42 0.8
    Norwegian 6 0.1
    Polish 447 8.5
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 50 1.0
    Scotch-Irish 77 1.5
    Scottish 180 3.4
    Slovak 46 0.9
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 29 0.6
    Swiss 5 0.1
    Ukrainian 26 0.5
    Welsh 178 3.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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