Bethlehem Area School District, PA (4203570) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bethlehem Area School District, PA (4203570)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bethlehem 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	43,500	100.0
Family households (families)	28,111	64.6
With own children under 18 years	12,576	28.9
Married-couple family	20,772	47.8
With own children under 18 years	8,331	19.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,533	3.5
With own children under 18 years	675	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,806	13.3
With own children under 18 years	3,570	8.2
Nonfamily households	15,389	35.4
Householder living alone	13,069	30.0
65 years and over	5,725	13.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,861	31.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	12,308	28.3

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	106,424	100.0
Householder	43,500	40.9
Spouse	20,794	19.5
Child	31,601	29.7
Other relatives	5,318	5.0
Nonrelatives	5,211	4.9
Unmarried partner	2,325	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	44,364	100.0
Never married	16,403	37.0
Now married, except separated	22,369	50.4
Separated	954	2.2
Widowed	1,339	3.0
Divorced	3,299	7.4

Females 15 years and over	49,661	100.0
Never married	15,419	31.0
Now married, except separated	21,502	43.3
Separated	1,440	2.9
Widowed	5,985	12.1
Divorced	5,315	10.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,420	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	602	42.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	24
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,163	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	711	32.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	154	7.1
1 or 2 years	114	5.3
3 or 4 years	106	4.9
5 or more years	337	15.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	711	32.9
Who are female	430	19.9
Who are married	547	25.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,795	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,662	5.1
Kindergarten	1,125	3.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,187	34.1
High school (grades 9-12)	6,198	18.9
College or graduate school	12,623	38.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	74,473	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,924	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,435	8.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	23,248	31.2
Some college, no degree	12,820	17.2
Associate's degree	5,937	8.0
Bachelor's degree	13,738	18.4
Graduate or professional degree	8,371	11.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	89,203	100.0
Civilian veterans	8,763	9.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	113,179	100.0
Same house	91,812	81.1
Different house in the U.S.	20,593	18.2
Same county	10,433	9.2
Different county	10,160	9.0
Same state	5,703	5.0
Different state	4,457	3.9
Abroad	774	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	114,321	100.0
Native	105,790	92.5
Born in United States	99,470	87.0
State of residence	67,690	59.2
Different state	31,780	27.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	6,320	5.5
Foreign born	8,531	7.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,531	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,050	47.5
Not a U.S. citizen	4,481	52.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	14,851	100.0

Native	6,320	42.6
Entered 2000 or later	798	5.4
Entered before 2000	5,522	37.2

Foreign born	8,531	57.4
Entered 2000 or later	2,516	16.9
Entered before 2000	6,015	40.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,531	100.0
Europe	2,270	26.6
Asia	2,887	33.8
Africa	426	5.0
Oceania	30	0.4
Latin America	2,575	30.2
Northern America	343	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	107,769	100.0
English only	86,210	80.0
Language other than English	21,559	20.0
Speak English less than "very well"	6,836	6.3
Spanish	14,021	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4,871	4.5
Other Indo-European languages	5,284	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,087	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,759	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	689	0.6
Other languages	495	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	189	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	114,321	100.0
American	3,326	2.9
Arab	808	0.7
Czech	511	0.4
Danish	262	0.2
Dutch	2,379	2.1
English	7,321	6.4
French (except Basque)	2,225	1.9
French Canadian	191	0.2
German	27,427	24.0
Greek	1,231	1.1
Hungarian	5,876	5.1
Irish	17,071	14.9
Italian	14,885	13.0
Lithuanian	845	0.7
Norwegian	440	0.4
Polish	6,198	5.4
Portuguese	1,170	1.0
Russian	1,638	1.4
Scotch-Irish	1,440	1.3
Scottish	1,521	1.3
Slovak	3,734	3.3
Subsaharan African	543	0.5
Swedish	701	0.6
Swiss	544	0.5
Ukrainian	1,445	1.3
Welsh	2,175	1.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	829	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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