Big Spring School District, PA (4203660) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Big Spring School District, PA (4203660)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Big Spring 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	7,680	100.0
Family households (families)	5,972	77.8
With own children under 18 years	2,330	30.3
Married-couple family	5,088	66.3
With own children under 18 years	1,870	24.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	288	3.8
With own children under 18 years	156	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	596	7.8
With own children under 18 years	304	4.0
Nonfamily households	1,708	22.2
Householder living alone	1,435	18.7
65 years and over	550	7.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,541	33.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,907	24.8

Average household size	2.58
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,798	100.0
Householder	7,680	38.8
Spouse	5,127	25.9
Child	5,697	28.8
Other relatives	625	3.2
Nonrelatives	669	3.4
Unmarried partner	360	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,945	100.0
Never married	1,823	22.9
Now married, except separated	5,245	66.0
Separated	85	1.1
Widowed	201	2.5
Divorced	591	7.4

Females 15 years and over	8,432	100.0
Never married	1,569	18.6
Now married, except separated	5,248	62.2
Separated	114	1.4
Widowed	895	10.6
Divorced	606	7.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	170	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	51	30.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	27
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	328	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	150	45.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	53	16.2
1 or 2 years	9	2.7
3 or 4 years	41	12.5
5 or more years	47	14.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	150	45.7
Who are female	92	28.0
Who are married	121	36.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,217	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	182	4.3
Kindergarten	190	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,149	51.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,142	27.1
College or graduate school	554	13.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,222	100.0
Less than 9th grade	840	5.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,661	11.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,007	49.3
Some college, no degree	2,088	14.7
Associate's degree	630	4.4
Bachelor's degree	1,321	9.3
Graduate or professional degree	675	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,464	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,770	11.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,923	100.0
Same house	18,281	91.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,614	8.1
Same county	1,168	5.9
Different county	446	2.2
Same state	342	1.7
Different state	104	0.5
Abroad	28	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,056	100.0
Native	19,862	99.0
Born in United States	19,710	98.3
State of residence	17,231	85.9
Different state	2,479	12.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	152	0.8
Foreign born	194	1.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	194	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	147	75.8
Not a U.S. citizen	47	24.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	346	100.0

Native	152	43.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	152	43.9

Foreign born	194	56.1
Entered 2000 or later	26	7.5
Entered before 2000	168	48.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	194	100.0
Europe	98	50.5
Asia	42	21.6
Africa	17	8.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	18	9.3
Northern America	19	9.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,996	100.0
English only	18,092	95.2
Language other than English	904	4.8
Speak English less than "very well"	351	1.8
Spanish	167	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	713	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	288	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	24	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,056	100.0
American	2,063	10.3
Arab	4	0.0
Czech	43	0.2
Danish	9	0.0
Dutch	449	2.2
English	1,556	7.8
French (except Basque)	497	2.5
French Canadian	25	0.1
German	8,386	41.8
Greek	102	0.5
Hungarian	39	0.2
Irish	2,533	12.6
Italian	756	3.8
Lithuanian	37	0.2
Norwegian	26	0.1
Polish	423	2.1
Portuguese	5	0.0
Russian	122	0.6
Scotch-Irish	583	2.9
Scottish	279	1.4
Slovak	54	0.3
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	179	0.9
Swiss	246	1.2
Ukrainian	13	0.1
Welsh	248	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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