Bloomsburg Area School District, PA (4203840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bloomsburg Area School District, PA (4203840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bloomsburg 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	6,505	100.0
Family households (families)	3,395	52.2
With own children under 18 years	1,473	22.6
Married-couple family	2,631	40.4
With own children under 18 years	1,048	16.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	170	2.6
With own children under 18 years	90	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	594	9.1
With own children under 18 years	335	5.1
Nonfamily households	3,110	47.8
Householder living alone	1,798	27.6
65 years and over	701	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,598	24.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,477	22.7

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,099	100.0
Householder	6,505	43.1
Spouse	2,655	17.6
Child	3,299	21.8
Other relatives	378	2.5
Nonrelatives	2,262	15.0
Unmarried partner	475	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,163	100.0
Never married	3,748	52.3
Now married, except separated	2,757	38.5
Separated	66	0.9
Widowed	136	1.9
Divorced	456	6.4

Females 15 years and over	9,340	100.0
Never married	5,078	54.4
Now married, except separated	2,727	29.2
Separated	109	1.2
Widowed	731	7.8
Divorced	695	7.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	201	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	60	29.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	11
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	9
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	180	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	109	60.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	39	21.7
1 or 2 years	43	23.9
3 or 4 years	5	2.8
5 or more years	22	12.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	109	60.6
Who are female	67	37.2
Who are married	99	55.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,810	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	147	1.7
Kindergarten	205	2.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	946	10.7
High school (grades 9-12)	684	7.8
College or graduate school	6,828	77.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,868	100.0
Less than 9th grade	263	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	665	7.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,922	44.2
Some college, no degree	1,336	15.1
Associate's degree	464	5.2
Bachelor's degree	1,394	15.7
Graduate or professional degree	824	9.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,883	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,483	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,389	100.0
Same house	13,193	71.7
Different house in the U.S.	5,104	27.8
Same county	1,989	10.8
Different county	3,115	16.9
Same state	2,545	13.8
Different state	570	3.1
Abroad	92	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,627	100.0
Native	18,318	98.3
Born in United States	18,246	98.0
State of residence	14,717	79.0
Different state	3,529	18.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	72	0.4
Foreign born	309	1.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	309	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	108	35.0
Not a U.S. citizen	201	65.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	381	100.0

Native	72	18.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	72	18.9

Foreign born	309	81.1
Entered 2000 or later	157	41.2
Entered before 2000	152	39.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	309	100.0
Europe	94	30.4
Asia	117	37.9
Africa	9	2.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	44	14.2
Northern America	45	14.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,817	100.0
English only	17,242	96.8
Language other than English	575	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	142	0.8
Spanish	234	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	279	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	81	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	43	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.1
Other languages	19	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	18	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,627	100.0
American	769	4.1
Arab	43	0.2
Czech	125	0.7
Danish	40	0.2
Dutch	971	5.2
English	1,643	8.8
French (except Basque)	687	3.7
French Canadian	44	0.2
German	7,014	37.7
Greek	66	0.4
Hungarian	333	1.8
Irish	2,841	15.3
Italian	1,773	9.5
Lithuanian	107	0.6
Norwegian	76	0.4
Polish	1,531	8.2
Portuguese	74	0.4
Russian	282	1.5
Scotch-Irish	198	1.1
Scottish	433	2.3
Slovak	239	1.3
Subsaharan African	28	0.2
Swedish	93	0.5
Swiss	95	0.5
Ukrainian	134	0.7
Welsh	641	3.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	28	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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