Chambersburg Area School District, PA (4205550) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chambersburg Area School District, PA (4205550)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chambersburg 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	24,804	100.0
Family households (families)	16,449	66.3
With own children under 18 years	6,818	27.5
Married-couple family	13,487	54.4
With own children under 18 years	4,963	20.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	892	3.6
With own children under 18 years	588	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,070	8.3
With own children under 18 years	1,267	5.1
Nonfamily households	8,355	33.7
Householder living alone	6,939	28.0
65 years and over	3,049	12.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,452	30.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,493	30.2

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	2.89

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	58,590	100.0
Householder	24,804	42.3
Spouse	13,552	23.1
Child	15,489	26.4
Other relatives	2,064	3.5
Nonrelatives	2,681	4.6
Unmarried partner	1,090	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	23,555	100.0
Never married	6,174	26.2
Now married, except separated	14,381	61.1
Separated	259	1.1
Widowed	788	3.3
Divorced	1,953	8.3

Females 15 years and over	26,128	100.0
Never married	5,670	21.7
Now married, except separated	13,999	53.6
Separated	621	2.4
Widowed	3,342	12.8
Divorced	2,496	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,004	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	235	23.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	6
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	145
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	877	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	456	52.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	5.1
1 or 2 years	121	13.8
3 or 4 years	80	9.1
5 or more years	210	23.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	456	52.0
Who are female	282	32.2
Who are married	304	34.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,574	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	764	6.1
Kindergarten	780	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,647	44.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,934	23.3
College or graduate school	2,449	19.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	42,689	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,515	5.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,513	10.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,853	41.8
Some college, no degree	6,653	15.6
Associate's degree	2,882	6.8
Bachelor's degree	5,125	12.0
Graduate or professional degree	3,148	7.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	47,242	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,868	14.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	60,001	100.0
Same house	51,497	85.8
Different house in the U.S.	8,262	13.8
Same county	5,464	9.1
Different county	2,798	4.7
Same state	1,271	2.1
Different state	1,527	2.5
Abroad	242	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	60,795	100.0
Native	57,656	94.8
Born in United States	57,101	93.9
State of residence	42,703	70.2
Different state	14,398	23.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	555	0.9
Foreign born	3,139	5.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,139	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,298	41.4
Not a U.S. citizen	1,841	58.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,694	100.0

Native	555	15.0
Entered 2000 or later	55	1.5
Entered before 2000	500	13.5

Foreign born	3,139	85.0
Entered 2000 or later	787	21.3
Entered before 2000	2,352	63.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,139	100.0
Europe	467	14.9
Asia	452	14.4
Africa	78	2.5
Oceania	13	0.4
Latin America	1,921	61.2
Northern America	208	6.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	56,752	100.0
English only	52,097	91.8
Language other than English	4,655	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,745	3.1
Spanish	3,132	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,348	2.4
Other Indo-European languages	1,263	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	327	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	138	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	62	0.1
Other languages	122	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	60,795	100.0
American	6,057	10.0
Arab	314	0.5
Czech	102	0.2
Danish	153	0.3
Dutch	1,112	1.8
English	4,682	7.7
French (except Basque)	1,413	2.3
French Canadian	242	0.4
German	22,454	36.9
Greek	361	0.6
Hungarian	270	0.4
Irish	7,787	12.8
Italian	2,404	4.0
Lithuanian	133	0.2
Norwegian	170	0.3
Polish	1,430	2.4
Portuguese	69	0.1
Russian	121	0.2
Scotch-Irish	2,146	3.5
Scottish	1,255	2.1
Slovak	368	0.6
Subsaharan African	43	0.1
Swedish	494	0.8
Swiss	649	1.1
Ukrainian	53	0.1
Welsh	637	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	115	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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