Chester-Upland School District, PA (4205860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chester-Upland School District, PA (4205860)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chester-Upland 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	15,510	100.0
Family households (families)	9,493	61.2
With own children under 18 years	5,255	33.9
Married-couple family	3,325	21.4
With own children under 18 years	1,341	8.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	964	6.2
With own children under 18 years	462	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,204	33.6
With own children under 18 years	3,452	22.3
Nonfamily households	6,017	38.8
Householder living alone	5,296	34.1
65 years and over	1,860	12.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,381	41.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,844	24.8

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.48

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	41,424	100.0
Householder	15,510	37.4
Spouse	3,379	8.2
Child	15,015	36.2
Other relatives	5,144	12.4
Nonrelatives	2,376	5.7
Unmarried partner	855	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,268	100.0
Never married	8,497	55.7
Now married, except separated	4,522	29.6
Separated	503	3.3
Widowed	427	2.8
Divorced	1,319	8.6

Females 15 years and over	18,126	100.0
Never married	9,754	53.8
Now married, except separated	3,774	20.8
Separated	952	5.3
Widowed	2,011	11.1
Divorced	1,635	9.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	718	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	552	76.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	115
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,518	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	722	47.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	205	13.5
1 or 2 years	81	5.3
3 or 4 years	49	3.2
5 or more years	387	25.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	722	47.6
Who are female	532	35.0
Who are married	372	24.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,443	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,037	7.7
Kindergarten	598	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,666	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	3,394	25.2
College or graduate school	2,748	20.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,199	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,705	6.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,763	14.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,411	45.3
Some college, no degree	4,248	16.9
Associate's degree	1,173	4.7
Bachelor's degree	1,808	7.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,091	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	30,527	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,760	9.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	43,371	100.0
Same house	34,797	80.2
Different house in the U.S.	8,181	18.9
Same county	4,604	10.6
Different county	3,577	8.2
Same state	2,294	5.3
Different state	1,283	3.0
Abroad	393	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	44,199	100.0
Native	43,047	97.4
Born in United States	42,126	95.3
State of residence	35,788	81.0
Different state	6,338	14.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	921	2.1
Foreign born	1,152	2.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,152	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	407	35.3
Not a U.S. citizen	745	64.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,073	100.0

Native	921	44.4
Entered 2000 or later	467	22.5
Entered before 2000	454	21.9

Foreign born	1,152	55.6
Entered 2000 or later	398	19.2
Entered before 2000	754	36.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,152	100.0
Europe	125	10.9
Asia	136	11.8
Africa	248	21.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	632	54.9
Northern America	11	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	40,331	100.0
English only	37,594	93.2
Language other than English	2,737	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,270	3.1
Spanish	1,936	4.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,022	2.5
Other Indo-European languages	501	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	159	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	132	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	32	0.1
Other languages	168	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	57	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	44,199	100.0
American	197	0.4
Arab	22	0.0
Czech	30	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	184	0.4
English	1,105	2.5
French (except Basque)	131	0.3
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	1,832	4.1
Greek	82	0.2
Hungarian	28	0.1
Irish	2,313	5.2
Italian	1,321	3.0
Lithuanian	31	0.1
Norwegian	82	0.2
Polish	537	1.2
Portuguese	48	0.1
Russian	73	0.2
Scotch-Irish	325	0.7
Scottish	253	0.6
Slovak	59	0.1
Subsaharan African	823	1.9
Swedish	140	0.3
Swiss	70	0.2
Ukrainian	156	0.4
Welsh	115	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	327	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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