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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ferndale 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,233 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,532 68.6
        With own children under 18 years 614 27.5
    Married-couple family 1,154 51.7
        With own children under 18 years 389 17.4
    Male householder, no wife present, family 100 4.5
        With own children under 18 years 53 2.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 278 12.4
        With own children under 18 years 172 7.7
    Nonfamily households 701 31.4
    Householder living alone 604 27.0
        65 years and over 280 12.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 660 29.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 704 31.5
 
Average household size 2.35
Average family size 2.86
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 5,249 100.0
    Householder 2,233 42.5
        Spouse 1,154 22.0
        Child 1,425 27.1
        Other relatives 273 5.2
    Nonrelatives 164 3.1
        Unmarried partner 112 2.1
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,051 100.0
    Never married 633 30.9
    Now married, except separated 1,187 57.9
    Separated 36 1.8
    Widowed 57 2.8
    Divorced 138 6.7
 
Females 15 years and over 2,239 100.0
    Never married 506 22.6
    Now married, except separated 1,205 53.8
    Separated 65 2.9
    Widowed 276 12.3
    Divorced 187 8.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 62 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 21 33.9
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 42
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 15
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 122
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 22
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 68 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 19 27.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 8 11.8
        1 or 2 years 3 4.4
        3 or 4 years 2 2.9
        5 or more years 6 8.8
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 19 27.9
        Who are female 11 16.2
        Who are married 3 4.4
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,045 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 83 7.9
        Kindergarten 96 9.2
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 482 46.1
        High school (grades 9-12) 239 22.9
        College or graduate school 145 13.9
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 3,771 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 139 3.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 372 9.9
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,868 49.5
        Some college, no degree 587 15.6
        Associate's degree 297 7.9
        Bachelor's degree 332 8.8
        Graduate or professional degree 176 4.7
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 86.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 4,091 100.0
    Civilian veterans 526 12.9
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 5,196 100.0
    Same house 4,571 88.0
    Different house in the U.S. 622 12.0
        Same county 497 9.6
        Different county 125 2.4
            Same state 87 1.7
            Different state 38 0.7
    Abroad 3 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 5,249 100.0
    Native 5,231 99.7
        Born in United States 5,215 99.4
            State of residence 4,878 92.9
            Different state 337 6.4
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 16 0.3
    Foreign born 18 0.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 18 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 15 83.3
    Not a U.S. citizen 3 16.7
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 34 100.0
 
    Native 16 47.1
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 16 47.1
 
    Foreign born 18 52.9
        Entered 2000 or later 3 8.8
        Entered before 2000 15 44.1
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 18 100.0
    Europe 15 83.3
    Asia 3 16.7
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 0 0.0
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 4,927 100.0
    English only 4,836 98.2
    Language other than English 91 1.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 22 0.4
        Spanish 35 0.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 5 0.1
        Other Indo-European languages 54 1.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 17 0.3
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 2 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 5,249 100.0
    American 227 4.3
    Arab 10 0.2
    Czech 40 0.8
    Danish 2 0.0
    Dutch 200 3.8
    English 437 8.3
    French (except Basque) 86 1.6
    French Canadian 20 0.4
    German 1,946 37.1
    Greek 13 0.2
    Hungarian 145 2.8
    Irish 1,107 21.1
    Italian 491 9.4
    Lithuanian 31 0.6
    Norwegian 6 0.1
    Polish 335 6.4
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 105 2.0
    Scotch-Irish 33 0.6
    Scottish 156 3.0
    Slovak 478 9.1
    Subsaharan African 10 0.2
    Swedish 32 0.6
    Swiss 13 0.2
    Ukrainian 86 1.6
    Welsh 141 2.7
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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