Gettysburg Area School District, PA (4210710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gettysburg Area School District, PA (4210710)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gettysburg 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	10,058	100.0
Family households (families)	6,862	68.2
With own children under 18 years	2,729	27.1
Married-couple family	5,693	56.6
With own children under 18 years	2,001	19.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	418	4.2
With own children under 18 years	327	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	751	7.5
With own children under 18 years	401	4.0
Nonfamily households	3,196	31.8
Householder living alone	2,791	27.7
65 years and over	1,268	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,128	31.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,110	30.9

Average household size	2.42
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,361	100.0
Householder	10,058	41.3
Spouse	5,710	23.4
Child	6,346	26.0
Other relatives	1,412	5.8
Nonrelatives	835	3.4
Unmarried partner	339	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,191	100.0
Never married	3,695	33.0
Now married, except separated	6,024	53.8
Separated	166	1.5
Widowed	337	3.0
Divorced	969	8.7

Females 15 years and over	12,646	100.0
Never married	3,820	30.2
Now married, except separated	6,150	48.6
Separated	145	1.1
Widowed	1,484	11.7
Divorced	1,047	8.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	234	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	101	43.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	674	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	107	15.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	37	5.5
1 or 2 years	25	3.7
3 or 4 years	13	1.9
5 or more years	32	4.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	107	15.9
Who are female	66	9.8
Who are married	78	11.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,402	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	479	5.7
Kindergarten	306	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,226	26.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,275	15.2
College or graduate school	4,116	49.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,365	100.0
Less than 9th grade	932	5.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,683	9.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,032	38.3
Some college, no degree	2,716	14.8
Associate's degree	1,057	5.8
Bachelor's degree	2,618	14.3
Graduate or professional degree	2,327	12.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,857	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,594	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,138	100.0
Same house	22,174	78.8
Different house in the U.S.	5,930	21.1
Same county	2,874	10.2
Different county	3,056	10.9
Same state	1,209	4.3
Different state	1,847	6.6
Abroad	34	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,371	100.0
Native	27,169	95.8
Born in United States	26,817	94.5
State of residence	15,754	55.5
Different state	11,063	39.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	352	1.2
Foreign born	1,202	4.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,202	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	591	49.2
Not a U.S. citizen	611	50.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,554	100.0

Native	352	22.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	352	22.7

Foreign born	1,202	77.3
Entered 2000 or later	340	21.9
Entered before 2000	862	55.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,202	100.0
Europe	249	20.7
Asia	187	15.6
Africa	32	2.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	680	56.6
Northern America	54	4.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,746	100.0
English only	24,749	92.5
Language other than English	1,997	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	704	2.6
Spanish	1,374	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	578	2.2
Other Indo-European languages	388	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	104	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	195	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	22	0.1
Other languages	40	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,371	100.0
American	2,058	7.3
Arab	65	0.2
Czech	70	0.2
Danish	57	0.2
Dutch	902	3.2
English	3,278	11.6
French (except Basque)	529	1.9
French Canadian	60	0.2
German	10,688	37.7
Greek	121	0.4
Hungarian	135	0.5
Irish	4,667	16.4
Italian	1,515	5.3
Lithuanian	159	0.6
Norwegian	260	0.9
Polish	868	3.1
Portuguese	55	0.2
Russian	257	0.9
Scotch-Irish	699	2.5
Scottish	844	3.0
Slovak	174	0.6
Subsaharan African	78	0.3
Swedish	209	0.7
Swiss	108	0.4
Ukrainian	131	0.5
Welsh	359	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	175	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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