Harrisburg City School District, PA (4211580) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Harrisburg City School District, PA (4211580)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Harrisburg City 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	20,397	100.0
Family households (families)	10,485	51.4
With own children under 18 years	5,234	25.7
Married-couple family	4,478	22.0
With own children under 18 years	1,387	6.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	920	4.5
With own children under 18 years	512	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,087	24.9
With own children under 18 years	3,335	16.4
Nonfamily households	9,912	48.6
Householder living alone	8,391	41.1
65 years and over	2,072	10.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,273	30.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,866	19.0

Average household size	2.27
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	46,348	100.0
Householder	20,397	44.0
Spouse	4,367	9.4
Child	14,200	30.6
Other relatives	3,952	8.5
Nonrelatives	3,432	7.4
Unmarried partner	1,525	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,548	100.0
Never married	8,230	49.7
Now married, except separated	5,171	31.2
Separated	660	4.0
Widowed	478	2.9
Divorced	2,009	12.1

Females 15 years and over	20,560	100.0
Never married	10,149	49.4
Now married, except separated	4,751	23.1
Separated	986	4.8
Widowed	2,019	9.8
Divorced	2,655	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,026	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	675	65.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	100
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	127
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,468	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	818	55.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	160	10.9
1 or 2 years	166	11.3
3 or 4 years	140	9.5
5 or more years	352	24.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	818	55.7
Who are female	608	41.4
Who are married	427	29.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,087	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	765	6.3
Kindergarten	668	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,083	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	3,489	28.9
College or graduate school	2,082	17.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	30,252	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,171	7.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,428	14.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,060	39.9
Some college, no degree	4,933	16.3
Associate's degree	1,473	4.9
Bachelor's degree	3,376	11.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,811	6.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	34,724	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,352	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	46,553	100.0
Same house	34,922	75.0
Different house in the U.S.	11,204	24.1
Same county	8,137	17.5
Different county	3,067	6.6
Same state	1,931	4.1
Different state	1,136	2.4
Abroad	427	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	47,368	100.0
Native	43,884	92.6
Born in United States	41,312	87.2
State of residence	30,816	65.1
Different state	10,496	22.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,572	5.4
Foreign born	3,484	7.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,484	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,106	31.7
Not a U.S. citizen	2,378	68.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,056	100.0

Native	2,572	42.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,172	19.4
Entered before 2000	1,400	23.1

Foreign born	3,484	57.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,373	22.7
Entered before 2000	2,111	34.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,484	100.0
Europe	254	7.3
Asia	1,029	29.5
Africa	544	15.6
Oceania	28	0.8
Latin America	1,583	45.4
Northern America	46	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	43,655	100.0
English only	36,742	84.2
Language other than English	6,913	15.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,006	6.9
Spanish	4,822	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,943	4.5
Other Indo-European languages	780	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	302	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	950	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	601	1.4
Other languages	361	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	160	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	47,368	100.0
American	881	1.9
Arab	57	0.1
Czech	105	0.2
Danish	26	0.1
Dutch	485	1.0
English	1,411	3.0
French (except Basque)	525	1.1
French Canadian	19	0.0
German	6,043	12.8
Greek	39	0.1
Hungarian	168	0.4
Irish	3,210	6.8
Italian	1,970	4.2
Lithuanian	163	0.3
Norwegian	34	0.1
Polish	939	2.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	206	0.4
Scotch-Irish	449	0.9
Scottish	227	0.5
Slovak	78	0.2
Subsaharan African	1,138	2.4
Swedish	91	0.2
Swiss	115	0.2
Ukrainian	74	0.2
Welsh	171	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	617	1.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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