Highlands School District, PA (4211880) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Highlands School District, PA (4211880)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Highlands 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	8,366	100.0
Family households (families)	5,369	64.2
With own children under 18 years	2,062	24.6
Married-couple family	3,836	45.9
With own children under 18 years	1,276	15.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	466	5.6
With own children under 18 years	233	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,067	12.8
With own children under 18 years	553	6.6
Nonfamily households	2,997	35.8
Householder living alone	2,483	29.7
65 years and over	1,096	13.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,222	26.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,390	28.6

Average household size	2.37
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,795	100.0
Householder	8,366	42.3
Spouse	3,808	19.2
Child	5,628	28.4
Other relatives	937	4.7
Nonrelatives	1,056	5.3
Unmarried partner	618	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,865	100.0
Never married	2,577	32.8
Now married, except separated	4,079	51.9
Separated	129	1.6
Widowed	353	4.5
Divorced	727	9.2

Females 15 years and over	8,851	100.0
Never married	2,128	24.0
Now married, except separated	4,002	45.2
Separated	329	3.7
Widowed	1,225	13.8
Divorced	1,167	13.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	187	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	29	15.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	10
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	82
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	280	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	137	48.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	5	1.8
1 or 2 years	101	36.1
3 or 4 years	20	7.1
5 or more years	11	3.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	137	48.9
Who are female	91	32.5
Who are married	97	34.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,332	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	288	6.6
Kindergarten	211	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,907	44.0
High school (grades 9-12)	971	22.4
College or graduate school	955	22.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,611	100.0
Less than 9th grade	515	3.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,063	7.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,393	43.8
Some college, no degree	2,464	16.9
Associate's degree	1,671	11.4
Bachelor's degree	1,678	11.5
Graduate or professional degree	827	5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,094	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,737	10.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,988	100.0
Same house	17,286	86.5
Different house in the U.S.	2,681	13.4
Same county	1,922	9.6
Different county	759	3.8
Same state	678	3.4
Different state	81	0.4
Abroad	21	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,125	100.0
Native	19,939	99.1
Born in United States	19,866	98.7
State of residence	18,317	91.0
Different state	1,549	7.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	73	0.4
Foreign born	186	0.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	186	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	149	80.1
Not a U.S. citizen	37	19.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	259	100.0

Native	73	28.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	73	28.2

Foreign born	186	71.8
Entered 2000 or later	32	12.4
Entered before 2000	154	59.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	186	100.0
Europe	122	65.6
Asia	45	24.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	19	10.2
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,081	100.0
English only	18,569	97.3
Language other than English	512	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	94	0.5
Spanish	149	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	326	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	37	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,125	100.0
American	708	3.5
Arab	49	0.2
Czech	155	0.8
Danish	6	0.0
Dutch	226	1.1
English	1,849	9.2
French (except Basque)	387	1.9
French Canadian	5	0.0
German	7,377	36.7
Greek	116	0.6
Hungarian	385	1.9
Irish	3,958	19.7
Italian	2,946	14.6
Lithuanian	10	0.0
Norwegian	8	0.0
Polish	3,349	16.6
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	212	1.1
Scotch-Irish	677	3.4
Scottish	393	2.0
Slovak	2,192	10.9
Subsaharan African	13	0.1
Swedish	182	0.9
Swiss	25	0.1
Ukrainian	154	0.8
Welsh	267	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	30	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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