Lancaster School District, PA (4213140) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lancaster School District, PA (4213140)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lancaster 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	26,432	100.0
Family households (families)	14,825	56.1
With own children under 18 years	7,431	28.1
Married-couple family	9,313	35.2
With own children under 18 years	3,698	14.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,127	4.3
With own children under 18 years	491	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,385	16.6
With own children under 18 years	3,242	12.3
Nonfamily households	11,607	43.9
Householder living alone	9,066	34.3
65 years and over	2,430	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,284	31.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,238	19.8

Average household size	2.41
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	63,621	100.0
Householder	26,432	41.5
Spouse	9,347	14.7
Child	18,639	29.3
Other relatives	3,897	6.1
Nonrelatives	5,306	8.3
Unmarried partner	2,015	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,112	100.0
Never married	11,620	44.5
Now married, except separated	10,451	40.0
Separated	883	3.4
Widowed	694	2.7
Divorced	2,464	9.4

Females 15 years and over	29,074	100.0
Never married	11,869	40.8
Now married, except separated	10,172	35.0
Separated	825	2.8
Widowed	2,523	8.7
Divorced	3,685	12.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,076	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	541	50.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,317	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	542	41.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	91	6.9
1 or 2 years	203	15.4
3 or 4 years	88	6.7
5 or more years	160	12.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	542	41.2
Who are female	384	29.2
Who are married	322	24.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,970	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	893	4.7
Kindergarten	996	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,915	36.5
High school (grades 9-12)	4,117	21.7
College or graduate school	6,049	31.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	42,531	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,663	8.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,721	15.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,665	36.8
Some college, no degree	5,566	13.1
Associate's degree	2,233	5.3
Bachelor's degree	5,971	14.0
Graduate or professional degree	2,712	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	52,227	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,808	7.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	68,209	100.0
Same house	53,136	77.9
Different house in the U.S.	13,831	20.3
Same county	10,025	14.7
Different county	3,806	5.6
Same state	2,185	3.2
Different state	1,621	2.4
Abroad	1,242	1.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	69,269	100.0
Native	63,612	91.8
Born in United States	56,905	82.2
State of residence	43,618	63.0
Different state	13,287	19.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	6,707	9.7
Foreign born	5,657	8.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,657	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,473	43.7
Not a U.S. citizen	3,184	56.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	12,364	100.0

Native	6,707	54.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,697	13.7
Entered before 2000	5,010	40.5

Foreign born	5,657	45.8
Entered 2000 or later	2,379	19.2
Entered before 2000	3,278	26.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,657	100.0
Europe	796	14.1
Asia	1,781	31.5
Africa	362	6.4
Oceania	25	0.4
Latin America	2,641	46.7
Northern America	52	0.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	64,104	100.0
English only	45,560	71.1
Language other than English	18,544	28.9
Speak English less than "very well"	7,959	12.4
Spanish	15,003	23.4
Speak English less than "very well"	6,131	9.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,427	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	400	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,800	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,259	2.0
Other languages	314	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	169	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	69,269	100.0
American	2,128	3.1
Arab	26	0.0
Czech	135	0.2
Danish	72	0.1
Dutch	645	0.9
English	3,991	5.8
French (except Basque)	856	1.2
French Canadian	124	0.2
German	16,508	23.8
Greek	316	0.5
Hungarian	353	0.5
Irish	6,756	9.8
Italian	4,235	6.1
Lithuanian	107	0.2
Norwegian	314	0.5
Polish	1,195	1.7
Portuguese	23	0.0
Russian	563	0.8
Scotch-Irish	1,139	1.6
Scottish	631	0.9
Slovak	117	0.2
Subsaharan African	1,512	2.2
Swedish	301	0.4
Swiss	909	1.3
Ukrainian	164	0.2
Welsh	518	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	369	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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