Lower Dauphin School District, PA (4214100) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lower Dauphin School District, PA (4214100)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lower Dauphin 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	9,021	100.0
Family households (families)	6,625	73.4
With own children under 18 years	2,822	31.3
Married-couple family	5,509	61.1
With own children under 18 years	2,215	24.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	348	3.9
With own children under 18 years	167	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	768	8.5
With own children under 18 years	440	4.9
Nonfamily households	2,396	26.6
Householder living alone	1,909	21.2
65 years and over	596	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,086	34.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,037	22.6

Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,283	100.0
Householder	9,021	37.1
Spouse	5,579	23.0
Child	7,766	32.0
Other relatives	900	3.7
Nonrelatives	1,017	4.2
Unmarried partner	530	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,438	100.0
Never married	2,572	27.3
Now married, except separated	5,670	60.1
Separated	117	1.2
Widowed	161	1.7
Divorced	918	9.7

Females 15 years and over	9,807	100.0
Never married	2,156	22.0
Now married, except separated	5,706	58.2
Separated	132	1.3
Widowed	748	7.6
Divorced	1,065	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	396	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	123	31.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	172
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	383	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	186	48.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	32	8.4
3 or 4 years	15	3.9
5 or more years	139	36.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	186	48.6
Who are female	156	40.7
Who are married	108	28.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,042	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	244	4.0
Kindergarten	367	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,790	46.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,424	23.6
College or graduate school	1,217	20.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,277	100.0
Less than 9th grade	412	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,147	7.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,196	38.1
Some college, no degree	2,571	15.8
Associate's degree	1,309	8.0
Bachelor's degree	2,720	16.7
Graduate or professional degree	1,922	11.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,093	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,299	12.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,908	100.0
Same house	21,303	89.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,557	10.7
Same county	1,151	4.8
Different county	1,406	5.9
Same state	713	3.0
Different state	693	2.9
Abroad	48	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	24,283	100.0
Native	23,587	97.1
Born in United States	23,401	96.4
State of residence	19,056	78.5
Different state	4,345	17.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	186	0.8
Foreign born	696	2.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	696	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	258	37.1
Not a U.S. citizen	438	62.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	882	100.0

Native	186	21.1
Entered 2000 or later	44	5.0
Entered before 2000	142	16.1

Foreign born	696	78.9
Entered 2000 or later	290	32.9
Entered before 2000	406	46.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	696	100.0
Europe	154	22.1
Asia	297	42.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	35	5.0
Latin America	85	12.2
Northern America	125	18.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,790	100.0
English only	21,825	95.8
Language other than English	965	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	275	1.2
Spanish	291	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	441	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	88	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	210	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	115	0.5
Other languages	23	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	24,283	100.0
American	1,158	4.8
Arab	48	0.2
Czech	96	0.4
Danish	40	0.2
Dutch	1,232	5.1
English	2,105	8.7
French (except Basque)	805	3.3
French Canadian	40	0.2
German	11,428	47.1
Greek	55	0.2
Hungarian	206	0.8
Irish	3,781	15.6
Italian	2,368	9.8
Lithuanian	125	0.5
Norwegian	79	0.3
Polish	843	3.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	134	0.6
Scotch-Irish	836	3.4
Scottish	443	1.8
Slovak	332	1.4
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	266	1.1
Swiss	188	0.8
Ukrainian	185	0.8
Welsh	487	2.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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