Lower Merion School District, PA (4214160) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lower Merion School District, PA (4214160)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lower Merion 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	24,209	100.0
Family households (families)	15,715	64.9
With own children under 18 years	7,343	30.3
Married-couple family	13,710	56.6
With own children under 18 years	6,218	25.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	483	2.0
With own children under 18 years	266	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,522	6.3
With own children under 18 years	859	3.5
Nonfamily households	8,494	35.1
Householder living alone	7,246	29.9
65 years and over	2,758	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,595	31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,311	30.2

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	58,160	100.0
Householder	24,209	41.6
Spouse	13,732	23.6
Child	16,678	28.7
Other relatives	1,327	2.3
Nonrelatives	2,214	3.8
Unmarried partner	823	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,667	100.0
Never married	6,293	27.8
Now married, except separated	14,375	63.4
Separated	226	1.0
Widowed	451	2.0
Divorced	1,322	5.8

Females 15 years and over	27,999	100.0
Never married	8,997	32.1
Now married, except separated	13,985	49.9
Separated	369	1.3
Widowed	2,594	9.3
Divorced	2,054	7.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	665	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	72	10.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	41

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	538	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	161	29.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	69	12.8
1 or 2 years	48	8.9
3 or 4 years	37	6.9
5 or more years	7	1.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	161	29.9
Who are female	110	20.4
Who are married	104	19.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,200	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,190	6.5
Kindergarten	661	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,118	33.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,503	19.2
College or graduate school	6,728	37.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	41,405	100.0
Less than 9th grade	204	0.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	760	1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,741	11.5
Some college, no degree	4,300	10.4
Associate's degree	1,385	3.3
Bachelor's degree	12,316	29.7
Graduate or professional degree	17,699	42.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	72.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	47,933	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,963	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	61,048	100.0
Same house	52,067	85.3
Different house in the U.S.	8,349	13.7
Same county	3,518	5.8
Different county	4,831	7.9
Same state	2,185	3.6
Different state	2,646	4.3
Abroad	632	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	61,676	100.0
Native	55,180	89.5
Born in United States	54,589	88.5
State of residence	35,631	57.8
Different state	18,958	30.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	591	1.0
Foreign born	6,496	10.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,496	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,937	60.6
Not a U.S. citizen	2,559	39.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,087	100.0

Native	591	8.3
Entered 2000 or later	132	1.9
Entered before 2000	459	6.5

Foreign born	6,496	91.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,648	23.3
Entered before 2000	4,848	68.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,496	100.0
Europe	2,277	35.1
Asia	2,583	39.8
Africa	505	7.8
Oceania	16	0.2
Latin America	753	11.6
Northern America	362	5.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	58,300	100.0
English only	50,596	86.8
Language other than English	7,704	13.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,711	2.9
Spanish	1,289	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	180	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	3,851	6.6
Speak English less than "very well"	690	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,634	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	717	1.2
Other languages	930	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	124	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	61,676	100.0
American	2,251	3.6
Arab	311	0.5
Czech	144	0.2
Danish	65	0.1
Dutch	595	1.0
English	6,064	9.8
French (except Basque)	1,069	1.7
French Canadian	149	0.2
German	9,176	14.9
Greek	561	0.9
Hungarian	659	1.1
Irish	10,712	17.4
Italian	6,325	10.3
Lithuanian	588	1.0
Norwegian	349	0.6
Polish	3,957	6.4
Portuguese	29	0.0
Russian	6,757	11.0
Scotch-Irish	1,064	1.7
Scottish	1,373	2.2
Slovak	217	0.4
Subsaharan African	633	1.0
Swedish	602	1.0
Swiss	254	0.4
Ukrainian	714	1.2
Welsh	472	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	378	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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