Methacton School District, PA (4214250) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Methacton School District, PA (4214250)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Methacton 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	11,792	100.0
Family households (families)	8,801	74.6
With own children under 18 years	4,397	37.3
Married-couple family	7,722	65.5
With own children under 18 years	3,854	32.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	311	2.6
With own children under 18 years	176	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	768	6.5
With own children under 18 years	367	3.1
Nonfamily households	2,991	25.4
Householder living alone	2,518	21.4
65 years and over	1,240	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,557	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,381	28.7

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.20

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	31,978	100.0
Householder	11,792	36.9
Spouse	7,706	24.1
Child	10,685	33.4
Other relatives	962	3.0
Nonrelatives	833	2.6
Unmarried partner	454	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,007	100.0
Never married	4,440	31.7
Now married, except separated	8,248	58.9
Separated	210	1.5
Widowed	315	2.2
Divorced	794	5.7

Females 15 years and over	13,555	100.0
Never married	2,936	21.7
Now married, except separated	7,909	58.3
Separated	230	1.7
Widowed	1,230	9.1
Divorced	1,250	9.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	296	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	58	19.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	18
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	368	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	90	24.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	47	12.8
1 or 2 years	25	6.8
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	18	4.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	90	24.5
Who are female	53	14.4
Who are married	72	19.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,222	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	869	9.4
Kindergarten	434	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,118	44.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,006	21.8
College or graduate school	1,795	19.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,466	100.0
Less than 9th grade	465	2.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,502	6.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,916	25.2
Some college, no degree	3,855	16.4
Associate's degree	1,213	5.2
Bachelor's degree	6,438	27.4
Graduate or professional degree	4,077	17.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	44.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	25,994	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,237	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,114	100.0
Same house	29,771	87.3
Different house in the U.S.	4,275	12.5
Same county	2,165	6.3
Different county	2,110	6.2
Same state	1,477	4.3
Different state	633	1.9
Abroad	68	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	34,430	100.0
Native	31,347	91.0
Born in United States	30,989	90.0
State of residence	24,095	70.0
Different state	6,894	20.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	358	1.0
Foreign born	3,083	9.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,083	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,748	56.7
Not a U.S. citizen	1,335	43.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,441	100.0

Native	358	10.4
Entered 2000 or later	54	1.6
Entered before 2000	304	8.8

Foreign born	3,083	89.6
Entered 2000 or later	600	17.4
Entered before 2000	2,483	72.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,083	100.0
Europe	769	24.9
Asia	1,716	55.7
Africa	78	2.5
Oceania	9	0.3
Latin America	459	14.9
Northern America	52	1.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,650	100.0
English only	28,819	88.3
Language other than English	3,831	11.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,105	3.4
Spanish	512	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	194	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,735	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	351	1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,450	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	538	1.6
Other languages	134	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	22	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	34,430	100.0
American	1,853	5.4
Arab	80	0.2
Czech	285	0.8
Danish	47	0.1
Dutch	608	1.8
English	3,315	9.6
French (except Basque)	802	2.3
French Canadian	289	0.8
German	8,048	23.4
Greek	178	0.5
Hungarian	443	1.3
Irish	8,781	25.5
Italian	8,028	23.3
Lithuanian	130	0.4
Norwegian	134	0.4
Polish	2,642	7.7
Portuguese	22	0.1
Russian	551	1.6
Scotch-Irish	868	2.5
Scottish	520	1.5
Slovak	347	1.0
Subsaharan African	26	0.1
Swedish	453	1.3
Swiss	91	0.3
Ukrainian	570	1.7
Welsh	316	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	55	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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