Mars Area School District, PA (4214790) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mars Area School District, PA (4214790)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mars Area 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	5,961	100.0
Family households (families)	4,573	76.7
With own children under 18 years	2,177	36.5
Married-couple family	4,102	68.8
With own children under 18 years	1,910	32.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	179	3.0
With own children under 18 years	95	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	292	4.9
With own children under 18 years	172	2.9
Nonfamily households	1,388	23.3
Householder living alone	1,198	20.1
65 years and over	334	5.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,236	37.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,226	20.6

Average household size	2.70
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,096	100.0
Householder	5,961	37.0
Spouse	4,075	25.3
Child	5,477	34.0
Other relatives	286	1.8
Nonrelatives	297	1.8
Unmarried partner	102	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,403	100.0
Never married	1,611	25.2
Now married, except separated	4,223	66.0
Separated	113	1.8
Widowed	191	3.0
Divorced	265	4.1

Females 15 years and over	6,677	100.0
Never married	1,428	21.4
Now married, except separated	4,153	62.2
Separated	71	1.1
Widowed	518	7.8
Divorced	507	7.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	170	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	61	35.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	138
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	113	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	69	61.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	33	29.2
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	4	3.5
5 or more years	32	28.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	69	61.1
Who are female	54	47.8
Who are married	65	57.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,591	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	334	7.3
Kindergarten	173	3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,101	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,151	25.1
College or graduate school	832	18.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,285	100.0
Less than 9th grade	248	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	278	2.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,204	28.4
Some college, no degree	1,907	16.9
Associate's degree	962	8.5
Bachelor's degree	2,948	26.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,738	15.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	41.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,196	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,279	10.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,361	100.0
Same house	15,019	91.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,339	8.2
Same county	653	4.0
Different county	686	4.2
Same state	501	3.1
Different state	185	1.1
Abroad	3	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,541	100.0
Native	16,214	98.0
Born in United States	16,137	97.6
State of residence	13,060	79.0
Different state	3,077	18.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	77	0.5
Foreign born	327	2.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	327	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	184	56.3
Not a U.S. citizen	143	43.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	404	100.0

Native	77	19.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	77	19.1

Foreign born	327	80.9
Entered 2000 or later	40	9.9
Entered before 2000	287	71.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	327	100.0
Europe	154	47.1
Asia	107	32.7
Africa	8	2.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	16	4.9
Northern America	42	12.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,605	100.0
English only	15,055	96.5
Language other than English	550	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	190	1.2
Spanish	197	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	89	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	255	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	50	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	90	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	51	0.3
Other languages	8	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,541	100.0
American	646	3.9
Arab	48	0.3
Czech	154	0.9
Danish	10	0.1
Dutch	266	1.6
English	1,796	10.9
French (except Basque)	658	4.0
French Canadian	54	0.3
German	7,392	44.7
Greek	53	0.3
Hungarian	222	1.3
Irish	3,988	24.1
Italian	2,793	16.9
Lithuanian	129	0.8
Norwegian	57	0.3
Polish	1,078	6.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	123	0.7
Scotch-Irish	676	4.1
Scottish	642	3.9
Slovak	362	2.2
Subsaharan African	16	0.1
Swedish	77	0.5
Swiss	113	0.7
Ukrainian	133	0.8
Welsh	270	1.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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