Mechanicsburg Area School District, PA (4215030) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mechanicsburg Area School District, PA (4215030)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mechanicsburg 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	11,367	100.0
Family households (families)	6,950	61.1
With own children under 18 years	2,931	25.8
Married-couple family	5,506	48.4
With own children under 18 years	2,034	17.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	366	3.2
With own children under 18 years	155	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,078	9.5
With own children under 18 years	742	6.5
Nonfamily households	4,417	38.9
Householder living alone	3,757	33.1
65 years and over	1,236	10.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,174	27.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,898	25.5

Average household size	2.20
Average family size	2.80

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,001	100.0
Householder	11,367	45.5
Spouse	5,499	22.0
Child	6,278	25.1
Other relatives	740	3.0
Nonrelatives	1,117	4.5
Unmarried partner	575	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,816	100.0
Never married	3,620	33.5
Now married, except separated	5,612	51.9
Separated	200	1.8
Widowed	261	2.4
Divorced	1,123	10.4

Females 15 years and over	12,681	100.0
Never married	4,136	32.6
Now married, except separated	5,762	45.4
Separated	286	2.3
Widowed	1,213	9.6
Divorced	1,284	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	141	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2	1.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	3

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	206	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	123	59.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	24	11.7
1 or 2 years	54	26.2
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	45	21.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	123	59.7
Who are female	87	42.2
Who are married	112	54.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,112	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	505	6.2
Kindergarten	281	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,519	31.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,347	16.6
College or graduate school	3,460	42.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,489	100.0
Less than 9th grade	440	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	631	3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,808	31.4
Some college, no degree	2,979	16.1
Associate's degree	1,486	8.0
Bachelor's degree	4,747	25.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,398	13.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	38.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,401	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,597	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	27,799	100.0
Same house	24,190	87.0
Different house in the U.S.	3,408	12.3
Same county	1,703	6.1
Different county	1,705	6.1
Same state	1,237	4.4
Different state	468	1.7
Abroad	201	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,957	100.0
Native	27,054	96.8
Born in United States	26,635	95.3
State of residence	19,282	69.0
Different state	7,353	26.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	419	1.5
Foreign born	903	3.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	903	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	516	57.1
Not a U.S. citizen	387	42.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,322	100.0

Native	419	31.7
Entered 2000 or later	110	8.3
Entered before 2000	309	23.4

Foreign born	903	68.3
Entered 2000 or later	369	27.9
Entered before 2000	534	40.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	903	100.0
Europe	159	17.6
Asia	426	47.2
Africa	69	7.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	229	25.4
Northern America	20	2.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,786	100.0
English only	24,903	93.0
Language other than English	1,883	7.0
Speak English less than "very well"	597	2.2
Spanish	680	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	340	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	874	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	125	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	256	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	129	0.5
Other languages	73	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,957	100.0
American	1,199	4.3
Arab	87	0.3
Czech	121	0.4
Danish	67	0.2
Dutch	924	3.3
English	3,040	10.9
French (except Basque)	720	2.6
French Canadian	161	0.6
German	11,531	41.2
Greek	92	0.3
Hungarian	227	0.8
Irish	4,667	16.7
Italian	2,905	10.4
Lithuanian	86	0.3
Norwegian	204	0.7
Polish	1,796	6.4
Portuguese	26	0.1
Russian	159	0.6
Scotch-Irish	963	3.4
Scottish	636	2.3
Slovak	279	1.0
Subsaharan African	66	0.2
Swedish	368	1.3
Swiss	392	1.4
Ukrainian	158	0.6
Welsh	637	2.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	31	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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