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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mercer 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 3,655 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,531 69.2
        With own children under 18 years 1,034 28.3
    Married-couple family 2,101 57.5
        With own children under 18 years 822 22.5
    Male householder, no wife present, family 84 2.3
        With own children under 18 years 49 1.3
    Female householder, no husband present, family 346 9.5
        With own children under 18 years 163 4.5
    Nonfamily households 1,124 30.8
    Householder living alone 987 27.0
        65 years and over 436 11.9
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,121 30.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,085 29.7
 
Average household size 2.42
Average family size 2.91
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 8,861 100.0
    Householder 3,655 41.2
        Spouse 2,116 23.9
        Child 2,409 27.2
        Other relatives 314 3.5
    Nonrelatives 367 4.1
        Unmarried partner 171 1.9
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,085 100.0
    Never married 1,712 33.7
    Now married, except separated 2,558 50.3
    Separated 140 2.8
    Widowed 142 2.8
    Divorced 533 10.5
 
Females 15 years and over 3,910 100.0
    Never married 725 18.5
    Now married, except separated 2,162 55.3
    Separated 100 2.6
    Widowed 460 11.8
    Divorced 463 11.8
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 107 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 36 33.6
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 43
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 51
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 49
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 109
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 17
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 124 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 58 46.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 22 17.7
        1 or 2 years 9 7.3
        3 or 4 years 3 2.4
        5 or more years 24 19.4
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 58 46.8
        Who are female 36 29.0
        Who are married 45 36.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,961 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 94 4.8
        Kindergarten 99 5.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 887 45.2
        High school (grades 9-12) 622 31.7
        College or graduate school 259 13.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,616 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 390 5.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 830 10.9
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,492 45.9
        Some college, no degree 1,183 15.5
        Associate's degree 489 6.4
        Bachelor's degree 938 12.3
        Graduate or professional degree 294 3.9
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 84.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 16.2
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 8,445 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,194 14.1
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 10,463 100.0
    Same house 8,459 80.8
    Different house in the U.S. 1,941 18.6
        Same county 1,019 9.7
        Different county 922 8.8
            Same state 549 5.2
            Different state 373 3.6
    Abroad 63 0.6
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 10,564 100.0
    Native 10,465 99.1
        Born in United States 10,414 98.6
            State of residence 8,859 83.9
            Different state 1,555 14.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 51 0.5
    Foreign born 99 0.9
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 99 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 73 73.7
    Not a U.S. citizen 26 26.3
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 150 100.0
 
    Native 51 34.0
        Entered 2000 or later 13 8.7
        Entered before 2000 38 25.3
 
    Foreign born 99 66.0
        Entered 2000 or later 15 10.0
        Entered before 2000 84 56.0
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 99 100.0
    Europe 33 33.3
    Asia 28 28.3
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 38 38.4
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 10,093 100.0
    English only 9,642 95.5
    Language other than English 451 4.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 208 2.1
        Spanish 142 1.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 86 0.9
        Other Indo-European languages 269 2.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 114 1.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 37 0.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 8 0.1
        Other languages 3 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 10,564 100.0
    American 635 6.0
    Arab 23 0.2
    Czech 27 0.3
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 331 3.1
    English 995 9.4
    French (except Basque) 257 2.4
    French Canadian 39 0.4
    German 3,190 30.2
    Greek 37 0.4
    Hungarian 130 1.2
    Irish 1,877 17.8
    Italian 857 8.1
    Lithuanian 32 0.3
    Norwegian 22 0.2
    Polish 389 3.7
    Portuguese 3 0.0
    Russian 48 0.5
    Scotch-Irish 530 5.0
    Scottish 245 2.3
    Slovak 285 2.7
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 99 0.9
    Swiss 20 0.2
    Ukrainian 73 0.7
    Welsh 203 1.9
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 11 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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