Norristown Area School District, PA (4216980) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Norristown Area School District, PA (4216980)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Norristown 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	23,694	100.0
Family households (families)	14,240	60.1
With own children under 18 years	6,140	25.9
Married-couple family	9,707	41.0
With own children under 18 years	3,527	14.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,142	4.8
With own children under 18 years	480	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,391	14.3
With own children under 18 years	2,133	9.0
Nonfamily households	9,454	39.9
Householder living alone	7,908	33.4
65 years and over	2,479	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,875	29.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,786	24.4

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.06

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	56,480	100.0
Householder	23,694	42.0
Spouse	9,723	17.2
Child	15,319	27.1
Other relatives	4,261	7.5
Nonrelatives	3,483	6.2
Unmarried partner	1,346	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,336	100.0
Never married	10,260	42.2
Now married, except separated	11,190	46.0
Separated	401	1.6
Widowed	705	2.9
Divorced	1,780	7.3

Females 15 years and over	24,362	100.0
Never married	7,733	31.7
Now married, except separated	10,577	43.4
Separated	626	2.6
Widowed	3,025	12.4
Divorced	2,401	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	827	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	397	48.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	20
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,252	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	465	37.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	210	16.8
1 or 2 years	17	1.4
3 or 4 years	75	6.0
5 or more years	163	13.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	465	37.1
Who are female	334	26.7
Who are married	345	27.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,017	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	815	6.3
Kindergarten	525	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,144	39.5
High school (grades 9-12)	3,166	24.3
College or graduate school	3,367	25.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,277	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,427	6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,874	9.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,267	35.4
Some college, no degree	6,176	15.3
Associate's degree	2,568	6.4
Bachelor's degree	7,006	17.4
Graduate or professional degree	3,959	9.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,002	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,127	9.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	58,451	100.0
Same house	50,180	85.8
Different house in the U.S.	7,894	13.5
Same county	5,247	9.0
Different county	2,647	4.5
Same state	1,554	2.7
Different state	1,093	1.9
Abroad	377	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	59,294	100.0
Native	52,293	88.2
Born in United States	51,829	87.4
State of residence	41,951	70.8
Different state	9,878	16.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	464	0.8
Foreign born	7,001	11.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,001	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,922	27.5
Not a U.S. citizen	5,079	72.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,465	100.0

Native	464	6.2
Entered 2000 or later	153	2.0
Entered before 2000	311	4.2

Foreign born	7,001	93.8
Entered 2000 or later	3,481	46.6
Entered before 2000	3,520	47.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,001	100.0
Europe	654	9.3
Asia	1,450	20.7
Africa	351	5.0
Oceania	18	0.3
Latin America	4,457	63.7
Northern America	71	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	54,968	100.0
English only	46,495	84.6
Language other than English	8,473	15.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,197	9.5
Spanish	5,141	9.4
Speak English less than "very well"	3,958	7.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,658	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	381	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,367	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	822	1.5
Other languages	307	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	36	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	59,294	100.0
American	2,227	3.8
Arab	123	0.2
Czech	148	0.2
Danish	26	0.0
Dutch	613	1.0
English	3,408	5.7
French (except Basque)	858	1.4
French Canadian	157	0.3
German	9,139	15.4
Greek	94	0.2
Hungarian	310	0.5
Irish	11,619	19.6
Italian	11,517	19.4
Lithuanian	320	0.5
Norwegian	188	0.3
Polish	3,820	6.4
Portuguese	143	0.2
Russian	861	1.5
Scotch-Irish	828	1.4
Scottish	593	1.0
Slovak	456	0.8
Subsaharan African	787	1.3
Swedish	372	0.6
Swiss	181	0.3
Ukrainian	401	0.7
Welsh	538	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	680	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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