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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 --ValuePercent
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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