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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Northwest 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 3,531 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,709 76.7
        With own children under 18 years 1,097 31.1
    Married-couple family 2,234 63.3
        With own children under 18 years 877 24.8
    Male householder, no wife present, family 166 4.7
        With own children under 18 years 75 2.1
    Female householder, no husband present, family 309 8.8
        With own children under 18 years 145 4.1
    Nonfamily households 822 23.3
    Householder living alone 714 20.2
        65 years and over 347 9.8
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,233 34.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,019 28.9
 
Average household size 2.56
Average family size 2.92
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 9,022 100.0
    Householder 3,531 39.1
        Spouse 2,240 24.8
        Child 2,534 28.1
        Other relatives 426 4.7
    Nonrelatives 291 3.2
        Unmarried partner 141 1.6
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,701 100.0
    Never married 863 23.3
    Now married, except separated 2,331 63.0
    Separated 54 1.5
    Widowed 125 3.4
    Divorced 328 8.9
 
Females 15 years and over 3,793 100.0
    Never married 684 18.0
    Now married, except separated 2,302 60.7
    Separated 50 1.3
    Widowed 521 13.7
    Divorced 236 6.2
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 94 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 16 17.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 21
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 45
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 28
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 105
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 10
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 170 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 54 31.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 3 1.8
        1 or 2 years 5 2.9
        3 or 4 years 5 2.9
        5 or more years 41 24.1
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 54 31.8
        Who are female 18 10.6
        Who are married 35 20.6
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,124 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 71 3.3
        Kindergarten 114 5.4
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,011 47.6
        High school (grades 9-12) 558 26.3
        College or graduate school 370 17.4
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 6,490 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 238 3.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 685 10.6
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,207 49.4
        Some college, no degree 1,017 15.7
        Associate's degree 550 8.5
        Bachelor's degree 574 8.8
        Graduate or professional degree 219 3.4
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 85.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 12.2
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 7,038 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,095 15.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 9,106 100.0
    Same house 8,355 91.8
    Different house in the U.S. 742 8.1
        Same county 511 5.6
        Different county 231 2.5
            Same state 104 1.1
            Different state 127 1.4
    Abroad 9 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 9,164 100.0
    Native 9,086 99.1
        Born in United States 9,067 98.9
            State of residence 7,909 86.3
            Different state 1,158 12.6
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 19 0.2
    Foreign born 78 0.9
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 78 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 59 75.6
    Not a U.S. citizen 19 24.4
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 97 100.0
 
    Native 19 19.6
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 19 19.6
 
    Foreign born 78 80.4
        Entered 2000 or later 24 24.7
        Entered before 2000 54 55.7
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 78 100.0
    Europe 43 55.1
    Asia 10 12.8
    Africa 2 2.6
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 12 15.4
    Northern America 11 14.1
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 8,697 100.0
    English only 8,529 98.1
    Language other than English 168 1.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 46 0.5
        Spanish 71 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 30 0.3
        Other Indo-European languages 79 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 14 0.2
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 16 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 2 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 2 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 9,164 100.0
    American 652 7.1
    Arab 5 0.1
    Czech 18 0.2
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 613 6.7
    English 1,051 11.5
    French (except Basque) 237 2.6
    French Canadian 3 0.0
    German 2,729 29.8
    Greek 8 0.1
    Hungarian 21 0.2
    Irish 1,661 18.1
    Italian 727 7.9
    Lithuanian 337 3.7
    Norwegian 10 0.1
    Polish 1,758 19.2
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 153 1.7
    Scotch-Irish 77 0.8
    Scottish 59 0.6
    Slovak 309 3.4
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 27 0.3
    Swiss 13 0.1
    Ukrainian 48 0.5
    Welsh 671 7.3
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 6 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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