Octorara Area School District, PA (4218030) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Octorara Area School District, PA (4218030)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Octorara 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	5,678	100.0
Family households (families)	4,484	79.0
With own children under 18 years	2,373	41.8
Married-couple family	3,665	64.5
With own children under 18 years	1,851	32.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	329	5.8
With own children under 18 years	206	3.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	490	8.6
With own children under 18 years	316	5.6
Nonfamily households	1,194	21.0
Householder living alone	1,038	18.3
65 years and over	440	7.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,501	44.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,340	23.6

Average household size	3.04
Average family size	3.46

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,249	100.0
Householder	5,678	32.9
Spouse	3,702	21.5
Child	6,540	37.9
Other relatives	770	4.5
Nonrelatives	559	3.2
Unmarried partner	321	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,601	100.0
Never married	1,860	28.2
Now married, except separated	3,977	60.2
Separated	45	0.7
Widowed	192	2.9
Divorced	527	8.0

Females 15 years and over	6,841	100.0
Never married	1,454	21.3
Now married, except separated	4,000	58.5
Separated	127	1.9
Widowed	794	11.6
Divorced	466	6.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	336	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	39	11.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	154
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	51

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	293	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	90	30.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	24	8.2
1 or 2 years	16	5.5
3 or 4 years	30	10.2
5 or more years	20	6.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	90	30.7
Who are female	48	16.4
Who are married	86	29.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,656	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	307	6.6
Kindergarten	238	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,365	50.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,122	24.1
College or graduate school	624	13.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,142	100.0
Less than 9th grade	859	7.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,253	11.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,724	42.4
Some college, no degree	1,571	14.1
Associate's degree	612	5.5
Bachelor's degree	1,413	12.7
Graduate or professional degree	710	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,413	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,146	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,602	100.0
Same house	16,093	91.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,483	8.4
Same county	798	4.5
Different county	685	3.9
Same state	435	2.5
Different state	250	1.4
Abroad	26	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,877	100.0
Native	17,454	97.6
Born in United States	17,311	96.8
State of residence	14,843	83.0
Different state	2,468	13.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	143	0.8
Foreign born	423	2.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	423	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	134	31.7
Not a U.S. citizen	289	68.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	566	100.0

Native	143	25.3
Entered 2000 or later	12	2.1
Entered before 2000	131	23.1

Foreign born	423	74.7
Entered 2000 or later	50	8.8
Entered before 2000	373	65.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	423	100.0
Europe	127	30.0
Asia	54	12.8
Africa	55	13.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	184	43.5
Northern America	3	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,383	100.0
English only	14,055	85.8
Language other than English	2,328	14.2
Speak English less than "very well"	766	4.7
Spanish	573	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	279	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,708	10.4
Speak English less than "very well"	466	2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	39	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1
Other languages	8	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,877	100.0
American	1,237	6.9
Arab	11	0.1
Czech	45	0.3
Danish	6	0.0
Dutch	476	2.7
English	2,056	11.5
French (except Basque)	559	3.1
French Canadian	41	0.2
German	5,897	33.0
Greek	57	0.3
Hungarian	110	0.6
Irish	3,389	19.0
Italian	1,997	11.2
Lithuanian	57	0.3
Norwegian	106	0.6
Polish	625	3.5
Portuguese	22	0.1
Russian	121	0.7
Scotch-Irish	407	2.3
Scottish	422	2.4
Slovak	90	0.5
Subsaharan African	14	0.1
Swedish	189	1.1
Swiss	358	2.0
Ukrainian	138	0.8
Welsh	376	2.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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