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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Palmerton 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 5,595 100.0
    Family households (families) 3,861 69.0
        With own children under 18 years 1,545 27.6
    Married-couple family 3,393 60.6
        With own children under 18 years 1,403 25.1
    Male householder, no wife present, family 156 2.8
        With own children under 18 years 28 0.5
    Female householder, no husband present, family 312 5.6
        With own children under 18 years 114 2.0
    Nonfamily households 1,734 31.0
    Householder living alone 1,378 24.6
        65 years and over 591 10.6
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,718 30.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,506 26.9
 
Average household size 2.43
Average family size 2.92
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 13,598 100.0
    Householder 5,595 41.1
        Spouse 3,402 25.0
        Child 3,553 26.1
        Other relatives 452 3.3
    Nonrelatives 596 4.4
        Unmarried partner 392 2.9
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,339 100.0
    Never married 1,035 19.4
    Now married, except separated 3,500 65.6
    Separated 50 0.9
    Widowed 190 3.6
    Divorced 564 10.6
 
Females 15 years and over 5,798 100.0
    Never married 983 17.0
    Now married, except separated 3,552 61.3
    Separated 70 1.2
    Widowed 651 11.2
    Divorced 542 9.3
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 204 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 50 24.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 43
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 62
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 160
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 17
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 292 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 52 17.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 34 11.6
        1 or 2 years 18 6.2
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 52 17.8
        Who are female 11 3.8
        Who are married 41 14.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,841 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 224 7.9
        Kindergarten 104 3.7
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,340 47.2
        High school (grades 9-12) 563 19.8
        College or graduate school 610 21.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 9,859 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 494 5.0
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,122 11.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,353 44.2
        Some college, no degree 1,657 16.8
        Associate's degree 878 8.9
        Bachelor's degree 831 8.4
        Graduate or professional degree 524 5.3
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.7
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 10,734 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,322 12.3
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 13,399 100.0
    Same house 11,842 88.4
    Different house in the U.S. 1,557 11.6
        Same county 832 6.2
        Different county 725 5.4
            Same state 614 4.6
            Different state 111 0.8
    Abroad 0 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 13,598 100.0
    Native 13,223 97.2
        Born in United States 13,128 96.5
            State of residence 11,410 83.9
            Different state 1,718 12.6
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 95 0.7
    Foreign born 375 2.8
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 375 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 275 73.3
    Not a U.S. citizen 100 26.7
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 470 100.0
 
    Native 95 20.2
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 95 20.2
 
    Foreign born 375 79.8
        Entered 2000 or later 50 10.6
        Entered before 2000 325 69.1
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 375 100.0
    Europe 191 50.9
    Asia 116 30.9
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 68 18.1
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 12,720 100.0
    English only 12,106 95.2
    Language other than English 614 4.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 176 1.4
        Spanish 194 1.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 27 0.2
        Other Indo-European languages 391 3.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 149 1.2
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 29 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 13,598 100.0
    American 876 6.4
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 33 0.2
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 753 5.5
    English 817 6.0
    French (except Basque) 168 1.2
    French Canadian 80 0.6
    German 5,345 39.3
    Greek 35 0.3
    Hungarian 382 2.8
    Irish 1,468 10.8
    Italian 1,201 8.8
    Lithuanian 224 1.6
    Norwegian 15 0.1
    Polish 803 5.9
    Portuguese 69 0.5
    Russian 181 1.3
    Scotch-Irish 121 0.9
    Scottish 125 0.9
    Slovak 598 4.4
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 87 0.6
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 332 2.4
    Welsh 258 1.9
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 8 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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