Perkiomen Valley School District, PA (4218930) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Perkiomen Valley School District, PA (4218930)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Perkiomen Valley 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	11,135	100.0
Family households (families)	8,224	73.9
With own children under 18 years	4,350	39.1
Married-couple family	7,011	63.0
With own children under 18 years	3,692	33.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	273	2.5
With own children under 18 years	95	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	940	8.4
With own children under 18 years	563	5.1
Nonfamily households	2,911	26.1
Householder living alone	2,389	21.5
65 years and over	580	5.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,658	41.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,044	18.4

Average household size	2.70
Average family size	3.19

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,102	100.0
Householder	11,135	37.0
Spouse	6,967	23.1
Child	9,752	32.4
Other relatives	1,326	4.4
Nonrelatives	922	3.1
Unmarried partner	504	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,081	100.0
Never married	5,156	32.1
Now married, except separated	8,841	55.0
Separated	418	2.6
Widowed	250	1.6
Divorced	1,416	8.8

Females 15 years and over	12,396	100.0
Never married	3,032	24.5
Now married, except separated	7,215	58.2
Separated	206	1.7
Widowed	773	6.2
Divorced	1,170	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	529	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	45	8.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	135
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	591	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	63	10.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	27	4.6
1 or 2 years	25	4.2
3 or 4 years	11	1.9
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	63	10.7
Who are female	52	8.8
Who are married	54	9.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,272	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	914	8.9
Kindergarten	670	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,577	34.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,535	14.9
College or graduate school	3,576	34.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,870	100.0
Less than 9th grade	297	1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,046	8.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,226	30.3
Some college, no degree	3,667	15.4
Associate's degree	1,504	6.3
Bachelor's degree	5,894	24.7
Graduate or professional degree	3,236	13.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	38.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,390	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,108	7.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	35,204	100.0
Same house	28,385	80.6
Different house in the U.S.	6,647	18.9
Same county	3,440	9.8
Different county	3,207	9.1
Same state	2,552	7.2
Different state	655	1.9
Abroad	172	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,779	100.0
Native	34,063	95.2
Born in United States	33,541	93.7
State of residence	26,122	73.0
Different state	7,419	20.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	522	1.5
Foreign born	1,716	4.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,716	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,042	60.7
Not a U.S. citizen	674	39.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,238	100.0

Native	522	23.3
Entered 2000 or later	60	2.7
Entered before 2000	462	20.6

Foreign born	1,716	76.7
Entered 2000 or later	339	15.1
Entered before 2000	1,377	61.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,716	100.0
Europe	668	38.9
Asia	655	38.2
Africa	46	2.7
Oceania	43	2.5
Latin America	225	13.1
Northern America	79	4.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	33,253	100.0
English only	30,916	93.0
Language other than English	2,337	7.0
Speak English less than "very well"	592	1.8
Spanish	672	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	162	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	938	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	200	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	565	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	194	0.6
Other languages	162	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	36	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,779	100.0
American	1,129	3.2
Arab	76	0.2
Czech	184	0.5
Danish	110	0.3
Dutch	691	1.9
English	3,312	9.3
French (except Basque)	764	2.1
French Canadian	144	0.4
German	9,546	26.7
Greek	193	0.5
Hungarian	331	0.9
Irish	8,333	23.3
Italian	5,329	14.9
Lithuanian	144	0.4
Norwegian	172	0.5
Polish	2,808	7.8
Portuguese	166	0.5
Russian	594	1.7
Scotch-Irish	580	1.6
Scottish	327	0.9
Slovak	445	1.2
Subsaharan African	86	0.2
Swedish	330	0.9
Swiss	142	0.4
Ukrainian	268	0.7
Welsh	606	1.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	129	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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