Pittston Area School District, PA (4219200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Pittston Area School District, PA (4219200)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Pittston 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	11,764	100.0
Family households (families)	7,615	64.7
With own children under 18 years	3,052	25.9
Married-couple family	5,405	45.9
With own children under 18 years	2,007	17.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	666	5.7
With own children under 18 years	310	2.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,544	13.1
With own children under 18 years	735	6.2
Nonfamily households	4,149	35.3
Householder living alone	3,837	32.6
65 years and over	1,804	15.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,416	29.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,780	32.1

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,127	100.0
Householder	11,764	43.4
Spouse	5,413	20.0
Child	7,589	28.0
Other relatives	1,210	4.5
Nonrelatives	1,151	4.2
Unmarried partner	731	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,873	100.0
Never married	3,358	30.9
Now married, except separated	5,572	51.2
Separated	310	2.9
Widowed	572	5.3
Divorced	1,061	9.8

Females 15 years and over	12,337	100.0
Never married	2,916	23.6
Now married, except separated	5,631	45.6
Separated	323	2.6
Widowed	2,183	17.7
Divorced	1,284	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	256	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	114	44.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	91
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	504	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	187	37.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	82	16.3
3 or 4 years	35	6.9
5 or more years	70	13.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	187	37.1
Who are female	109	21.6
Who are married	131	26.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,554	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	393	7.1
Kindergarten	373	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,241	40.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,289	23.2
College or graduate school	1,258	22.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,105	100.0
Less than 9th grade	767	3.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,996	9.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,351	41.5
Some college, no degree	3,699	18.4
Associate's degree	1,550	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,227	11.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,515	7.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,218	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,665	12.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	27,449	100.0
Same house	24,731	90.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,680	9.8
Same county	1,843	6.7
Different county	837	3.0
Same state	572	2.1
Different state	265	1.0
Abroad	38	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,656	100.0
Native	27,241	98.5
Born in United States	26,976	97.5
State of residence	24,035	86.9
Different state	2,941	10.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	265	1.0
Foreign born	415	1.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	415	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	226	54.5
Not a U.S. citizen	189	45.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	680	100.0

Native	265	39.0
Entered 2000 or later	14	2.1
Entered before 2000	251	36.9

Foreign born	415	61.0
Entered 2000 or later	149	21.9
Entered before 2000	266	39.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	415	100.0
Europe	222	53.5
Asia	84	20.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	99	23.9
Northern America	10	2.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,190	100.0
English only	25,039	95.6
Language other than English	1,151	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	331	1.3
Spanish	301	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	109	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	826	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	222	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	24	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,656	100.0
American	1,007	3.6
Arab	240	0.9
Czech	25	0.1
Danish	34	0.1
Dutch	340	1.2
English	1,959	7.1
French (except Basque)	113	0.4
French Canadian	58	0.2
German	4,237	15.3
Greek	15	0.1
Hungarian	153	0.6
Irish	6,951	25.1
Italian	8,370	30.3
Lithuanian	1,322	4.8
Norwegian	92	0.3
Polish	8,063	29.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	1,172	4.2
Scotch-Irish	137	0.5
Scottish	118	0.4
Slovak	992	3.6
Subsaharan African	7	0.0
Swedish	83	0.3
Swiss	49	0.2
Ukrainian	269	1.0
Welsh	1,155	4.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	23	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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