Pottstown School District, PA (4219680) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Pottstown School District, PA (4219680)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Pottstown 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	9,145	100.0
Family households (families)	5,212	57.0
With own children under 18 years	2,619	28.6
Married-couple family	3,169	34.7
With own children under 18 years	1,423	15.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	502	5.5
With own children under 18 years	305	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,541	16.9
With own children under 18 years	891	9.7
Nonfamily households	3,933	43.0
Householder living alone	3,337	36.5
65 years and over	1,081	11.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,960	32.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,230	24.4

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	3.06

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,210	100.0
Householder	9,145	43.1
Spouse	3,156	14.9
Child	6,316	29.8
Other relatives	1,262	6.0
Nonrelatives	1,331	6.3
Unmarried partner	791	3.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,648	100.0
Never married	2,908	38.0
Now married, except separated	3,319	43.4
Separated	104	1.4
Widowed	283	3.7
Divorced	1,034	13.5

Females 15 years and over	9,257	100.0
Never married	3,289	35.5
Now married, except separated	3,338	36.1
Separated	316	3.4
Widowed	1,021	11.0
Divorced	1,293	14.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	394	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	243	61.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	4

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	570	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	289	50.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	113	19.8
1 or 2 years	50	8.8
3 or 4 years	46	8.1
5 or more years	80	14.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	289	50.7
Who are female	137	24.0
Who are married	244	42.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,333	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	447	8.4
Kindergarten	184	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,441	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,255	23.5
College or graduate school	1,006	18.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,766	100.0
Less than 9th grade	694	5.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,548	11.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,154	44.7
Some college, no degree	2,203	16.0
Associate's degree	855	6.2
Bachelor's degree	1,767	12.8
Graduate or professional degree	545	4.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,001	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,809	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,057	100.0
Same house	18,157	86.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,851	13.5
Same county	1,835	8.7
Different county	1,016	4.8
Same state	817	3.9
Different state	199	0.9
Abroad	49	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,390	100.0
Native	20,809	97.3
Born in United States	20,466	95.7
State of residence	17,539	82.0
Different state	2,927	13.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	343	1.6
Foreign born	581	2.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	581	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	258	44.4
Not a U.S. citizen	323	55.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	924	100.0

Native	343	37.1
Entered 2000 or later	32	3.5
Entered before 2000	311	33.7

Foreign born	581	62.9
Entered 2000 or later	225	24.4
Entered before 2000	356	38.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	581	100.0
Europe	139	23.9
Asia	107	18.4
Africa	3	0.5
Oceania	31	5.3
Latin America	290	49.9
Northern America	11	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,706	100.0
English only	18,579	94.3
Language other than English	1,127	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	414	2.1
Spanish	813	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	350	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	218	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	89	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	50	0.3
Other languages	7	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,390	100.0
American	939	4.4
Arab	40	0.2
Czech	96	0.4
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	779	3.6
English	1,857	8.7
French (except Basque)	337	1.6
French Canadian	34	0.2
German	5,064	23.7
Greek	22	0.1
Hungarian	358	1.7
Irish	3,492	16.3
Italian	2,175	10.2
Lithuanian	125	0.6
Norwegian	30	0.1
Polish	1,423	6.7
Portuguese	16	0.1
Russian	198	0.9
Scotch-Irish	300	1.4
Scottish	273	1.3
Slovak	489	2.3
Subsaharan African	74	0.3
Swedish	119	0.6
Swiss	111	0.5
Ukrainian	188	0.9
Welsh	254	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	119	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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