Pottsville Area School District, PA (4219710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Pottsville Area School District, PA (4219710)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Pottsville 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	8,240	100.0
Family households (families)	5,053	61.3
With own children under 18 years	2,193	26.6
Married-couple family	3,532	42.9
With own children under 18 years	1,299	15.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	497	6.0
With own children under 18 years	266	3.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,024	12.4
With own children under 18 years	628	7.6
Nonfamily households	3,187	38.7
Householder living alone	2,812	34.1
65 years and over	1,426	17.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,437	29.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,517	30.5

Average household size	2.29
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,858	100.0
Householder	8,240	43.7
Spouse	3,547	18.8
Child	5,053	26.8
Other relatives	1,098	5.8
Nonrelatives	920	4.9
Unmarried partner	619	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,516	100.0
Never married	2,478	33.0
Now married, except separated	3,757	50.0
Separated	243	3.2
Widowed	175	2.3
Divorced	863	11.5

Females 15 years and over	8,679	100.0
Never married	2,282	26.3
Now married, except separated	3,786	43.6
Separated	211	2.4
Widowed	1,428	16.5
Divorced	972	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	150	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	82	54.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	7

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	381	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	151	39.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	62	16.3
1 or 2 years	7	1.8
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	82	21.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	151	39.6
Who are female	83	21.8
Who are married	118	31.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,277	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	207	4.8
Kindergarten	257	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,833	42.9
High school (grades 9-12)	922	21.6
College or graduate school	1,058	24.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,719	100.0
Less than 9th grade	649	4.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,747	12.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,537	47.6
Some college, no degree	1,830	13.3
Associate's degree	1,044	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,146	8.4
Graduate or professional degree	766	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,508	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,001	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,362	100.0
Same house	16,411	84.8
Different house in the U.S.	2,926	15.1
Same county	1,862	9.6
Different county	1,064	5.5
Same state	545	2.8
Different state	519	2.7
Abroad	25	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,528	100.0
Native	19,264	98.6
Born in United States	19,156	98.1
State of residence	16,822	86.1
Different state	2,334	12.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	108	0.6
Foreign born	264	1.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	264	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	147	55.7
Not a U.S. citizen	117	44.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	372	100.0

Native	108	29.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	108	29.0

Foreign born	264	71.0
Entered 2000 or later	57	15.3
Entered before 2000	207	55.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	264	100.0
Europe	75	28.4
Asia	68	25.8
Africa	74	28.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	39	14.8
Northern America	8	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,438	100.0
English only	17,844	96.8
Language other than English	594	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	164	0.9
Spanish	240	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	40	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	281	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	84	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	38	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1
Other languages	35	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,528	100.0
American	711	3.6
Arab	219	1.1
Czech	49	0.3
Danish	12	0.1
Dutch	1,654	8.5
English	1,225	6.3
French (except Basque)	203	1.0
French Canadian	34	0.2
German	5,957	30.5
Greek	173	0.9
Hungarian	25	0.1
Irish	4,424	22.7
Italian	2,565	13.1
Lithuanian	1,206	6.2
Norwegian	35	0.2
Polish	1,588	8.1
Portuguese	60	0.3
Russian	168	0.9
Scotch-Irish	66	0.3
Scottish	114	0.6
Slovak	640	3.3
Subsaharan African	21	0.1
Swedish	154	0.8
Swiss	36	0.2
Ukrainian	634	3.2
Welsh	672	3.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	24	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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