Quakertown Community School District, PA (4219890) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Quakertown Community School District, PA (4219890)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Quakertown Community 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	12,605	100.0
Family households (families)	9,032	71.7
With own children under 18 years	4,280	34.0
Married-couple family	7,533	59.8
With own children under 18 years	3,483	27.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	585	4.6
With own children under 18 years	375	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	914	7.3
With own children under 18 years	422	3.3
Nonfamily households	3,573	28.3
Householder living alone	2,868	22.8
65 years and over	1,125	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,620	36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,766	21.9

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	33,819	100.0
Householder	12,605	37.3
Spouse	7,514	22.2
Child	10,864	32.1
Other relatives	1,557	4.6
Nonrelatives	1,279	3.8
Unmarried partner	689	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,356	100.0
Never married	3,847	28.8
Now married, except separated	7,932	59.4
Separated	158	1.2
Widowed	459	3.4
Divorced	960	7.2

Females 15 years and over	14,286	100.0
Never married	3,262	22.8
Now married, except separated	7,908	55.4
Separated	286	2.0
Widowed	1,616	11.3
Divorced	1,214	8.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	453	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	97	21.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	110
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	627	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	152	24.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	50	8.0
1 or 2 years	53	8.5
3 or 4 years	34	5.4
5 or more years	15	2.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	152	24.2
Who are female	69	11.0
Who are married	152	24.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,851	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	591	7.5
Kindergarten	623	7.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,387	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,661	21.2
College or graduate school	1,589	20.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,764	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,156	4.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,724	7.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,241	38.9
Some college, no degree	3,847	16.2
Associate's degree	1,873	7.9
Bachelor's degree	4,307	18.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,616	6.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,354	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,437	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,279	100.0
Same house	31,094	90.7
Different house in the U.S.	3,152	9.2
Same county	1,803	5.3
Different county	1,349	3.9
Same state	1,067	3.1
Different state	282	0.8
Abroad	33	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	34,758	100.0
Native	33,370	96.0
Born in United States	33,007	95.0
State of residence	27,105	78.0
Different state	5,902	17.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	363	1.0
Foreign born	1,388	4.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,388	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	697	50.2
Not a U.S. citizen	691	49.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,751	100.0

Native	363	20.7
Entered 2000 or later	10	0.6
Entered before 2000	353	20.2

Foreign born	1,388	79.3
Entered 2000 or later	487	27.8
Entered before 2000	901	51.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,388	100.0
Europe	322	23.2
Asia	403	29.0
Africa	34	2.4
Oceania	53	3.8
Latin America	564	40.6
Northern America	12	0.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,111	100.0
English only	29,772	92.7
Language other than English	2,339	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,097	3.4
Spanish	1,073	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	554	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	927	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	401	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	293	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	142	0.4
Other languages	46	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	34,758	100.0
American	1,694	4.9
Arab	19	0.1
Czech	193	0.6
Danish	14	0.0
Dutch	882	2.5
English	3,668	10.6
French (except Basque)	682	2.0
French Canadian	185	0.5
German	13,612	39.2
Greek	113	0.3
Hungarian	381	1.1
Irish	6,289	18.1
Italian	4,374	12.6
Lithuanian	285	0.8
Norwegian	78	0.2
Polish	2,553	7.3
Portuguese	21	0.1
Russian	349	1.0
Scotch-Irish	579	1.7
Scottish	741	2.1
Slovak	174	0.5
Subsaharan African	65	0.2
Swedish	338	1.0
Swiss	163	0.5
Ukrainian	394	1.1
Welsh	740	2.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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