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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 --ValuePercent
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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