Reading School District, PA (4220040) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Reading School District, PA (4220040)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Reading 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	28,262	100.0
Family households (families)	17,966	63.6
With own children under 18 years	10,904	38.6
Married-couple family	9,052	32.0
With own children under 18 years	4,491	15.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,079	7.4
With own children under 18 years	1,349	4.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,835	24.2
With own children under 18 years	5,064	17.9
Nonfamily households	10,296	36.4
Householder living alone	8,488	30.0
65 years and over	2,585	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,195	43.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,559	19.7

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.38

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	76,692	100.0
Householder	28,262	36.9
Spouse	8,688	11.3
Child	27,645	36.0
Other relatives	6,361	8.3
Nonrelatives	5,736	7.5
Unmarried partner	2,642	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	28,527	100.0
Never married	13,552	47.5
Now married, except separated	10,782	37.8
Separated	863	3.0
Widowed	744	2.6
Divorced	2,586	9.1

Females 15 years and over	30,767	100.0
Never married	13,408	43.6
Now married, except separated	9,611	31.2
Separated	1,438	4.7
Widowed	2,671	8.7
Divorced	3,639	11.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,447	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	867	59.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	74
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,772	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	727	41.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	112	6.3
1 or 2 years	306	17.3
3 or 4 years	145	8.2
5 or more years	164	9.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	727	41.0
Who are female	618	34.9
Who are married	359	20.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	24,205	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,362	5.6
Kindergarten	1,133	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,225	46.4
High school (grades 9-12)	5,483	22.7
College or graduate school	5,002	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	45,390	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,518	14.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,054	22.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,803	34.8
Some college, no degree	6,510	14.3
Associate's degree	2,054	4.5
Bachelor's degree	3,041	6.7
Graduate or professional degree	1,410	3.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	63.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	55,131	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,847	7.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	79,415	100.0
Same house	59,806	75.3
Different house in the U.S.	18,471	23.3
Same county	13,261	16.7
Different county	5,210	6.6
Same state	2,218	2.8
Different state	2,992	3.8
Abroad	1,138	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	80,845	100.0
Native	67,520	83.5
Born in United States	57,177	70.7
State of residence	42,719	52.8
Different state	14,458	17.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	10,343	12.8
Foreign born	13,325	16.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	13,325	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,825	28.7
Not a U.S. citizen	9,500	71.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	23,668	100.0

Native	10,343	43.7
Entered 2000 or later	2,671	11.3
Entered before 2000	7,672	32.4

Foreign born	13,325	56.3
Entered 2000 or later	4,224	17.8
Entered before 2000	9,101	38.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	13,325	100.0
Europe	703	5.3
Asia	1,097	8.2
Africa	162	1.2
Oceania	7	0.1
Latin America	11,312	84.9
Northern America	44	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	73,000	100.0
English only	38,648	52.9
Language other than English	34,352	47.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14,842	20.3
Spanish	31,249	42.8
Speak English less than "very well"	13,540	18.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,862	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	542	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,121	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	745	1.0
Other languages	120	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	80,845	100.0
American	1,467	1.8
Arab	55	0.1
Czech	176	0.2
Danish	9	0.0
Dutch	1,271	1.6
English	1,900	2.4
French (except Basque)	593	0.7
French Canadian	62	0.1
German	10,255	12.7
Greek	236	0.3
Hungarian	250	0.3
Irish	4,670	5.8
Italian	4,473	5.5
Lithuanian	256	0.3
Norwegian	163	0.2
Polish	3,487	4.3
Portuguese	37	0.0
Russian	173	0.2
Scotch-Irish	344	0.4
Scottish	375	0.5
Slovak	399	0.5
Subsaharan African	316	0.4
Swedish	79	0.1
Swiss	120	0.1
Ukrainian	273	0.3
Welsh	511	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,185	1.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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