Scranton School District, PA (4221090) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Scranton School District, PA (4221090)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Scranton 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	29,484	100.0
Family households (families)	17,422	59.1
With own children under 18 years	8,021	27.2
Married-couple family	11,480	38.9
With own children under 18 years	4,840	16.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,684	5.7
With own children under 18 years	885	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,258	14.4
With own children under 18 years	2,296	7.8
Nonfamily households	12,062	40.9
Householder living alone	10,185	34.5
65 years and over	4,618	15.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,585	29.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,041	30.7

Average household size	2.24
Average family size	2.86

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	66,188	100.0
Householder	29,484	44.5
Spouse	11,443	17.3
Child	18,256	27.6
Other relatives	2,767	4.2
Nonrelatives	4,238	6.4
Unmarried partner	2,043	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	28,065	100.0
Never married	11,776	42.0
Now married, except separated	12,172	43.4
Separated	616	2.2
Widowed	1,223	4.4
Divorced	2,278	8.1

Females 15 years and over	32,006	100.0
Never married	11,245	35.1
Now married, except separated	12,058	37.7
Separated	642	2.0
Widowed	4,793	15.0
Divorced	3,268	10.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	907	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	499	55.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	994	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	432	43.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	76	7.6
1 or 2 years	153	15.4
3 or 4 years	49	4.9
5 or more years	154	15.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	432	43.5
Who are female	300	30.2
Who are married	244	24.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,091	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	948	5.0
Kindergarten	794	4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,350	33.3
High school (grades 9-12)	3,125	16.4
College or graduate school	7,874	41.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	47,119	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,102	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,611	11.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,643	41.7
Some college, no degree	7,485	15.9
Associate's degree	3,339	7.1
Bachelor's degree	5,991	12.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,948	6.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	57,591	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,923	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	71,603	100.0
Same house	59,004	82.4
Different house in the U.S.	12,222	17.1
Same county	7,765	10.8
Different county	4,457	6.2
Same state	2,347	3.3
Different state	2,110	2.9
Abroad	377	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	72,459	100.0
Native	68,458	94.5
Born in United States	67,332	92.9
State of residence	55,980	77.3
Different state	11,352	15.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,126	1.6
Foreign born	4,001	5.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,001	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,144	28.6
Not a U.S. citizen	2,857	71.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,127	100.0

Native	1,126	22.0
Entered 2000 or later	634	12.4
Entered before 2000	492	9.6

Foreign born	4,001	78.0
Entered 2000 or later	2,143	41.8
Entered before 2000	1,858	36.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,001	100.0
Europe	929	23.2
Asia	1,310	32.7
Africa	173	4.3
Oceania	39	1.0
Latin America	1,490	37.2
Northern America	60	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	67,848	100.0
English only	61,950	91.3
Language other than English	5,898	8.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,639	3.9
Spanish	2,853	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,351	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	2,240	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	801	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	657	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	428	0.6
Other languages	148	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	72,459	100.0
American	1,661	2.3
Arab	599	0.8
Czech	232	0.3
Danish	117	0.2
Dutch	615	0.8
English	4,382	6.0
French (except Basque)	908	1.3
French Canadian	192	0.3
German	14,166	19.6
Greek	205	0.3
Hungarian	595	0.8
Irish	23,283	32.1
Italian	15,983	22.1
Lithuanian	1,949	2.7
Norwegian	70	0.1
Polish	11,334	15.6
Portuguese	55	0.1
Russian	2,724	3.8
Scotch-Irish	613	0.8
Scottish	501	0.7
Slovak	1,254	1.7
Subsaharan African	60	0.1
Swedish	230	0.3
Swiss	118	0.2
Ukrainian	1,181	1.6
Welsh	4,626	6.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	231	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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