Shamokin Area School District, PA (4221240) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Shamokin Area School District, PA (4221240)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shamokin 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	8,258	100.0
Family households (families)	4,916	59.5
With own children under 18 years	2,103	25.5
Married-couple family	3,542	42.9
With own children under 18 years	1,394	16.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	351	4.3
With own children under 18 years	193	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,023	12.4
With own children under 18 years	516	6.2
Nonfamily households	3,342	40.5
Householder living alone	2,978	36.1
65 years and over	1,475	17.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,272	27.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,702	32.7

Average household size	2.16
Average family size	2.76

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,811	100.0
Householder	8,258	46.4
Spouse	3,526	19.8
Child	4,491	25.2
Other relatives	643	3.6
Nonrelatives	893	5.0
Unmarried partner	589	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,134	100.0
Never married	2,917	31.9
Now married, except separated	4,365	47.8
Separated	506	5.5
Widowed	328	3.6
Divorced	1,018	11.1

Females 15 years and over	8,297	100.0
Never married	1,851	22.3
Now married, except separated	3,653	44.0
Separated	264	3.2
Widowed	1,500	18.1
Divorced	1,029	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	172	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	40	23.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	116
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	2

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	172	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	57	33.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	53	30.8
3 or 4 years	4	2.3
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	57	33.1
Who are female	45	26.2
Who are married	28	16.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,588	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	165	4.6
Kindergarten	204	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,492	41.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,053	29.3
College or graduate school	674	18.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,850	100.0
Less than 9th grade	582	3.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,275	15.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,921	53.3
Some college, no degree	1,698	11.4
Associate's degree	718	4.8
Bachelor's degree	1,162	7.8
Graduate or professional degree	494	3.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,599	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,344	14.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,192	100.0
Same house	16,425	81.3
Different house in the U.S.	3,758	18.6
Same county	1,415	7.0
Different county	2,343	11.6
Same state	2,185	10.8
Different state	158	0.8
Abroad	9	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,361	100.0
Native	20,219	99.3
Born in United States	19,976	98.1
State of residence	17,780	87.3
Different state	2,196	10.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	243	1.2
Foreign born	142	0.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	142	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	75	52.8
Not a U.S. citizen	67	47.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	385	100.0

Native	243	63.1
Entered 2000 or later	43	11.2
Entered before 2000	200	51.9

Foreign born	142	36.9
Entered 2000 or later	33	8.6
Entered before 2000	109	28.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	142	100.0
Europe	41	28.9
Asia	25	17.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	65	45.8
Northern America	11	7.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,367	100.0
English only	18,947	97.8
Language other than English	420	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	186	1.0
Spanish	291	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	165	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	116	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	13	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,361	100.0
American	1,041	5.1
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	58	0.3
Dutch	1,898	9.3
English	1,116	5.5
French (except Basque)	243	1.2
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	5,039	24.7
Greek	60	0.3
Hungarian	30	0.1
Irish	2,688	13.2
Italian	2,259	11.1
Lithuanian	203	1.0
Norwegian	24	0.1
Polish	4,237	20.8
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	197	1.0
Scotch-Irish	98	0.5
Scottish	79	0.4
Slovak	241	1.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	202	1.0
Swiss	27	0.1
Ukrainian	756	3.7
Welsh	557	2.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	11	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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