Shippensburg Area School District, PA (4221570) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Shippensburg Area School District, PA (4221570)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shippensburg 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	9,473	100.0
Family households (families)	6,081	64.2
With own children under 18 years	2,760	29.1
Married-couple family	5,082	53.6
With own children under 18 years	2,142	22.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	337	3.6
With own children under 18 years	188	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	662	7.0
With own children under 18 years	430	4.5
Nonfamily households	3,392	35.8
Householder living alone	2,423	25.6
65 years and over	949	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,990	31.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,246	23.7

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	2.99

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,734	100.0
Householder	9,473	39.9
Spouse	5,060	21.3
Child	6,444	27.2
Other relatives	617	2.6
Nonrelatives	2,140	9.0
Unmarried partner	483	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,019	100.0
Never married	5,011	45.5
Now married, except separated	5,159	46.8
Separated	157	1.4
Widowed	171	1.6
Divorced	521	4.7

Females 15 years and over	11,573	100.0
Never married	4,437	38.3
Now married, except separated	5,139	44.4
Separated	167	1.4
Widowed	865	7.5
Divorced	965	8.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	315	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	14	4.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	260	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	154	59.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	36	13.8
1 or 2 years	28	10.8
3 or 4 years	27	10.4
5 or more years	63	24.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	154	59.2
Who are female	88	33.8
Who are married	141	54.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,813	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	182	1.9
Kindergarten	211	2.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,419	24.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,003	10.2
College or graduate school	5,998	61.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,817	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,018	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,919	13.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,406	43.2
Some college, no degree	1,824	12.3
Associate's degree	755	5.1
Bachelor's degree	1,667	11.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,228	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,656	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,849	8.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,802	100.0
Same house	21,007	78.4
Different house in the U.S.	5,766	21.5
Same county	2,241	8.4
Different county	3,525	13.2
Same state	2,899	10.8
Different state	626	2.3
Abroad	29	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,053	100.0
Native	26,608	98.4
Born in United States	26,327	97.3
State of residence	21,358	78.9
Different state	4,969	18.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	281	1.0
Foreign born	445	1.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	445	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	268	60.2
Not a U.S. citizen	177	39.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	726	100.0

Native	281	38.7
Entered 2000 or later	79	10.9
Entered before 2000	202	27.8

Foreign born	445	61.3
Entered 2000 or later	98	13.5
Entered before 2000	347	47.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	445	100.0
Europe	217	48.8
Asia	48	10.8
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	130	29.2
Northern America	50	11.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	25,509	100.0
English only	23,931	93.8
Language other than English	1,578	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	555	2.2
Spanish	416	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	128	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,095	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	407	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	67	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	20	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,053	100.0
American	2,621	9.7
Arab	32	0.1
Czech	175	0.6
Danish	66	0.2
Dutch	448	1.7
English	1,999	7.4
French (except Basque)	482	1.8
French Canadian	67	0.2
German	10,740	39.7
Greek	112	0.4
Hungarian	137	0.5
Irish	3,750	13.9
Italian	1,828	6.8
Lithuanian	51	0.2
Norwegian	125	0.5
Polish	1,037	3.8
Portuguese	19	0.1
Russian	161	0.6
Scotch-Irish	885	3.3
Scottish	656	2.4
Slovak	164	0.6
Subsaharan African	27	0.1
Swedish	170	0.6
Swiss	432	1.6
Ukrainian	90	0.3
Welsh	165	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	35	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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