Somerset Area School District, PA (4221840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Somerset Area School District, PA (4221840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Somerset 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	7,578	100.0
Family households (families)	4,881	64.4
With own children under 18 years	1,954	25.8
Married-couple family	3,950	52.1
With own children under 18 years	1,485	19.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	319	4.2
With own children under 18 years	174	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	612	8.1
With own children under 18 years	295	3.9
Nonfamily households	2,697	35.6
Householder living alone	2,318	30.6
65 years and over	1,065	14.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,103	27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,278	30.1

Average household size	2.33
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,690	100.0
Householder	7,578	42.8
Spouse	3,956	22.4
Child	4,987	28.2
Other relatives	481	2.7
Nonrelatives	688	3.9
Unmarried partner	376	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,225	100.0
Never married	3,413	33.4
Now married, except separated	4,757	46.5
Separated	463	4.5
Widowed	325	3.2
Divorced	1,267	12.4

Females 15 years and over	7,829	100.0
Never married	1,677	21.4
Now married, except separated	4,198	53.6
Separated	133	1.7
Widowed	1,053	13.4
Divorced	768	9.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	319	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	160	50.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	80
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	166
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	202	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	93	46.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	29	14.4
1 or 2 years	30	14.9
3 or 4 years	26	12.9
5 or more years	8	4.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	93	46.0
Who are female	66	32.7
Who are married	55	27.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,727	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	221	5.9
Kindergarten	262	7.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,534	41.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,049	28.1
College or graduate school	661	17.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,304	100.0
Less than 9th grade	754	4.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,782	11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,226	47.2
Some college, no degree	2,079	13.6
Associate's degree	855	5.6
Bachelor's degree	1,625	10.6
Graduate or professional degree	983	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,299	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,956	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,781	100.0
Same house	17,681	85.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,910	14.0
Same county	1,776	8.5
Different county	1,134	5.5
Same state	874	4.2
Different state	260	1.3
Abroad	190	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,997	100.0
Native	20,810	99.1
Born in United States	20,577	98.0
State of residence	17,781	84.7
Different state	2,796	13.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	233	1.1
Foreign born	187	0.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	187	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	113	60.4
Not a U.S. citizen	74	39.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	420	100.0

Native	233	55.5
Entered 2000 or later	13	3.1
Entered before 2000	220	52.4

Foreign born	187	44.5
Entered 2000 or later	41	9.8
Entered before 2000	146	34.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	187	100.0
Europe	32	17.1
Asia	99	52.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	56	29.9
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,037	100.0
English only	19,243	96.0
Language other than English	794	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	173	0.9
Spanish	487	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	113	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	255	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	30	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	39	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1
Other languages	13	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,997	100.0
American	1,146	5.5
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	119	0.6
Danish	3	0.0
Dutch	688	3.3
English	1,546	7.4
French (except Basque)	194	0.9
French Canadian	23	0.1
German	9,136	43.5
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	330	1.6
Irish	2,503	11.9
Italian	1,482	7.1
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	11	0.1
Polish	795	3.8
Portuguese	24	0.1
Russian	131	0.6
Scotch-Irish	273	1.3
Scottish	249	1.2
Slovak	346	1.6
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	129	0.6
Swiss	20	0.1
Ukrainian	33	0.2
Welsh	397	1.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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