Southern Lehigh School District, PA (4222350) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Southern Lehigh School District, PA (4222350)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Southern Lehigh 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	7,375	100.0
Family households (families)	5,864	79.5
With own children under 18 years	2,382	32.3
Married-couple family	5,249	71.2
With own children under 18 years	2,173	29.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	205	2.8
With own children under 18 years	49	0.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	410	5.6
With own children under 18 years	160	2.2
Nonfamily households	1,511	20.5
Householder living alone	1,244	16.9
65 years and over	570	7.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,496	33.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,032	27.6

Average household size	2.74
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,182	100.0
Householder	7,375	36.5
Spouse	5,279	26.2
Child	6,114	30.3
Other relatives	881	4.4
Nonrelatives	533	2.6
Unmarried partner	308	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,661	100.0
Never married	2,062	23.8
Now married, except separated	5,703	65.8
Separated	52	0.6
Widowed	199	2.3
Divorced	645	7.4

Females 15 years and over	8,588	100.0
Never married	1,953	22.7
Now married, except separated	5,416	63.1
Separated	125	1.5
Widowed	682	7.9
Divorced	412	4.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	246	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	50	20.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	82
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	346	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	195	56.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	122	35.3
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	34	9.8
5 or more years	39	11.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	195	56.4
Who are female	93	26.9
Who are married	187	54.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,385	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	392	7.3
Kindergarten	166	3.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,060	38.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,198	22.2
College or graduate school	1,569	29.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,382	100.0
Less than 9th grade	355	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,078	7.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,604	32.0
Some college, no degree	1,845	12.8
Associate's degree	1,139	7.9
Bachelor's degree	3,042	21.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,319	16.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,272	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,661	10.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,729	100.0
Same house	18,313	88.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,254	10.9
Same county	1,005	4.8
Different county	1,249	6.0
Same state	899	4.3
Different state	350	1.7
Abroad	162	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,004	100.0
Native	20,242	96.4
Born in United States	20,123	95.8
State of residence	15,354	73.1
Different state	4,769	22.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	119	0.6
Foreign born	762	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	762	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	538	70.6
Not a U.S. citizen	224	29.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	881	100.0

Native	119	13.5
Entered 2000 or later	8	0.9
Entered before 2000	111	12.6

Foreign born	762	86.5
Entered 2000 or later	149	16.9
Entered before 2000	613	69.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	762	100.0
Europe	359	47.1
Asia	323	42.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	20	2.6
Latin America	50	6.6
Northern America	10	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,787	100.0
English only	18,350	92.7
Language other than English	1,437	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	305	1.5
Spanish	612	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	154	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	538	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	259	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	77	0.4
Other languages	28	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,004	100.0
American	790	3.8
Arab	96	0.5
Czech	244	1.2
Danish	21	0.1
Dutch	404	1.9
English	1,830	8.7
French (except Basque)	704	3.4
French Canadian	78	0.4
German	8,297	39.5
Greek	186	0.9
Hungarian	672	3.2
Irish	3,743	17.8
Italian	2,860	13.6
Lithuanian	116	0.6
Norwegian	143	0.7
Polish	1,039	4.9
Portuguese	44	0.2
Russian	281	1.3
Scotch-Irish	249	1.2
Scottish	474	2.3
Slovak	641	3.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	238	1.1
Swiss	97	0.5
Ukrainian	339	1.6
Welsh	485	2.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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