South Western School District, PA (4222470) DP2 Social Characteristics

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South Western School District, PA (4222470)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for South Western 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	9,838	100.0
Family households (families)	7,580	77.0
With own children under 18 years	3,197	32.5
Married-couple family	6,035	61.3
With own children under 18 years	2,392	24.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	283	2.9
With own children under 18 years	101	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,262	12.8
With own children under 18 years	704	7.2
Nonfamily households	2,258	23.0
Householder living alone	1,824	18.5
65 years and over	568	5.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,568	36.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,202	22.4

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.01

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	26,266	100.0
Householder	9,838	37.5
Spouse	6,033	23.0
Child	7,943	30.2
Other relatives	1,281	4.9
Nonrelatives	1,171	4.5
Unmarried partner	715	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,148	100.0
Never married	2,694	26.5
Now married, except separated	6,201	61.1
Separated	163	1.6
Widowed	173	1.7
Divorced	917	9.0

Females 15 years and over	11,078	100.0
Never married	2,200	19.9
Now married, except separated	6,135	55.4
Separated	294	2.7
Widowed	1,037	9.4
Divorced	1,412	12.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	206	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	37	18.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	647	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	251	38.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	81	12.5
1 or 2 years	26	4.0
3 or 4 years	12	1.9
5 or more years	132	20.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	251	38.8
Who are female	124	19.2
Who are married	147	22.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,636	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	524	7.9
Kindergarten	427	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,784	42.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,591	24.0
College or graduate school	1,310	19.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,088	100.0
Less than 9th grade	743	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,269	7.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,667	42.4
Some college, no degree	3,336	18.4
Associate's degree	1,547	8.6
Bachelor's degree	2,238	12.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,288	7.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,962	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,166	10.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,167	100.0
Same house	23,789	90.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,378	9.1
Same county	888	3.4
Different county	1,490	5.7
Same state	438	1.7
Different state	1,052	4.0
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,362	100.0
Native	25,625	97.2
Born in United States	25,451	96.5
State of residence	13,154	49.9
Different state	12,297	46.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	174	0.7
Foreign born	737	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	737	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	446	60.5
Not a U.S. citizen	291	39.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	911	100.0

Native	174	19.1
Entered 2000 or later	18	2.0
Entered before 2000	156	17.1

Foreign born	737	80.9
Entered 2000 or later	172	18.9
Entered before 2000	565	62.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	737	100.0
Europe	175	23.7
Asia	275	37.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	25	3.4
Latin America	262	35.5
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,790	100.0
English only	23,651	95.4
Language other than English	1,139	4.6
Speak English less than "very well"	423	1.7
Spanish	565	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	164	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	332	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	40	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	242	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	219	0.9
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,362	100.0
American	3,676	13.9
Arab	72	0.3
Czech	152	0.6
Danish	53	0.2
Dutch	638	2.4
English	2,672	10.1
French (except Basque)	802	3.0
French Canadian	68	0.3
German	11,811	44.8
Greek	42	0.2
Hungarian	78	0.3
Irish	3,897	14.8
Italian	1,581	6.0
Lithuanian	14	0.1
Norwegian	25	0.1
Polish	1,234	4.7
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	113	0.4
Scotch-Irish	305	1.2
Scottish	363	1.4
Slovak	59	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	184	0.7
Swiss	87	0.3
Ukrainian	169	0.6
Welsh	343	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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