West Allegheny School District, PA (4225200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Allegheny School District, PA (4225200)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Allegheny 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	8,159	100.0
Family households (families)	5,438	66.7
With own children under 18 years	2,432	29.8
Married-couple family	4,471	54.8
With own children under 18 years	1,937	23.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	375	4.6
With own children under 18 years	232	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	592	7.3
With own children under 18 years	263	3.2
Nonfamily households	2,721	33.3
Householder living alone	2,132	26.1
65 years and over	650	8.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,498	30.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,532	18.8

Average household size	2.39
Average family size	2.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,461	100.0
Householder	8,159	41.9
Spouse	4,457	22.9
Child	5,488	28.2
Other relatives	411	2.1
Nonrelatives	946	4.9
Unmarried partner	411	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,758	100.0
Never married	2,282	29.4
Now married, except separated	4,547	58.6
Separated	66	0.9
Widowed	222	2.9
Divorced	641	8.3

Females 15 years and over	8,077	100.0
Never married	1,839	22.8
Now married, except separated	4,481	55.5
Separated	203	2.5
Widowed	739	9.1
Divorced	815	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	157	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	16	10.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	88	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	59	67.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	27	30.7
3 or 4 years	32	36.4
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	59	67.0
Who are female	30	34.1
Who are married	59	67.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,862	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	425	8.7
Kindergarten	265	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,894	39.0
High school (grades 9-12)	989	20.3
College or graduate school	1,289	26.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,672	100.0
Less than 9th grade	114	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	692	5.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,381	32.0
Some college, no degree	2,438	17.8
Associate's degree	1,097	8.0
Bachelor's degree	3,319	24.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,631	11.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,032	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,579	10.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,300	100.0
Same house	16,910	87.6
Different house in the U.S.	2,346	12.2
Same county	1,476	7.6
Different county	870	4.5
Same state	436	2.3
Different state	434	2.2
Abroad	44	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,461	100.0
Native	18,761	96.4
Born in United States	18,663	95.9
State of residence	15,820	81.3
Different state	2,843	14.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	98	0.5
Foreign born	700	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	700	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	472	67.4
Not a U.S. citizen	228	32.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	798	100.0

Native	98	12.3
Entered 2000 or later	10	1.3
Entered before 2000	88	11.0

Foreign born	700	87.7
Entered 2000 or later	173	21.7
Entered before 2000	527	66.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	700	100.0
Europe	245	35.0
Asia	301	43.0
Africa	47	6.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	37	5.3
Northern America	70	10.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,164	100.0
English only	17,310	95.3
Language other than English	854	4.7
Speak English less than "very well"	193	1.1
Spanish	52	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	510	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	102	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	193	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.4
Other languages	99	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,461	100.0
American	468	2.4
Arab	98	0.5
Czech	200	1.0
Danish	84	0.4
Dutch	165	0.8
English	2,264	11.6
French (except Basque)	640	3.3
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	7,136	36.7
Greek	128	0.7
Hungarian	262	1.3
Irish	4,397	22.6
Italian	4,275	22.0
Lithuanian	119	0.6
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	2,137	11.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	495	2.5
Scotch-Irish	670	3.4
Scottish	561	2.9
Slovak	690	3.5
Subsaharan African	61	0.3
Swedish	219	1.1
Swiss	12	0.1
Ukrainian	255	1.3
Welsh	454	2.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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