West Chester Area School District, PA (4225290) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Chester Area School District, PA (4225290)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Chester 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	39,793	100.0
Family households (families)	25,907	65.1
With own children under 18 years	12,068	30.3
Married-couple family	21,855	54.9
With own children under 18 years	10,135	25.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,263	3.2
With own children under 18 years	632	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,789	7.0
With own children under 18 years	1,301	3.3
Nonfamily households	13,886	34.9
Householder living alone	10,520	26.4
65 years and over	3,240	8.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,500	31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,125	22.9

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	101,262	100.0
Householder	39,793	39.3
Spouse	21,863	21.6
Child	29,684	29.3
Other relatives	3,555	3.5
Nonrelatives	6,367	6.3
Unmarried partner	2,057	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	43,047	100.0
Never married	16,027	37.2
Now married, except separated	23,295	54.1
Separated	398	0.9
Widowed	946	2.2
Divorced	2,381	5.5

Females 15 years and over	44,804	100.0
Never married	14,736	32.9
Now married, except separated	22,399	50.0
Separated	653	1.5
Widowed	3,531	7.9
Divorced	3,485	7.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,350	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	196	14.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	5
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	36

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	801	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	73	9.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	10	1.2
1 or 2 years	28	3.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	35	4.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	73	9.1
Who are female	52	6.5
Who are married	26	3.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,546	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,320	7.1
Kindergarten	1,208	3.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,297	31.6
High school (grades 9-12)	5,552	17.1
College or graduate school	13,169	40.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	68,592	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,009	1.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,057	3.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	13,644	19.9
Some college, no degree	10,273	15.0
Associate's degree	4,324	6.3
Bachelor's degree	22,481	32.8
Graduate or professional degree	14,804	21.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	54.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	83,501	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,217	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	105,960	100.0
Same house	89,834	84.8
Different house in the U.S.	15,664	14.8
Same county	8,168	7.7
Different county	7,496	7.1
Same state	4,374	4.1
Different state	3,122	2.9
Abroad	462	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	107,367	100.0
Native	99,964	93.1
Born in United States	99,023	92.2
State of residence	71,885	67.0
Different state	27,138	25.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	941	0.9
Foreign born	7,403	6.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,403	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,837	51.8
Not a U.S. citizen	3,566	48.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,344	100.0

Native	941	11.3
Entered 2000 or later	110	1.3
Entered before 2000	831	10.0

Foreign born	7,403	88.7
Entered 2000 or later	2,071	24.8
Entered before 2000	5,332	63.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,403	100.0
Europe	2,218	30.0
Asia	3,080	41.6
Africa	240	3.2
Oceania	48	0.6
Latin America	1,379	18.6
Northern America	438	5.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	100,850	100.0
English only	91,683	90.9
Language other than English	9,167	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,530	2.5
Spanish	2,912	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,055	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	4,034	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	788	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,993	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	664	0.7
Other languages	228	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	107,367	100.0
American	3,992	3.7
Arab	373	0.3
Czech	444	0.4
Danish	207	0.2
Dutch	1,623	1.5
English	16,315	15.2
French (except Basque)	2,284	2.1
French Canadian	381	0.4
German	24,336	22.7
Greek	1,004	0.9
Hungarian	800	0.7
Irish	30,245	28.2
Italian	21,176	19.7
Lithuanian	515	0.5
Norwegian	625	0.6
Polish	6,050	5.6
Portuguese	110	0.1
Russian	1,725	1.6
Scotch-Irish	2,741	2.6
Scottish	3,271	3.0
Slovak	736	0.7
Subsaharan African	281	0.3
Swedish	1,396	1.3
Swiss	458	0.4
Ukrainian	881	0.8
Welsh	1,714	1.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	239	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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