West Perry School District, PA (4225740) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Perry School District, PA (4225740)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Perry 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	6,591	100.0
Family households (families)	5,041	76.5
With own children under 18 years	2,066	31.3
Married-couple family	4,222	64.1
With own children under 18 years	1,543	23.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	263	4.0
With own children under 18 years	151	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	556	8.4
With own children under 18 years	372	5.6
Nonfamily households	1,550	23.5
Householder living alone	1,116	16.9
65 years and over	407	6.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,307	35.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,408	21.4

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,564	100.0
Householder	6,591	37.5
Spouse	4,230	24.1
Child	5,174	29.5
Other relatives	499	2.8
Nonrelatives	1,070	6.1
Unmarried partner	502	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,302	100.0
Never married	1,932	26.5
Now married, except separated	4,291	58.8
Separated	82	1.1
Widowed	154	2.1
Divorced	843	11.5

Females 15 years and over	6,896	100.0
Never married	1,303	18.9
Now married, except separated	4,320	62.6
Separated	258	3.7
Widowed	459	6.7
Divorced	556	8.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	220	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	35	15.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	117
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	209	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	61	29.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	2	1.0
1 or 2 years	15	7.2
3 or 4 years	13	6.2
5 or more years	31	14.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	61	29.2
Who are female	23	11.0
Who are married	39	18.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,817	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	62	1.6
Kindergarten	155	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,124	55.6
High school (grades 9-12)	996	26.1
College or graduate school	480	12.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,839	100.0
Less than 9th grade	629	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,152	9.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,549	55.3
Some college, no degree	1,489	12.6
Associate's degree	654	5.5
Bachelor's degree	855	7.2
Graduate or professional degree	511	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,360	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,540	11.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,708	100.0
Same house	15,609	88.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,093	11.8
Same county	1,356	7.7
Different county	737	4.2
Same state	642	3.6
Different state	95	0.5
Abroad	6	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,920	100.0
Native	17,756	99.1
Born in United States	17,659	98.5
State of residence	15,909	88.8
Different state	1,750	9.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	97	0.5
Foreign born	164	0.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	164	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	83	50.6
Not a U.S. citizen	81	49.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	261	100.0

Native	97	37.2
Entered 2000 or later	18	6.9
Entered before 2000	79	30.3

Foreign born	164	62.8
Entered 2000 or later	11	4.2
Entered before 2000	153	58.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	164	100.0
Europe	91	55.5
Asia	27	16.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	31	18.9
Northern America	15	9.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,765	100.0
English only	16,059	95.8
Language other than English	706	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	131	0.8
Spanish	128	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	34	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	534	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	97	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	38	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,920	100.0
American	1,523	8.5
Arab	35	0.2
Czech	24	0.1
Danish	47	0.3
Dutch	757	4.2
English	1,002	5.6
French (except Basque)	237	1.3
French Canadian	16	0.1
German	8,496	47.4
Greek	54	0.3
Hungarian	43	0.2
Irish	2,475	13.8
Italian	874	4.9
Lithuanian	109	0.6
Norwegian	73	0.4
Polish	292	1.6
Portuguese	60	0.3
Russian	103	0.6
Scotch-Irish	352	2.0
Scottish	325	1.8
Slovak	39	0.2
Subsaharan African	18	0.1
Swedish	122	0.7
Swiss	105	0.6
Ukrainian	29	0.2
Welsh	143	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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