West Shore School District, PA (4225830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Shore School District, PA (4225830)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Shore 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	24,514	100.0
Family households (families)	15,841	64.6
With own children under 18 years	6,805	27.8
Married-couple family	12,526	51.1
With own children under 18 years	4,835	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	955	3.9
With own children under 18 years	561	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,360	9.6
With own children under 18 years	1,409	5.7
Nonfamily households	8,673	35.4
Householder living alone	6,983	28.5
65 years and over	2,649	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,389	30.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,931	24.2

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	57,269	100.0
Householder	24,514	42.8
Spouse	12,572	22.0
Child	15,065	26.3
Other relatives	1,957	3.4
Nonrelatives	3,161	5.5
Unmarried partner	1,403	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,255	100.0
Never married	7,492	28.5
Now married, except separated	14,367	54.7
Separated	829	3.2
Widowed	745	2.8
Divorced	2,822	10.7

Females 15 years and over	24,136	100.0
Never married	4,899	20.3
Now married, except separated	12,921	53.5
Separated	379	1.6
Widowed	2,679	11.1
Divorced	3,258	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	614	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	200	32.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	769	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	380	49.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	65	8.5
1 or 2 years	122	15.9
3 or 4 years	116	15.1
5 or more years	77	10.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	380	49.4
Who are female	211	27.4
Who are married	326	42.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,729	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	961	7.5
Kindergarten	608	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,653	44.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,868	22.5
College or graduate school	2,639	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	43,614	100.0
Less than 9th grade	986	2.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,185	7.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,745	36.1
Some college, no degree	7,749	17.8
Associate's degree	3,711	8.5
Bachelor's degree	8,322	19.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,916	9.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	47,981	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,594	13.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	60,183	100.0
Same house	50,500	83.9
Different house in the U.S.	9,433	15.7
Same county	3,671	6.1
Different county	5,762	9.6
Same state	4,554	7.6
Different state	1,208	2.0
Abroad	250	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	60,838	100.0
Native	58,562	96.3
Born in United States	57,385	94.3
State of residence	46,207	76.0
Different state	11,178	18.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,177	1.9
Foreign born	2,276	3.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,276	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,167	51.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,109	48.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,453	100.0

Native	1,177	34.1
Entered 2000 or later	337	9.8
Entered before 2000	840	24.3

Foreign born	2,276	65.9
Entered 2000 or later	817	23.7
Entered before 2000	1,459	42.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,276	100.0
Europe	794	34.9
Asia	754	33.1
Africa	335	14.7
Oceania	20	0.9
Latin America	336	14.8
Northern America	37	1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	57,546	100.0
English only	53,770	93.4
Language other than English	3,776	6.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,292	2.2
Spanish	1,418	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	459	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,500	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	359	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	470	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	212	0.4
Other languages	388	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	262	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	60,838	100.0
American	3,284	5.4
Arab	355	0.6
Czech	209	0.3
Danish	112	0.2
Dutch	1,535	2.5
English	5,292	8.7
French (except Basque)	1,361	2.2
French Canadian	259	0.4
German	24,454	40.2
Greek	285	0.5
Hungarian	491	0.8
Irish	8,270	13.6
Italian	5,206	8.6
Lithuanian	471	0.8
Norwegian	285	0.5
Polish	2,629	4.3
Portuguese	123	0.2
Russian	426	0.7
Scotch-Irish	1,688	2.8
Scottish	1,295	2.1
Slovak	643	1.1
Subsaharan African	125	0.2
Swedish	679	1.1
Swiss	332	0.5
Ukrainian	330	0.5
Welsh	1,230	2.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	258	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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