Wyoming Valley West School District, PA (4225950) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wyoming Valley West School District, PA (4225950)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wyoming Valley West 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	19,086	100.0
Family households (families)	10,993	57.6
With own children under 18 years	4,702	24.6
Married-couple family	7,757	40.6
With own children under 18 years	3,088	16.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	698	3.7
With own children under 18 years	266	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,538	13.3
With own children under 18 years	1,348	7.1
Nonfamily households	8,093	42.4
Householder living alone	7,120	37.3
65 years and over	2,980	15.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,057	26.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,752	30.1

Average household size	2.16
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	41,145	100.0
Householder	19,086	46.4
Spouse	7,722	18.8
Child	10,885	26.5
Other relatives	1,762	4.3
Nonrelatives	1,690	4.1
Unmarried partner	1,020	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,528	100.0
Never married	5,931	35.9
Now married, except separated	8,029	48.6
Separated	234	1.4
Widowed	859	5.2
Divorced	1,475	8.9

Females 15 years and over	18,974	100.0
Never married	5,214	27.5
Now married, except separated	7,991	42.1
Separated	471	2.5
Widowed	2,914	15.4
Divorced	2,384	12.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	301	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	140	46.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	646	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	292	45.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	78	12.1
1 or 2 years	14	2.2
3 or 4 years	11	1.7
5 or more years	189	29.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	292	45.2
Who are female	176	27.2
Who are married	232	35.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,020	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	435	4.8
Kindergarten	559	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,380	37.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,547	28.2
College or graduate school	2,099	23.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	30,404	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,119	3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,772	9.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,746	38.6
Some college, no degree	5,625	18.5
Associate's degree	2,375	7.8
Bachelor's degree	4,415	14.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,352	7.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,571	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,256	12.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	41,600	100.0
Same house	36,361	87.4
Different house in the U.S.	5,088	12.2
Same county	3,769	9.1
Different county	1,319	3.2
Same state	626	1.5
Different state	693	1.7
Abroad	151	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,880	100.0
Native	41,036	98.0
Born in United States	40,788	97.4
State of residence	35,300	84.3
Different state	5,488	13.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	248	0.6
Foreign born	844	2.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	844	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	575	68.1
Not a U.S. citizen	269	31.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,092	100.0

Native	248	22.7
Entered 2000 or later	40	3.7
Entered before 2000	208	19.0

Foreign born	844	77.3
Entered 2000 or later	177	16.2
Entered before 2000	667	61.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	844	100.0
Europe	367	43.5
Asia	312	37.0
Africa	2	0.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	157	18.6
Northern America	6	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	40,017	100.0
English only	38,464	96.1
Language other than English	1,553	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	411	1.0
Spanish	368	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	90	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	986	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	244	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	90	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	41	0.1
Other languages	109	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	36	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,880	100.0
American	1,877	4.5
Arab	378	0.9
Czech	167	0.4
Danish	5	0.0
Dutch	1,265	3.0
English	3,001	7.2
French (except Basque)	422	1.0
French Canadian	29	0.1
German	6,013	14.4
Greek	112	0.3
Hungarian	370	0.9
Irish	9,130	21.8
Italian	5,824	13.9
Lithuanian	2,029	4.8
Norwegian	89	0.2
Polish	12,105	28.9
Portuguese	19	0.0
Russian	2,067	4.9
Scotch-Irish	199	0.5
Scottish	581	1.4
Slovak	2,782	6.6
Subsaharan African	24	0.1
Swedish	260	0.6
Swiss	49	0.1
Ukrainian	501	1.2
Welsh	2,779	6.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	25	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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