Wilkes-Barre Area School District, PA (4226300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wilkes-Barre Area School District, PA (4226300)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wilkes-Barre 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	25,745	100.0
Family households (families)	14,652	56.9
With own children under 18 years	5,941	23.1
Married-couple family	9,789	38.0
With own children under 18 years	3,211	12.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,161	4.5
With own children under 18 years	539	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,702	14.4
With own children under 18 years	2,191	8.5
Nonfamily households	11,093	43.1
Householder living alone	9,427	36.6
65 years and over	4,267	16.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,673	25.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,073	31.4

Average household size	2.19
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	56,267	100.0
Householder	25,745	45.8
Spouse	9,643	17.1
Child	14,649	26.0
Other relatives	2,792	5.0
Nonrelatives	3,438	6.1
Unmarried partner	1,570	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,102	100.0
Never married	9,822	40.8
Now married, except separated	10,535	43.7
Separated	702	2.9
Widowed	1,023	4.2
Divorced	2,020	8.4

Females 15 years and over	26,471	100.0
Never married	8,558	32.3
Now married, except separated	10,071	38.0
Separated	610	2.3
Widowed	4,265	16.1
Divorced	2,967	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	551	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	201	36.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	921	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	305	33.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	60	6.5
1 or 2 years	78	8.5
3 or 4 years	77	8.4
5 or more years	90	9.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	305	33.1
Who are female	212	23.0
Who are married	173	18.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,198	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	484	3.4
Kindergarten	658	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,298	37.3
High school (grades 9-12)	2,503	17.6
College or graduate school	5,255	37.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,979	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,686	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,371	10.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,201	42.0
Some college, no degree	7,086	17.3
Associate's degree	2,854	7.0
Bachelor's degree	5,358	13.1
Graduate or professional degree	2,423	5.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	48,424	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,832	12.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	59,400	100.0
Same house	48,623	81.9
Different house in the U.S.	10,478	17.6
Same county	6,753	11.4
Different county	3,725	6.3
Same state	1,567	2.6
Different state	2,158	3.6
Abroad	299	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	59,914	100.0
Native	57,791	96.5
Born in United States	57,104	95.3
State of residence	46,591	77.8
Different state	10,513	17.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	687	1.1
Foreign born	2,123	3.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,123	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	882	41.5
Not a U.S. citizen	1,241	58.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,810	100.0

Native	687	24.4
Entered 2000 or later	81	2.9
Entered before 2000	606	21.6

Foreign born	2,123	75.6
Entered 2000 or later	622	22.1
Entered before 2000	1,501	53.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,123	100.0
Europe	358	16.9
Asia	747	35.2
Africa	44	2.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	955	45.0
Northern America	19	0.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	56,771	100.0
English only	52,407	92.3
Language other than English	4,364	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,714	3.0
Spanish	2,206	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	969	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,490	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	419	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	470	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	318	0.6
Other languages	198	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	59,914	100.0
American	1,236	2.1
Arab	958	1.6
Czech	231	0.4
Danish	85	0.1
Dutch	939	1.6
English	3,834	6.4
French (except Basque)	706	1.2
French Canadian	154	0.3
German	10,907	18.2
Greek	253	0.4
Hungarian	481	0.8
Irish	13,793	23.0
Italian	8,429	14.1
Lithuanian	1,833	3.1
Norwegian	45	0.1
Polish	14,299	23.9
Portuguese	77	0.1
Russian	2,830	4.7
Scotch-Irish	620	1.0
Scottish	704	1.2
Slovak	2,853	4.8
Subsaharan African	204	0.3
Swedish	318	0.5
Swiss	51	0.1
Ukrainian	701	1.2
Welsh	3,736	6.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	318	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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