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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 --ValuePercent
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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