Wilkinsburg Borough School District, PA (4226370) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wilkinsburg Borough School District, PA (4226370)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wilkinsburg Borough 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	8,369	100.0
Family households (families)	4,119	49.2
With own children under 18 years	1,872	22.4
Married-couple family	1,829	21.9
With own children under 18 years	548	6.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	574	6.9
With own children under 18 years	431	5.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,716	20.5
With own children under 18 years	893	10.7
Nonfamily households	4,250	50.8
Householder living alone	3,890	46.5
65 years and over	1,264	15.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,193	26.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,120	25.3

Average household size	2.04
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,089	100.0
Householder	8,369	49.0
Spouse	1,839	10.8
Child	4,238	24.8
Other relatives	1,852	10.8
Nonrelatives	791	4.6
Unmarried partner	307	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,257	100.0
Never married	2,939	47.0
Now married, except separated	2,100	33.6
Separated	228	3.6
Widowed	241	3.9
Divorced	749	12.0

Females 15 years and over	7,939	100.0
Never married	3,370	42.4
Now married, except separated	1,986	25.0
Separated	403	5.1
Widowed	1,065	13.4
Divorced	1,115	14.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	281	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	153	54.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	40

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	413	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	246	59.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	116	28.1
1 or 2 years	58	14.0
3 or 4 years	48	11.6
5 or more years	24	5.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	246	59.6
Who are female	182	44.1
Who are married	112	27.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,259	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	129	3.0
Kindergarten	263	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,644	38.6
High school (grades 9-12)	898	21.1
College or graduate school	1,325	31.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,017	100.0
Less than 9th grade	258	2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,003	8.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,865	32.2
Some college, no degree	2,650	22.1
Associate's degree	1,037	8.6
Bachelor's degree	1,931	16.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,273	10.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,393	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,541	11.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,991	100.0
Same house	13,631	80.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,360	19.8
Same county	3,118	18.4
Different county	242	1.4
Same state	81	0.5
Different state	161	0.9
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,266	100.0
Native	16,508	95.6
Born in United States	16,376	94.8
State of residence	13,104	75.9
Different state	3,272	19.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	132	0.8
Foreign born	758	4.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	758	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	348	45.9
Not a U.S. citizen	410	54.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	890	100.0

Native	132	14.8
Entered 2000 or later	20	2.2
Entered before 2000	112	12.6

Foreign born	758	85.2
Entered 2000 or later	219	24.6
Entered before 2000	539	60.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	758	100.0
Europe	142	18.7
Asia	129	17.0
Africa	95	12.5
Oceania	15	2.0
Latin America	347	45.8
Northern America	30	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,187	100.0
English only	14,993	92.6
Language other than English	1,194	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	326	2.0
Spanish	616	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	182	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	422	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	118	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	35	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	121	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	26	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,266	100.0
American	127	0.7
Arab	140	0.8
Czech	10	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	59	0.3
English	413	2.4
French (except Basque)	182	1.1
French Canadian	13	0.1
German	1,219	7.1
Greek	79	0.5
Hungarian	63	0.4
Irish	1,037	6.0
Italian	818	4.7
Lithuanian	37	0.2
Norwegian	37	0.2
Polish	440	2.5
Portuguese	31	0.2
Russian	151	0.9
Scotch-Irish	240	1.4
Scottish	200	1.2
Slovak	203	1.2
Subsaharan African	857	5.0
Swedish	55	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	63	0.4
Welsh	75	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	390	2.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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