S0901: Children
Characteristics
Data Set: 2004 American
Community Survey
Geographic Area: Pennsylvania
NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.
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Subject |
Total |
MOE |
In married-couple family household |
MOE |
In male householder, no wife present, family
household |
MOE |
In female householder, no husband present, family
household |
MOE |
|
Children
under 18 years in households |
2,824,372 |
+/-6,578 |
1,966,582 |
+/-33,503 |
172,556 |
+/-18,158 |
661,417 |
+/-25,625 |
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AGE |
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Under 6 years |
30.9% |
+/-0.4 |
30.9% |
+/-0.7 |
34.0% |
+/-4.5 |
30.5% |
+/-1.7 |
|
6 to 11 years |
32.6% |
+/-0.6 |
33.7% |
+/-0.8 |
26.9% |
+/-3.9 |
30.7% |
+/-1.8 |
|
12 to 17 years |
36.5% |
+/-0.7 |
35.4% |
+/-0.9 |
39.1% |
+/-4.5 |
38.7% |
+/-2.1 |
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RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO
ORIGIN |
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One race |
97.4% |
+/-0.4 |
98.0% |
+/-0.4 |
97.9% |
+/-1.3 |
95.6% |
+/-1.1 |
|
White |
78.9% |
+/-0.4 |
87.7% |
+/-0.9 |
75.4% |
+/-4.5 |
53.5% |
+/-2.8 |
|
Black
or African American |
13.4% |
+/-0.4 |
5.5% |
+/-0.8 |
15.5% |
+/-4.2 |
36.3% |
+/-2.4 |
|
American
Indian and Alaska Native |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
0.1% |
+/-0.1 |
0.0% |
+/-0.3 |
0.2% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Asian |
2.4% |
+/-0.1 |
2.9% |
+/-0.2 |
2.5% |
+/-1.5 |
0.8% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
0.1% |
+/-0.2 |
0.0% |
+/-0.1 |
|
Some
other race |
2.7% |
+/-0.3 |
1.8% |
+/-0.4 |
4.5% |
+/-2.2 |
4.8% |
+/-1.3 |
|
Two or more races |
2.6% |
+/-0.4 |
2.0% |
+/-0.4 |
2.1% |
+/-1.3 |
4.4% |
+/-1.1 |
|
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Hispanic or Latino origin
(of any race) |
5.7% |
+/-0.1 |
3.8% |
+/-0.5 |
10.1% |
+/-3.0 |
10.1% |
+/-1.5 |
|
White alone, not Hispanic or
Latino |
76.5% |
+/-0.2 |
86.1% |
+/-0.9 |
69.5% |
+/-4.9 |
49.6% |
+/-2.6 |
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RELATIONSHIP TO HOUSEHOLDER |
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|
Own child (biological, step
or adopted) |
89.8% |
+/-0.6 |
94.4% |
+/-0.6 |
81.1% |
+/-3.8 |
81.6% |
+/-2.3 |
|
Grandchild |
6.4% |
+/-0.5 |
4.0% |
+/-0.5 |
6.5% |
+/-2.4 |
13.9% |
+/-2.1 |
|
Other relatives |
1.8% |
+/-0.4 |
0.8% |
+/-0.2 |
7.1% |
+/-2.9 |
3.4% |
+/-1.1 |
|
Foster child or other
unrelated child |
1.9% |
+/-0.3 |
0.7% |
+/-0.2 |
5.3% |
+/-2.0 |
1.1% |
+/-0.4 |
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CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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|
Native |
98.3% |
+/-0.3 |
98.1% |
+/-0.3 |
97.7% |
+/-1.2 |
99.1% |
+/-0.4 |
|
Foreign born |
1.7% |
+/-0.3 |
1.9% |
+/-0.3 |
2.3% |
+/-1.2 |
0.9% |
+/-0.4 |
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PRESENCE OF OTHER ADULTS |
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Presence of grandparent
householder |
6.4% |
+/-0.5 |
4.0% |
+/-0.5 |
6.5% |
+/-2.4 |
13.9% |
+/-2.1 |
|
Presence of unmarried
partner of householder |
6.0% |
+/-0.7 |
(X) |
(X) |
32.1% |
+/-5.7 |
14.8% |
+/-2.3 |
|
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DISABILITY STATUS |
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|
Children
5 to 17 years |
2,105,441 |
+/-8,018 |
1,469,977 |
+/-25,572 |
119,757 |
+/-13,965 |
496,045 |
+/-20,738 |
|
With any disability |
7.4% |
+/-0.6 |
6.0% |
+/-0.7 |
7.6% |
+/-2.6 |
11.4% |
+/-1.2 |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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|
Children
3 to 17 years |
2,404,480 |
+/-12,812 |
1,679,569 |
+/-27,607 |
138,734 |
+/-15,390 |
563,181 |
+/-22,214 |
|
Enrolled in school |
2,150,660 |
+/-12,002 |
1,514,654 |
+/-26,580 |
117,630 |
+/-12,614 |
498,663 |
+/-21,319 |
|
Public |
81.2% |
+/-0.8 |
77.9% |
+/-1.1 |
87.4% |
+/-4.3 |
89.5% |
+/-1.4 |
|
Private |
18.8% |
+/-0.8 |
22.1% |
+/-1.1 |
12.6% |
+/-4.3 |
10.5% |
+/-1.4 |
|
Not enrolled in school |
253,820 |
+/-14,899 |
164,915 |
+/-12,222 |
21,104 |
+/-6,422 |
64,518 |
+/-8,929 |
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LABOR FORCE STATUS OF
PARENTS |
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|
Children
under 6 years |
836,098 |
+/-13,333 |
595,360 |
+/-19,401 |
48,945 |
+/-9,410 |
191,793 |
+/-12,830 |
|
Both parents in the labor
force |
36.7% |
+/-1.9 |
51.3% |
+/-2.4 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Father only in the labor
force |
33.1% |
+/-2.2 |
39.0% |
+/-2.6 |
82.2% |
+/-6.0 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Mother only in the labor
force |
18.3% |
+/-1.6 |
5.5% |
+/-1.1 |
(X) |
(X) |
62.9% |
+/-4.6 |
|
Parent(s) not in the labor
force |
11.9% |
+/-1.2 |
4.3% |
+/-0.9 |
17.1% |
+/-5.8 |
34.1% |
+/-4.7 |
|
Children
6 to 17 years |
1,845,686 |
+/-15,981 |
1,323,960 |
+/-25,594 |
102,598 |
+/-13,006 |
419,128 |
+/-21,190 |
|
Both parents in the labor
force |
46.2% |
+/-1.3 |
64.0% |
+/-1.3 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Father only in the labor
force |
24.9% |
+/-0.9 |
27.7% |
+/-1.2 |
82.0% |
+/-4.8 |
(X) |
(X) |
|
Mother only in the labor
force |
20.2% |
+/-1.2 |
5.0% |
+/-0.9 |
(X) |
(X) |
72.1% |
+/-3.3 |
|
Parent(s) not in the labor
force |
8.7% |
+/-0.8 |
3.2% |
+/-0.7 |
12.5% |
+/-4.3 |
25.1% |
+/-3.4 |
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MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IN THE
PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2004 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) FOR FAMILIES WITH OWN
CHILDREN |
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|
Median income (dollars) |
55,135 |
+/-1,122 |
68,681 |
+/-2,034 |
32,228 |
+/-1,936 |
21,626 |
+/-1,039 |
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Children
under 18 years in households |
2,824,372 |
+/-6,578 |
1,966,582 |
+/-33,503 |
172,556 |
+/-18,158 |
661,417 |
+/-25,625 |
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN THE
PAST 12 MONTHS |
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|
Children living in
households with Supplemental Security Income (SSI), cash public assistance
income, or Food Stamps |
18.2% |
+/-1.2 |
9.2% |
+/-1.2 |
22.3% |
+/-4.0 |
43.9% |
+/-3.3 |
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HOUSING
TENURE |
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|
Children
under 18 years in occupied housing units |
2,824,372 |
+/-6,578 |
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