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.


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

 

AGE

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

 

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

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

 

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

 

RELATIONSHIP TO HOUSEHOLDER

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

 

CITIZENSHIP STATUS

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

 

PRESENCE OF OTHER ADULTS

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

 

DISABILITY STATUS

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

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

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

 

LABOR FORCE STATUS OF PARENTS

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

 

MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2004 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) FOR FAMILIES WITH OWN CHILDREN

Median income (dollars)

55,135

+/-1,122

68,681

+/-2,034

32,228

+/-1,936

21,626

+/-1,039

 

Children under 18 years in households

2,824,372

+/-6,578

1,966,582

+/-33,503

172,556

+/-18,158

661,417

+/-25,625

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

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

 

HOUSING TENURE

Children under 18 years in occupied housing units

2,824,372

+/-6,578