Abington School District, Cheltenham School District, Jenkintown School District, Wissahickon School District (Pennsylvania) Census Data 2000

Sources

National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education
Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce
Institute of Edcuation Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education

		Subject	Abington SD	Abington SD	Cheltenham SD	Cheltenham SD	Jenkintown SD	Jenkintown SD	Wissahickon SD	Wissahickon SD
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1		Total Population	58680	N/A	36875	N/A	4478	N/A	35410	N/A
	a	Male	27721	47.2	17078	46.3	1975	44.1	16613	46.9
	b	Under 5 Years	1743	3	952	2.6	107	2.4	1034	2.9
	c	5 to 9 years	1920	3.3	1169	3.2	154	3.4	1283	3.6
	d	10 to 14 years	2124	3.6	1380	3.7	162	3.6	1294	3.7
	e	15 to 17 years	1255	2.1	834	2.3	93	2.1	731	2.1
	f	18 to 19 years	603	1	437	1.2	35	0.8	340	1
	g	Female	30959	52.8	19797	53.7	2503	55.9	18797	53.1
	h	Under 5 Years	1638	2.8	934	2.5	106	2.4	1045	3
	i	5 to 9 years	1912	3.3	1109	3	134	3	1170	3.3
	j	10 to 14 years	2050	3.5	1276	3.5	170	3.8	1273	3.6
	k	15 to 17 years	1192	2	749	2	100	2.2	729	2.1
	l	18 to 19 years	563	1	539	1.5	32	0.7	328	0.9
2		RELATIONSHIP BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE (INCLUDING LIVING ALONE)
	a	Total Population in Households	57696	100	35478	100	4466	100	34500	100
	b	In Family Households	49526	N/A	29812	N/A	3386	N/A	29736	N/A
	c	Householder	15782	100	9638	100	1088	100	9558	100
	d	Male	11846	75.1	6944	72	761	69.9	7545	78.9
	e	Female	3936	24.9	2694	28	327	30.1	2013	21.1
3		TENURE
	a	Total Occupied Housing Units	22750	100	14346	100	2035	100	13647	100
	b	Owner Occupied Housing Units	17941	78.9	9246	64.5	1321	64.9	10034	73.5
	c	Renter Occupied Housing Units	4809	21.1	5100	35.5	714	35.1	3613	26.5
4		AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZEÊ
	a	Average Household Size	2.54	N/A	2.47	N/A	2.19	N/A	2.53	N/A
5			AVERAGE FAMILY SIZEÊ
	a	Average Family Size	3.1	N/A	3.05	N/A	3.08	N/A	3.08	N/A
6		SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER
	a	Total	40995	N/A	25400	N/A	3205	N/A	24850	N/A
	b	Male	18675	45.6	11405	44.9	1350	42.1	11205	45.1
	c	12th grade, no diploma	375	2	310	2.7	15	1.1	145	1.3
	d	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4825	25.8	2110	18.5	240	17.8	1720	15.4
	e	Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2590	13.9	1505	13.2	210	15.6	1285	11.5
	f	Bachelor's degree	4390	23.5	3100	27.2	360	26.7	3855	34.4
	g	Master's degree	1590	8.5	1190	10.4	120	8.9	1355	12.1
	h	Professional school degree	1090	5.8	1255	11	120	8.9	840	7.5
	i	Doctorate degree	390	2.1	495	4.3	65	4.8	530	4.7
	j	Female	22320	54.4	13995	55.1	1855	57.9	13645	54.9
	k	12th grade, no diploma	685	3.1	405	2.9	15	0.8	355	2.6
	l	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6725	30.1	3395	24.3	430	23.2	3040	22.3
	m	Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2630	11.8	1730	12.4	270	14.6	1335	9.8
	n	Bachelor's degree	4550	20.4	3390	24.2	470	25.3	3570	26.2
	o	Master's degree	2300	10.3	2240	16	295	15.9	1820	13.3
	p	Professional school degree	705	3.2	520	3.7	55	3	480	3.5
	q	Doctorate degree	190	0.9	305	2.2	25	1.3	205	1.5
7		MEDIAN GROSS RENT (DOLLARS)
	a	Median gross rent	730	N/A	742	N/A	710	N/A	1060	N/A
8		MEDIAN VALUE (DOLLARS) FOR ALL OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
	a	Median value	140700	N/A	164400	N/A	143900	N/A	223300	N/A
9		PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1999 (DOLLARS)
	a	Per capita income in 1999	29932	N/A	31424	N/A	29834	N/A	38153	N/A
10		MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 (DOLLARS) BY TENURE
	a	Total	58694	N/A	61629	N/A	48220	N/A	74111	N/A
	b	Owner occupied	65005	N/A	79343	N/A	61335	N/A	88356	N/A
	c	Renter occupied	36979	N/A	38908	N/A	36351	N/A	46517	N/A
11		POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 OF FAMILIES
	a	Total	15870	N/A	9775	N/A	1075	N/A	9530	N/A
	b	Income in 1999 below poverty level	315	2	295	3	20	1.9	160	1.7
	c	Income in 1999 at or above poverty level	15555	98	9485	97	1055	98.1	9370	98.3
12		POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 OF HOUSEHOLDS
	a	Total	22770	N/A	14370	N/A	2030	N/A	13750	N/A
	b	Income in 1999 below poverty level	970	4.3	745	5.2	120	5.9	475	3.5
	c	Income in 1999 at or above poverty level	21800	95.7	13625	94.8	1915	94.3	13270	96.5
13		Common Core of Data, Local Education Agency Universe Survey, 1999-2000 (NCES)
	a	Total Students	7,402		5,089		613		4,436
	b	Total FTE Teachers	443.5		331.4		48.2		307.9
	c	Total Schools	9		7		3		7
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
		Subject	Abington SD	Abington SD	Cheltenham SD	Cheltenham SD	Jenkintown SD	Jenkintown SD	Wissahickon SD	Wissahickon SD

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Updated 02.28.07