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Language Spoken At Home in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,616 | 100% |
English only | 15,203 | 81.7% |
Language other than English | 3,413 | 18.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,592 | 8.6% |
Spanish | 2,902 | 15.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,314 | 7.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 380 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 190 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 123 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 80 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 8 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,217 | 100% |
American | 1,369 | 6.8% |
Arab | 21 | 0.1% |
Czech | 8 | 0.0% |
Danish | 37 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 309 | 1.5% |
English | 1,258 | 6.2% |
French (except Basque) | 321 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 50 | 0.2% |
German | 5,367 | 26.5% |
Greek | 106 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 61 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,112 | 15.4% |
Italian | 797 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 54 | 0.3% |
Polish | 348 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 37 | 0.2% |
Russian | 49 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 346 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 312 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 40 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 70 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 149 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 82 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 28 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 163 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 214 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,120 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,597 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,257 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 2,952 | 36.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,179 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 349 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 188 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,296 | 16.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 890 | 11.0% |
Nonfamily households | 3,523 | 43.4% |
Householder living alone | 3,075 | 37.9% |
65 years and over | 1,398 | 17.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,434 | 30.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,618 | 32.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,288 | 100% |
Householder | 8,120 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 2,925 | 15.2% |
Child | 5,896 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 1,212 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,135 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 474 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,982 | 100% |
Never married | 2,394 | 34.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,376 | 48.4% |
Separated | 131 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 272 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 809 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,788 | 100% |
Never married | 2,817 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,170 | 36.1% |
Separated | 345 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 1,176 | 13.4% |
Divorced | 1,280 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 251 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 76 | 30.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 325 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 39 | 12.0% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 4.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 26 | 8.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 39 | 100% |
Who are female | 13 | 33.3% |
Who are married | 39 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,738 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 278 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 309 | 6.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,213 | 46.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 945 | 19.9% |
College or graduate school | 993 | 21.0% |
Educational Attainment in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,155 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,245 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,519 | 11.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,732 | 36.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,129 | 16.2% |
Associate's degree | 918 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,590 | 12.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,022 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.9% |
Veteran Status in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,010 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,867 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,643 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,835 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 5,174 | 100% |
With a disability | 275 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 11,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,360 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 3,338 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,200 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,993 | 100% |
Same house | 15,723 | 78.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,133 | 20.7% |
Same county | 2,739 | 13.7% |
Different county | 1,394 | 7.0% |
Same state | 786 | 3.9% |
Different state | 608 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 137 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,217 | 100% |
Native | 18,297 | 90.5% |
Born in United States | 17,882 | 88.5% |
State of residence | 12,894 | 63.8% |
Different state | 4,988 | 24.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 415 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 1,920 | 9.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,920 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 458 | 23.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,462 | 76.1% |
Year of Entry in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,335 | 100% |
Native | 415 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 404 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 1,920 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 38 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,882 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chambersburg Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,920 | 100% |
Europe | 177 | 9.2% |
Asia | 179 | 9.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 1,547 | 80.6% |
Northern America | 5 | 0.3% |