Abington School District, MA (2501650) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Abington School District, MA (2501650)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Abington School District, MA 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	6,161	100.0
Family households (families)	4,396	71.4
With own children under 18 years	1,992	32.3
Married-couple family	3,412	55.4
With own children under 18 years	1,454	23.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	327	5.3
With own children under 18 years	131	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	657	10.7
With own children under 18 years	407	6.6
Nonfamily households	1,765	28.6
Householder living alone	1,549	25.1
65 years and over	547	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,165	35.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,464	23.8

Average household size	2.64
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,283	100.0
Householder	6,161	37.8
Spouse	3,455	21.2
Child	5,316	32.6
Other relatives	798	4.9
Nonrelatives	553	3.4
Unmarried partner	316	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,443	100.0
Never married	1,952	30.3
Now married, except separated	3,581	55.6
Separated	119	1.8
Widowed	189	2.9
Divorced	602	9.3

Females 15 years and over	6,865	100.0
Never married	1,866	27.2
Now married, except separated	3,642	53.1
Separated	100	1.5
Widowed	605	8.8
Divorced	652	9.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	201	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	34	16.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	111
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	391	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	36	9.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	7	1.8
5 or more years	29	7.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	36	9.2
Who are female	22	5.6
Who are married	29	7.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,212	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	289	6.9
Kindergarten	169	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,759	41.8
High school (grades 9-12)	857	20.3
College or graduate school	1,138	27.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,333	100.0
Less than 9th grade	88	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	529	4.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,483	39.6
Some college, no degree	2,191	19.3
Associate's degree	1,315	11.6
Bachelor's degree	2,003	17.7
Graduate or professional degree	724	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,653	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,297	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,177	100.0
Same house	14,422	89.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,729	10.7
Same county	777	4.8
Different county	952	5.9
Same state	906	5.6
Different state	46	0.3
Abroad	26	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,399	100.0
Native	15,408	94.0
Born in United States	15,308	93.3
State of residence	14,043	85.6
Different state	1,265	7.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	100	0.6
Foreign born	991	6.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	991	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	571	57.6
Not a U.S. citizen	420	42.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,091	100.0

Native	100	9.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	100	9.2

Foreign born	991	90.8
Entered 2000 or later	263	24.1
Entered before 2000	728	66.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	991	100.0
Europe	217	21.9
Asia	196	19.8
Africa	40	4.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	516	52.1
Northern America	22	2.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,380	100.0
English only	14,189	92.3
Language other than English	1,191	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	419	2.7
Spanish	333	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	616	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	270	1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	204	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.4
Other languages	38	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,399	100.0
American	660	4.0
Arab	210	1.3
Czech	34	0.2
Danish	46	0.3
Dutch	42	0.3
English	2,127	13.0
French (except Basque)	804	4.9
French Canadian	571	3.5
German	1,228	7.5
Greek	195	1.2
Hungarian	74	0.5
Irish	7,301	44.5
Italian	3,304	20.1
Lithuanian	225	1.4
Norwegian	86	0.5
Polish	898	5.5
Portuguese	513	3.1
Russian	155	0.9
Scotch-Irish	734	4.5
Scottish	394	2.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	62	0.4
Swedish	642	3.9
Swiss	6	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	112	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	237	1.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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