Acton School District, MA (2501680) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Acton School District, MA (2501680)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Acton 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	7,388	100.0
Family households (families)	5,680	76.9
With own children under 18 years	3,539	47.9
Married-couple family	5,040	68.2
With own children under 18 years	3,079	41.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	130	1.8
With own children under 18 years	57	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	510	6.9
With own children under 18 years	403	5.5
Nonfamily households	1,708	23.1
Householder living alone	1,448	19.6
65 years and over	477	6.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,597	48.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,346	18.2

Average household size	2.80
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,693	100.0
Householder	7,388	35.7
Spouse	5,019	24.3
Child	7,426	35.9
Other relatives	424	2.0
Nonrelatives	436	2.1
Unmarried partner	310	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,556	100.0
Never married	1,839	24.3
Now married, except separated	5,184	68.6
Separated	42	0.6
Widowed	154	2.0
Divorced	337	4.5

Females 15 years and over	7,940	100.0
Never married	1,676	21.1
Now married, except separated	5,081	64.0
Separated	113	1.4
Widowed	533	6.7
Divorced	537	6.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	334	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	49	14.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	74

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	157	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	0	0.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	0	0.0
Who are female	0	0.0
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,486	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	553	8.5
Kindergarten	278	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,068	47.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,666	25.7
College or graduate school	921	14.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,358	100.0
Less than 9th grade	40	0.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	315	2.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,248	9.3
Some college, no degree	1,127	8.4
Associate's degree	507	3.8
Bachelor's degree	4,710	35.3
Graduate or professional degree	5,411	40.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	75.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,318	100.0
Civilian veterans	912	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,451	100.0
Same house	18,750	91.7
Different house in the U.S.	1,498	7.3
Same county	966	4.7
Different county	532	2.6
Same state	177	0.9
Different state	355	1.7
Abroad	203	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,777	100.0
Native	16,817	80.9
Born in United States	16,575	79.8
State of residence	10,032	48.3
Different state	6,543	31.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	242	1.2
Foreign born	3,960	19.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,960	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,657	41.8
Not a U.S. citizen	2,303	58.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,202	100.0

Native	242	5.8
Entered 2000 or later	65	1.5
Entered before 2000	177	4.2

Foreign born	3,960	94.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,033	24.6
Entered before 2000	2,927	69.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,960	100.0
Europe	849	21.4
Asia	2,442	61.7
Africa	71	1.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	457	11.5
Northern America	141	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,351	100.0
English only	15,220	78.7
Language other than English	4,131	21.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,423	7.4
Spanish	252	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,520	7.9
Speak English less than "very well"	450	2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,172	11.2
Speak English less than "very well"	854	4.4
Other languages	187	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	73	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,777	100.0
American	663	3.2
Arab	165	0.8
Czech	71	0.3
Danish	154	0.7
Dutch	332	1.6
English	3,189	15.3
French (except Basque)	1,102	5.3
French Canadian	441	2.1
German	2,428	11.7
Greek	206	1.0
Hungarian	99	0.5
Irish	4,201	20.2
Italian	1,863	9.0
Lithuanian	431	2.1
Norwegian	197	0.9
Polish	957	4.6
Portuguese	636	3.1
Russian	861	4.1
Scotch-Irish	455	2.2
Scottish	849	4.1
Slovak	82	0.4
Subsaharan African	112	0.5
Swedish	522	2.5
Swiss	128	0.6
Ukrainian	194	0.9
Welsh	149	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	90	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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