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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 --ValuePercent
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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