Acton-Boxborough School District, MA (2501710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Acton-Boxborough School District, MA (2501710)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Acton-Boxborough 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	9,326	100.0
Family households (families)	7,001	75.1
With own children under 18 years	4,318	46.3
Married-couple family	6,193	66.4
With own children under 18 years	3,748	40.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	181	1.9
With own children under 18 years	91	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	627	6.7
With own children under 18 years	479	5.1
Nonfamily households	2,325	24.9
Householder living alone	1,960	21.0
65 years and over	586	6.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,418	47.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,636	17.5

Average household size	2.77
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,794	100.0
Householder	9,326	36.2
Spouse	6,180	24.0
Child	9,123	35.4
Other relatives	610	2.4
Nonrelatives	555	2.2
Unmarried partner	404	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,495	100.0
Never married	2,379	25.1
Now married, except separated	6,408	67.5
Separated	42	0.4
Widowed	162	1.7
Divorced	504	5.3

Females 15 years and over	10,017	100.0
Never married	2,225	22.2
Now married, except separated	6,292	62.8
Separated	130	1.3
Widowed	632	6.3
Divorced	738	7.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	396	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	49	12.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	21
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	66

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	260	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	8,064	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	677	8.4
Kindergarten	354	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,633	45.1
High school (grades 9-12)	2,133	26.5
College or graduate school	1,267	15.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,651	100.0
Less than 9th grade	93	0.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	323	1.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,587	9.5
Some college, no degree	1,517	9.1
Associate's degree	696	4.2
Bachelor's degree	5,960	35.8
Graduate or professional degree	6,475	38.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	74.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,012	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,135	6.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,481	100.0
Same house	23,229	91.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,908	7.5
Same county	1,322	5.2
Different county	586	2.3
Same state	196	0.8
Different state	390	1.5
Abroad	344	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,878	100.0
Native	21,042	81.3
Born in United States	20,722	80.1
State of residence	12,687	49.0
Different state	8,035	31.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	320	1.2
Foreign born	4,836	18.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,836	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,919	39.7
Not a U.S. citizen	2,917	60.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,156	100.0

Native	320	6.2
Entered 2000 or later	65	1.3
Entered before 2000	255	4.9

Foreign born	4,836	93.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,331	25.8
Entered before 2000	3,505	68.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,836	100.0
Europe	1,030	21.3
Asia	2,951	61.0
Africa	71	1.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	627	13.0
Northern America	157	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,137	100.0
English only	18,937	78.5
Language other than English	5,200	21.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,801	7.5
Spanish	520	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	204	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,785	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	488	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,708	11.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,036	4.3
Other languages	187	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	73	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,878	100.0
American	759	2.9
Arab	191	0.7
Czech	71	0.3
Danish	207	0.8
Dutch	426	1.6
English	4,052	15.7
French (except Basque)	1,445	5.6
French Canadian	610	2.4
German	3,019	11.7
Greek	253	1.0
Hungarian	136	0.5
Irish	5,236	20.2
Italian	2,382	9.2
Lithuanian	450	1.7
Norwegian	244	0.9
Polish	1,299	5.0
Portuguese	740	2.9
Russian	972	3.8
Scotch-Irish	648	2.5
Scottish	1,034	4.0
Slovak	82	0.3
Subsaharan African	112	0.4
Swedish	626	2.4
Swiss	182	0.7
Ukrainian	223	0.9
Welsh	149	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	129	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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