Adams-Cheshire School District, MA (2501780) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Adams-Cheshire School District, MA (2501780)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Adams-Cheshire 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	5,234	100.0
Family households (families)	3,070	58.7
With own children under 18 years	1,280	24.5
Married-couple family	2,176	41.6
With own children under 18 years	722	13.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	210	4.0
With own children under 18 years	118	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	684	13.1
With own children under 18 years	440	8.4
Nonfamily households	2,164	41.3
Householder living alone	1,773	33.9
65 years and over	769	14.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,403	26.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,499	28.6

Average household size	2.23
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	11,674	100.0
Householder	5,234	44.8
Spouse	2,209	18.9
Child	3,104	26.6
Other relatives	434	3.7
Nonrelatives	693	5.9
Unmarried partner	382	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,607	100.0
Never married	1,457	31.6
Now married, except separated	2,255	48.9
Separated	71	1.5
Widowed	121	2.6
Divorced	703	15.3

Females 15 years and over	5,231	100.0
Never married	1,378	26.3
Now married, except separated	2,321	44.4
Separated	122	2.3
Widowed	664	12.7
Divorced	746	14.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	104	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	88	84.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	213	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	86	40.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	35	16.4
1 or 2 years	40	18.8
3 or 4 years	11	5.2
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	86	40.4
Who are female	36	16.9
Who are married	86	40.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,561	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	83	3.2
Kindergarten	128	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,102	43.0
High school (grades 9-12)	711	27.8
College or graduate school	537	21.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,282	100.0
Less than 9th grade	337	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	759	9.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,275	39.5
Some college, no degree	1,467	17.7
Associate's degree	707	8.5
Bachelor's degree	1,124	13.6
Graduate or professional degree	613	7.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,284	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,148	12.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	11,616	100.0
Same house	10,647	91.7
Different house in the U.S.	969	8.3
Same county	791	6.8
Different county	178	1.5
Same state	26	0.2
Different state	152	1.3
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	11,674	100.0
Native	11,317	96.9
Born in United States	11,186	95.8
State of residence	9,554	81.8
Different state	1,632	14.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	131	1.1
Foreign born	357	3.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	357	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	294	82.4
Not a U.S. citizen	63	17.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	488	100.0

Native	131	26.8
Entered 2000 or later	12	2.5
Entered before 2000	119	24.4

Foreign born	357	73.2
Entered 2000 or later	78	16.0
Entered before 2000	279	57.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	357	100.0
Europe	187	52.4
Asia	65	18.2
Africa	42	11.8
Oceania	11	3.1
Latin America	9	2.5
Northern America	43	12.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	11,202	100.0
English only	10,436	93.2
Language other than English	766	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	214	1.9
Spanish	73	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	641	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	133	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	43	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	43	0.4
Other languages	9	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	11,674	100.0
American	324	2.8
Arab	119	1.0
Czech	5	0.0
Danish	24	0.2
Dutch	109	0.9
English	1,137	9.7
French (except Basque)	3,431	29.4
French Canadian	848	7.3
German	1,295	11.1
Greek	53	0.5
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,150	18.4
Italian	1,792	15.4
Lithuanian	27	0.2
Norwegian	19	0.2
Polish	3,294	28.2
Portuguese	100	0.9
Russian	15	0.1
Scotch-Irish	197	1.7
Scottish	546	4.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	27	0.2
Swedish	216	1.9
Swiss	17	0.1
Ukrainian	18	0.2
Welsh	46	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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