Agawam School District, MA (2501800) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Agawam School District, MA (2501800)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Agawam 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	11,273	100.0
Family households (families)	7,326	65.0
With own children under 18 years	3,119	27.7
Married-couple family	5,718	50.7
With own children under 18 years	2,273	20.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	519	4.6
With own children under 18 years	302	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,089	9.7
With own children under 18 years	544	4.8
Nonfamily households	3,947	35.0
Householder living alone	3,307	29.3
65 years and over	1,112	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,370	29.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,927	26.0

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,983	100.0
Householder	11,273	40.3
Spouse	5,746	20.5
Child	8,637	30.9
Other relatives	1,076	3.8
Nonrelatives	1,251	4.5
Unmarried partner	654	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,285	100.0
Never married	3,211	28.5
Now married, except separated	6,039	53.5
Separated	209	1.9
Widowed	423	3.7
Divorced	1,403	12.4

Females 15 years and over	12,366	100.0
Never married	3,133	25.3
Now married, except separated	6,085	49.2
Separated	173	1.4
Widowed	1,417	11.5
Divorced	1,558	12.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	308	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	89	28.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	342	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	76	22.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	16	4.7
1 or 2 years	22	6.4
3 or 4 years	25	7.3
5 or more years	13	3.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	76	22.2
Who are female	49	14.3
Who are married	22	6.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,361	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	473	6.4
Kindergarten	415	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,675	36.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,792	24.3
College or graduate school	2,006	27.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,256	100.0
Less than 9th grade	515	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	976	4.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,870	33.9
Some college, no degree	3,904	19.3
Associate's degree	2,579	12.7
Bachelor's degree	3,348	16.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,064	10.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,379	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,946	13.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,397	100.0
Same house	25,811	90.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,501	8.8
Same county	1,765	6.2
Different county	736	2.6
Same state	328	1.2
Different state	408	1.4
Abroad	85	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,599	100.0
Native	26,759	93.6
Born in United States	26,436	92.4
State of residence	21,350	74.7
Different state	5,086	17.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	323	1.1
Foreign born	1,840	6.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,840	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,059	57.6
Not a U.S. citizen	781	42.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,163	100.0

Native	323	14.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	323	14.9

Foreign born	1,840	85.1
Entered 2000 or later	327	15.1
Entered before 2000	1,513	69.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,840	100.0
Europe	1,082	58.8
Asia	217	11.8
Africa	48	2.6
Oceania	6	0.3
Latin America	248	13.5
Northern America	239	13.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,227	100.0
English only	24,801	91.1
Language other than English	2,426	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	781	2.9
Spanish	614	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	164	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,622	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	566	2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	82	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.0
Other languages	108	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,599	100.0
American	1,066	3.7
Arab	148	0.5
Czech	67	0.2
Danish	42	0.1
Dutch	129	0.5
English	3,536	12.4
French (except Basque)	4,269	14.9
French Canadian	2,988	10.4
German	2,213	7.7
Greek	340	1.2
Hungarian	21	0.1
Irish	6,583	23.0
Italian	6,949	24.3
Lithuanian	78	0.3
Norwegian	60	0.2
Polish	3,329	11.6
Portuguese	225	0.8
Russian	872	3.0
Scotch-Irish	406	1.4
Scottish	969	3.4
Slovak	9	0.0
Subsaharan African	48	0.2
Swedish	451	1.6
Swiss	77	0.3
Ukrainian	171	0.6
Welsh	88	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	112	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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