Amesbury School District, MA (2501860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Amesbury School District, MA (2501860)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Amesbury 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	6,526	100.0
Family households (families)	4,206	64.4
With own children under 18 years	2,085	31.9
Married-couple family	3,243	49.7
With own children under 18 years	1,554	23.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	243	3.7
With own children under 18 years	107	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	720	11.0
With own children under 18 years	424	6.5
Nonfamily households	2,320	35.6
Householder living alone	2,023	31.0
65 years and over	540	8.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,225	34.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,346	20.6

Average household size	2.49
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,261	100.0
Householder	6,526	40.1
Spouse	3,225	19.8
Child	5,095	31.3
Other relatives	701	4.3
Nonrelatives	714	4.4
Unmarried partner	472	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,455	100.0
Never married	2,305	35.7
Now married, except separated	3,368	52.2
Separated	110	1.7
Widowed	126	2.0
Divorced	546	8.5

Females 15 years and over	7,027	100.0
Never married	1,851	26.3
Now married, except separated	3,325	47.3
Separated	70	1.0
Widowed	755	10.7
Divorced	1,026	14.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	189	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	240	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	17	7.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	9	3.8
5 or more years	8	3.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	17	7.1
Who are female	4	1.7
Who are married	17	7.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,810	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	297	7.8
Kindergarten	184	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,641	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,030	27.0
College or graduate school	658	17.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,353	100.0
Less than 9th grade	277	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	541	4.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,025	26.6
Some college, no degree	2,138	18.8
Associate's degree	1,023	9.0
Bachelor's degree	2,692	23.7
Graduate or professional degree	1,657	14.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	38.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,571	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,147	9.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,353	100.0
Same house	14,755	90.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,560	9.5
Same county	1,027	6.3
Different county	533	3.3
Same state	148	0.9
Different state	385	2.4
Abroad	38	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,503	100.0
Native	15,804	95.8
Born in United States	15,721	95.3
State of residence	11,834	71.7
Different state	3,887	23.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	83	0.5
Foreign born	699	4.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	699	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	341	48.8
Not a U.S. citizen	358	51.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	782	100.0

Native	83	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	15	1.9
Entered before 2000	68	8.7

Foreign born	699	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	191	24.4
Entered before 2000	508	65.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	699	100.0
Europe	361	51.6
Asia	52	7.4
Africa	12	1.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	180	25.8
Northern America	94	13.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,428	100.0
English only	14,511	94.1
Language other than English	917	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	286	1.9
Spanish	296	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	569	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	228	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	19	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	33	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,503	100.0
American	693	4.2
Arab	97	0.6
Czech	99	0.6
Danish	216	1.3
Dutch	81	0.5
English	2,863	17.3
French (except Basque)	2,793	16.9
French Canadian	1,436	8.7
German	1,335	8.1
Greek	219	1.3
Hungarian	34	0.2
Irish	5,651	34.2
Italian	2,644	16.0
Lithuanian	110	0.7
Norwegian	29	0.2
Polish	939	5.7
Portuguese	215	1.3
Russian	237	1.4
Scotch-Irish	382	2.3
Scottish	738	4.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	4	0.0
Swedish	402	2.4
Swiss	26	0.2
Ukrainian	105	0.6
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	59	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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