Amherst School District, MA (2501890) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Amherst School District, MA (2501890)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Amherst 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	8,902	100.0
Family households (families)	4,311	48.4
With own children under 18 years	2,052	23.1
Married-couple family	3,308	37.2
With own children under 18 years	1,404	15.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	154	1.7
With own children under 18 years	123	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	849	9.5
With own children under 18 years	525	5.9
Nonfamily households	4,591	51.6
Householder living alone	2,411	27.1
65 years and over	814	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,199	24.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,791	20.1

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	2.84

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,050	100.0
Householder	8,902	42.3
Spouse	3,183	15.1
Child	4,397	20.9
Other relatives	373	1.8
Nonrelatives	4,195	19.9
Unmarried partner	456	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,845	100.0
Never married	12,336	73.2
Now married, except separated	3,625	21.5
Separated	104	0.6
Widowed	224	1.3
Divorced	556	3.3

Females 15 years and over	16,341	100.0
Never married	11,355	69.5
Now married, except separated	3,246	19.9
Separated	178	1.1
Widowed	525	3.2
Divorced	1,037	6.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	158	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	24	15.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	2
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	12
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	4
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	50

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	142	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	30	21.1
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	30	21.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	30	21.1
Who are female	20	14.1
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	24,426	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	304	1.2
Kindergarten	232	0.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,602	6.6
High school (grades 9-12)	963	3.9
College or graduate school	21,325	87.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,651	100.0
Less than 9th grade	281	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	343	2.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,557	13.4
Some college, no degree	1,075	9.2
Associate's degree	485	4.2
Bachelor's degree	2,907	25.0
Graduate or professional degree	5,003	42.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	67.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	32,346	100.0
Civilian veterans	926	2.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	35,837	100.0
Same house	23,844	66.5
Different house in the U.S.	10,907	30.4
Same county	3,428	9.6
Different county	7,479	20.9
Same state	4,936	13.8
Different state	2,543	7.1
Abroad	1,086	3.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,971	100.0
Native	31,220	86.8
Born in United States	30,227	84.0
State of residence	16,691	46.4
Different state	13,536	37.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	993	2.8
Foreign born	4,751	13.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,751	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,073	43.6
Not a U.S. citizen	2,678	56.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,744	100.0

Native	993	17.3
Entered 2000 or later	225	3.9
Entered before 2000	768	13.4

Foreign born	4,751	82.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,743	30.3
Entered before 2000	3,008	52.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,751	100.0
Europe	1,143	24.1
Asia	2,241	47.2
Africa	362	7.6
Oceania	117	2.5
Latin America	765	16.1
Northern America	123	2.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	35,211	100.0
English only	28,581	81.2
Language other than English	6,630	18.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,663	4.7
Spanish	1,588	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	318	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	2,324	6.6
Speak English less than "very well"	362	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,335	6.6
Speak English less than "very well"	954	2.7
Other languages	383	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,971	100.0
American	632	1.8
Arab	319	0.9
Czech	134	0.4
Danish	154	0.4
Dutch	429	1.2
English	4,550	12.6
French (except Basque)	2,562	7.1
French Canadian	1,358	3.8
German	3,869	10.8
Greek	301	0.8
Hungarian	137	0.4
Irish	7,450	20.7
Italian	3,774	10.5
Lithuanian	411	1.1
Norwegian	315	0.9
Polish	2,489	6.9
Portuguese	762	2.1
Russian	1,404	3.9
Scotch-Irish	1,196	3.3
Scottish	1,330	3.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	437	1.2
Swedish	893	2.5
Swiss	161	0.4
Ukrainian	207	0.6
Welsh	274	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	366	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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