Amherst-Pelham School District, MA (2501920) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Amherst-Pelham School District, MA (2501920)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Amherst-Pelham 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	10,874	100.0
Family households (families)	5,681	52.2
With own children under 18 years	2,656	24.4
Married-couple family	4,441	40.8
With own children under 18 years	1,852	17.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	209	1.9
With own children under 18 years	153	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,031	9.5
With own children under 18 years	651	6.0
Nonfamily households	5,193	47.8
Householder living alone	2,813	25.9
65 years and over	923	8.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,831	26.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,222	20.4

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	2.86

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	26,075	100.0
Householder	10,874	41.7
Spouse	4,323	16.6
Child	5,730	22.0
Other relatives	496	1.9
Nonrelatives	4,652	17.8
Unmarried partner	629	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,912	100.0
Never married	12,986	68.7
Now married, except separated	4,798	25.4
Separated	175	0.9
Widowed	268	1.4
Divorced	685	3.6

Females 15 years and over	18,622	100.0
Never married	11,922	64.0
Now married, except separated	4,396	23.6
Separated	243	1.3
Widowed	705	3.8
Divorced	1,356	7.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	174	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	27	15.5
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	3
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	40

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	203	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	53	26.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3	1.5
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	14	6.9
5 or more years	36	17.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	53	26.1
Who are female	35	17.2
Who are married	23	11.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,707	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	407	1.6
Kindergarten	281	1.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,061	8.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,252	4.9
College or graduate school	21,706	84.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,399	100.0
Less than 9th grade	423	2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	460	3.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,097	13.6
Some college, no degree	1,541	10.0
Associate's degree	715	4.6
Bachelor's degree	3,886	25.2
Graduate or professional degree	6,277	40.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	66.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	36,477	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,275	3.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	41,004	100.0
Same house	28,344	69.1
Different house in the U.S.	11,567	28.2
Same county	3,569	8.7
Different county	7,998	19.5
Same state	5,210	12.7
Different state	2,788	6.8
Abroad	1,093	2.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,163	100.0
Native	35,972	87.4
Born in United States	34,930	84.9
State of residence	19,520	47.4
Different state	15,410	37.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,042	2.5
Foreign born	5,191	12.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,191	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,297	44.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,894	55.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,233	100.0

Native	1,042	16.7
Entered 2000 or later	229	3.7
Entered before 2000	813	13.0

Foreign born	5,191	83.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,815	29.1
Entered before 2000	3,376	54.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,191	100.0
Europe	1,262	24.3
Asia	2,465	47.5
Africa	377	7.3
Oceania	123	2.4
Latin America	817	15.7
Northern America	147	2.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	40,157	100.0
English only	33,075	82.4
Language other than English	7,082	17.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,916	4.8
Spanish	1,647	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	332	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	2,473	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	403	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,553	6.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,135	2.8
Other languages	409	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,163	100.0
American	734	1.8
Arab	328	0.8
Czech	166	0.4
Danish	173	0.4
Dutch	515	1.3
English	5,718	13.9
French (except Basque)	2,885	7.0
French Canadian	1,595	3.9
German	4,591	11.2
Greek	347	0.8
Hungarian	200	0.5
Irish	8,421	20.5
Italian	4,199	10.2
Lithuanian	464	1.1
Norwegian	357	0.9
Polish	2,977	7.2
Portuguese	825	2.0
Russian	1,598	3.9
Scotch-Irish	1,367	3.3
Scottish	1,547	3.8
Slovak	8	0.0
Subsaharan African	478	1.2
Swedish	991	2.4
Swiss	185	0.4
Ukrainian	259	0.6
Welsh	323	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	368	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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