Arlington School District, MA (2501980) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Arlington School District, MA (2501980)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Arlington 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	18,118	100.0
Family households (families)	10,515	58.0
With own children under 18 years	4,782	26.4
Married-couple family	8,456	46.7
With own children under 18 years	3,924	21.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	315	1.7
With own children under 18 years	114	0.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,744	9.6
With own children under 18 years	744	4.1
Nonfamily households	7,603	42.0
Householder living alone	6,277	34.6
65 years and over	2,033	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,959	27.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,772	26.3

Average household size	2.27
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	41,211	100.0
Householder	18,118	44.0
Spouse	8,448	20.5
Child	11,081	26.9
Other relatives	1,267	3.1
Nonrelatives	2,297	5.6
Unmarried partner	896	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,513	100.0
Never married	5,318	34.3
Now married, except separated	8,861	57.1
Separated	215	1.4
Widowed	123	0.8
Divorced	996	6.4

Females 15 years and over	18,450	100.0
Never married	6,000	32.5
Now married, except separated	8,744	47.4
Separated	223	1.2
Widowed	1,800	9.8
Divorced	1,683	9.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	527	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	29	5.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	54

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	343	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	70	20.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	25	7.3
1 or 2 years	17	5.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	28	8.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	70	20.4
Who are female	44	12.8
Who are married	70	20.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,098	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,017	11.2
Kindergarten	572	6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,698	40.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,595	17.5
College or graduate school	2,216	24.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	30,724	100.0
Less than 9th grade	668	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	749	2.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,774	18.8
Some college, no degree	3,052	9.9
Associate's degree	1,669	5.4
Bachelor's degree	8,718	28.4
Graduate or professional degree	10,094	32.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	61.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	32,723	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,997	6.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,768	100.0
Same house	36,062	88.5
Different house in the U.S.	4,444	10.9
Same county	2,672	6.6
Different county	1,772	4.3
Same state	813	2.0
Different state	959	2.4
Abroad	262	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,244	100.0
Native	35,249	85.5
Born in United States	34,872	84.6
State of residence	24,328	59.0
Different state	10,544	25.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	377	0.9
Foreign born	5,995	14.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,995	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,118	52.0
Not a U.S. citizen	2,877	48.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,372	100.0

Native	377	5.9
Entered 2000 or later	76	1.2
Entered before 2000	301	4.7

Foreign born	5,995	94.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,366	21.4
Entered before 2000	4,629	72.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,995	100.0
Europe	2,290	38.2
Asia	2,280	38.0
Africa	340	5.7
Oceania	25	0.4
Latin America	551	9.2
Northern America	509	8.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	38,697	100.0
English only	31,814	82.2
Language other than English	6,883	17.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,895	4.9
Spanish	755	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	121	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	3,970	10.3
Speak English less than "very well"	857	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,759	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	776	2.0
Other languages	399	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	141	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,244	100.0
American	974	2.4
Arab	400	1.0
Czech	123	0.3
Danish	238	0.6
Dutch	362	0.9
English	4,915	11.9
French (except Basque)	1,679	4.1
French Canadian	1,059	2.6
German	3,375	8.2
Greek	1,429	3.5
Hungarian	268	0.6
Irish	12,349	29.9
Italian	7,048	17.1
Lithuanian	302	0.7
Norwegian	380	0.9
Polish	1,739	4.2
Portuguese	819	2.0
Russian	1,204	2.9
Scotch-Irish	862	2.1
Scottish	1,354	3.3
Slovak	51	0.1
Subsaharan African	607	1.5
Swedish	914	2.2
Swiss	67	0.2
Ukrainian	209	0.5
Welsh	185	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	137	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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