Athol-Royalston School District, MA (2502160) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Athol-Royalston School District, MA (2502160)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Athol-Royalston 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	5,163	100.0
Family households (families)	3,524	68.3
With own children under 18 years	1,460	28.3
Married-couple family	2,697	52.2
With own children under 18 years	934	18.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	167	3.2
With own children under 18 years	107	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	660	12.8
With own children under 18 years	419	8.1
Nonfamily households	1,639	31.7
Householder living alone	1,426	27.6
65 years and over	580	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,583	30.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,324	25.6

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,984	100.0
Householder	5,163	39.8
Spouse	2,699	20.8
Child	3,909	30.1
Other relatives	568	4.4
Nonrelatives	645	5.0
Unmarried partner	351	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,165	100.0
Never married	1,549	30.0
Now married, except separated	2,817	54.5
Separated	79	1.5
Widowed	150	2.9
Divorced	570	11.0

Females 15 years and over	5,635	100.0
Never married	1,273	22.6
Now married, except separated	2,827	50.2
Separated	77	1.4
Widowed	695	12.3
Divorced	763	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	89	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	61	68.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	3

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	186	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	106	57.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	33	17.7
1 or 2 years	12	6.5
3 or 4 years	10	5.4
5 or more years	51	27.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	106	57.0
Who are female	61	32.8
Who are married	97	52.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,082	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	238	7.7
Kindergarten	140	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,336	43.3
High school (grades 9-12)	817	26.5
College or graduate school	551	17.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,151	100.0
Less than 9th grade	534	5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	878	9.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,603	39.4
Some college, no degree	1,640	17.9
Associate's degree	1,001	10.9
Bachelor's degree	1,027	11.2
Graduate or professional degree	468	5.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,143	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,357	13.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,081	100.0
Same house	11,658	89.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,413	10.8
Same county	857	6.6
Different county	556	4.3
Same state	388	3.0
Different state	168	1.3
Abroad	10	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,181	100.0
Native	12,814	97.2
Born in United States	12,648	96.0
State of residence	10,781	81.8
Different state	1,867	14.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	166	1.3
Foreign born	367	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	367	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	226	61.6
Not a U.S. citizen	141	38.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	533	100.0

Native	166	31.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	166	31.1

Foreign born	367	68.9
Entered 2000 or later	22	4.1
Entered before 2000	345	64.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	367	100.0
Europe	132	36.0
Asia	28	7.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	119	32.4
Northern America	88	24.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,380	100.0
English only	11,717	94.6
Language other than English	663	5.4
Speak English less than "very well"	266	2.1
Spanish	280	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	335	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	162	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	29	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	10	0.1
Other languages	19	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,181	100.0
American	688	5.2
Arab	6	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	4	0.0
Dutch	53	0.4
English	2,566	19.5
French (except Basque)	2,735	20.7
French Canadian	1,495	11.3
German	845	6.4
Greek	229	1.7
Hungarian	4	0.0
Irish	2,038	15.5
Italian	1,619	12.3
Lithuanian	415	3.1
Norwegian	52	0.4
Polish	710	5.4
Portuguese	204	1.5
Russian	41	0.3
Scotch-Irish	374	2.8
Scottish	474	3.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	9	0.1
Swedish	443	3.4
Swiss	9	0.1
Ukrainian	24	0.2
Welsh	50	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	76	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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