Bedford School District, MA (2502400) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bedford School District, MA (2502400)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bedford 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	4,731	100.0
Family households (families)	3,671	77.6
With own children under 18 years	1,647	34.8
Married-couple family	3,320	70.2
With own children under 18 years	1,499	31.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	50	1.1
With own children under 18 years	0	0.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	301	6.4
With own children under 18 years	148	3.1
Nonfamily households	1,060	22.4
Householder living alone	953	20.1
65 years and over	397	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,677	35.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,301	27.5

Average household size	2.65
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,551	100.0
Householder	4,731	37.7
Spouse	3,306	26.3
Child	4,051	32.3
Other relatives	241	1.9
Nonrelatives	222	1.8
Unmarried partner	75	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,025	100.0
Never married	959	19.1
Now married, except separated	3,611	71.9
Separated	70	1.4
Widowed	183	3.6
Divorced	202	4.0

Females 15 years and over	5,242	100.0
Never married	858	16.4
Now married, except separated	3,345	63.8
Separated	23	0.4
Widowed	535	10.2
Divorced	481	9.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	155	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	19	12.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	20
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	150
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	36

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	79	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	28	35.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	28	35.4
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	28	35.4
Who are female	14	17.7
Who are married	28	35.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,416	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	386	11.3
Kindergarten	206	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,538	45.0
High school (grades 9-12)	665	19.5
College or graduate school	621	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,003	100.0
Less than 9th grade	98	1.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	131	1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,405	15.6
Some college, no degree	1,051	11.7
Associate's degree	769	8.5
Bachelor's degree	2,755	30.6
Graduate or professional degree	2,794	31.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	61.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,750	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,587	16.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,968	100.0
Same house	11,310	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,658	12.8
Same county	805	6.2
Different county	853	6.6
Same state	706	5.4
Different state	147	1.1
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,125	100.0
Native	11,638	88.7
Born in United States	11,544	88.0
State of residence	8,399	64.0
Different state	3,145	24.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	94	0.7
Foreign born	1,487	11.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,487	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,055	70.9
Not a U.S. citizen	432	29.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,581	100.0

Native	94	5.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	94	5.9

Foreign born	1,487	94.1
Entered 2000 or later	186	11.8
Entered before 2000	1,301	82.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,487	100.0
Europe	583	39.2
Asia	747	50.2
Africa	38	2.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	107	7.2
Northern America	12	0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,199	100.0
English only	10,364	85.0
Language other than English	1,835	15.0
Speak English less than "very well"	478	3.9
Spanish	154	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	945	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	149	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	537	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	306	2.5
Other languages	199	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,125	100.0
American	421	3.2
Arab	242	1.8
Czech	69	0.5
Danish	108	0.8
Dutch	182	1.4
English	2,020	15.4
French (except Basque)	672	5.1
French Canadian	342	2.6
German	1,240	9.4
Greek	261	2.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	3,272	24.9
Italian	2,103	16.0
Lithuanian	104	0.8
Norwegian	86	0.7
Polish	555	4.2
Portuguese	280	2.1
Russian	502	3.8
Scotch-Irish	388	3.0
Scottish	572	4.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	15	0.1
Swedish	303	2.3
Swiss	30	0.2
Ukrainian	92	0.7
Welsh	53	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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