Belchertown School District, MA (2502430) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Belchertown School District, MA (2502430)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Belchertown 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	5,387	100.0
Family households (families)	3,873	71.9
With own children under 18 years	1,939	36.0
Married-couple family	3,448	64.0
With own children under 18 years	1,702	31.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	85	1.6
With own children under 18 years	43	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	340	6.3
With own children under 18 years	194	3.6
Nonfamily households	1,514	28.1
Householder living alone	1,178	21.9
65 years and over	386	7.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,020	37.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,011	18.8

Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	14,085	100.0
Householder	5,387	38.2
Spouse	3,389	24.1
Child	4,472	31.8
Other relatives	250	1.8
Nonrelatives	587	4.2
Unmarried partner	342	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,265	100.0
Never married	1,322	25.1
Now married, except separated	3,463	65.8
Separated	35	0.7
Widowed	31	0.6
Divorced	414	7.9

Females 15 years and over	5,841	100.0
Never married	1,425	24.4
Now married, except separated	3,420	58.6
Separated	28	0.5
Widowed	405	6.9
Divorced	563	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	105	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	4	3.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	103	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	53	51.5
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	53	51.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	53	51.5
Who are female	34	33.0
Who are married	38	36.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,914	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	325	8.3
Kindergarten	341	8.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,606	41.0
High school (grades 9-12)	850	21.7
College or graduate school	792	20.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,385	100.0
Less than 9th grade	155	1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	477	5.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,241	23.9
Some college, no degree	1,727	18.4
Associate's degree	1,075	11.5
Bachelor's degree	2,233	23.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,477	15.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,419	100.0
Civilian veterans	966	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,003	100.0
Same house	13,033	93.1
Different house in the U.S.	970	6.9
Same county	639	4.6
Different county	331	2.4
Same state	253	1.8
Different state	78	0.6
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	14,085	100.0
Native	13,452	95.5
Born in United States	13,351	94.8
State of residence	10,454	74.2
Different state	2,897	20.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	101	0.7
Foreign born	633	4.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	633	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	269	42.5
Not a U.S. citizen	364	57.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	734	100.0

Native	101	13.8
Entered 2000 or later	22	3.0
Entered before 2000	79	10.8

Foreign born	633	86.2
Entered 2000 or later	59	8.0
Entered before 2000	574	78.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	633	100.0
Europe	368	58.1
Asia	136	21.5
Africa	11	1.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	80	12.6
Northern America	38	6.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,317	100.0
English only	12,294	92.3
Language other than English	1,023	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	208	1.6
Spanish	239	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	690	5.2
Speak English less than "very well"	127	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	83	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.4
Other languages	11	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	14,085	100.0
American	630	4.5
Arab	31	0.2
Czech	47	0.3
Danish	42	0.3
Dutch	100	0.7
English	2,204	15.6
French (except Basque)	2,553	18.1
French Canadian	1,344	9.5
German	1,795	12.7
Greek	93	0.7
Hungarian	106	0.8
Irish	3,392	24.1
Italian	1,482	10.5
Lithuanian	134	1.0
Norwegian	83	0.6
Polish	2,243	15.9
Portuguese	298	2.1
Russian	93	0.7
Scotch-Irish	309	2.2
Scottish	685	4.9
Slovak	15	0.1
Subsaharan African	11	0.1
Swedish	215	1.5
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	49	0.3
Welsh	70	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	6	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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