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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 --ValuePercent
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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