Bellingham School District, MA (2502460) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bellingham School District, MA (2502460)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bellingham 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	5,789	100.0
Family households (families)	4,225	73.0
With own children under 18 years	2,107	36.4
Married-couple family	3,368	58.2
With own children under 18 years	1,650	28.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	181	3.1
With own children under 18 years	57	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	676	11.7
With own children under 18 years	400	6.9
Nonfamily households	1,564	27.0
Householder living alone	1,147	19.8
65 years and over	381	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,306	39.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,271	22.0

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,668	100.0
Householder	5,789	36.9
Spouse	3,375	21.5
Child	5,051	32.2
Other relatives	621	4.0
Nonrelatives	832	5.3
Unmarried partner	451	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,053	100.0
Never married	1,859	30.7
Now married, except separated	3,433	56.7
Separated	96	1.6
Widowed	174	2.9
Divorced	491	8.1

Females 15 years and over	6,388	100.0
Never married	1,458	22.8
Now married, except separated	3,493	54.7
Separated	41	0.6
Widowed	422	6.6
Divorced	974	15.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	265	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	98	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	192
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	279	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	89	31.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	39	14.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	50	17.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	89	31.9
Who are female	57	20.4
Who are married	77	27.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,127	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	280	6.8
Kindergarten	245	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,927	46.7
High school (grades 9-12)	740	17.9
College or graduate school	935	22.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,489	100.0
Less than 9th grade	358	3.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	697	6.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,491	33.3
Some college, no degree	1,915	18.3
Associate's degree	813	7.8
Bachelor's degree	2,196	20.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,019	9.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,873	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,189	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,516	100.0
Same house	14,181	91.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,321	8.5
Same county	642	4.1
Different county	679	4.4
Same state	522	3.4
Different state	157	1.0
Abroad	14	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,752	100.0
Native	14,851	94.3
Born in United States	14,745	93.6
State of residence	10,372	65.8
Different state	4,373	27.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	106	0.7
Foreign born	901	5.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	901	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	527	58.5
Not a U.S. citizen	374	41.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,007	100.0

Native	106	10.5
Entered 2000 or later	14	1.4
Entered before 2000	92	9.1

Foreign born	901	89.5
Entered 2000 or later	85	8.4
Entered before 2000	816	81.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	901	100.0
Europe	339	37.6
Asia	144	16.0
Africa	18	2.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	141	15.6
Northern America	259	28.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,682	100.0
English only	13,312	90.7
Language other than English	1,370	9.3
Speak English less than "very well"	222	1.5
Spanish	259	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	65	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	906	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	106	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	177	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.3
Other languages	28	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,752	100.0
American	444	2.8
Arab	113	0.7
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	25	0.2
Dutch	136	0.9
English	2,270	14.4
French (except Basque)	2,231	14.2
French Canadian	1,340	8.5
German	1,142	7.2
Greek	58	0.4
Hungarian	65	0.4
Irish	4,914	31.2
Italian	3,752	23.8
Lithuanian	35	0.2
Norwegian	92	0.6
Polish	1,110	7.0
Portuguese	491	3.1
Russian	308	2.0
Scotch-Irish	333	2.1
Scottish	375	2.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	304	1.9
Swiss	58	0.4
Ukrainian	140	0.9
Welsh	38	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	176	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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