Belmont School District, MA (2502490) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Belmont School District, MA (2502490)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Belmont 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	9,234	100.0
Family households (families)	6,319	68.4
With own children under 18 years	3,083	33.4
Married-couple family	5,180	56.1
With own children under 18 years	2,541	27.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	264	2.9
With own children under 18 years	100	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	875	9.5
With own children under 18 years	442	4.8
Nonfamily households	2,915	31.6
Householder living alone	2,407	26.1
65 years and over	913	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,192	34.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,423	26.2

Average household size	2.49
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,025	100.0
Householder	9,234	40.1
Spouse	5,173	22.5
Child	7,124	30.9
Other relatives	610	2.6
Nonrelatives	884	3.8
Unmarried partner	256	1.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,696	100.0
Never married	2,703	31.1
Now married, except separated	5,404	62.1
Separated	84	1.0
Widowed	141	1.6
Divorced	364	4.2

Females 15 years and over	10,310	100.0
Never married	2,655	25.8
Now married, except separated	5,485	53.2
Separated	105	1.0
Widowed	1,042	10.1
Divorced	1,023	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	408	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	56	13.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	21
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	60

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	262	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	97	37.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	40	15.3
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	57	21.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	97	37.0
Who are female	12	4.6
Who are married	64	24.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,989	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	600	10.0
Kindergarten	169	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,358	39.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,416	23.6
College or graduate school	1,446	24.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,636	100.0
Less than 9th grade	233	1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	379	2.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,401	14.4
Some college, no degree	1,590	9.6
Associate's degree	733	4.4
Bachelor's degree	4,485	27.0
Graduate or professional degree	6,815	41.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	67.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,895	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,139	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,981	100.0
Same house	20,050	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,522	11.0
Same county	1,669	7.3
Different county	853	3.7
Same state	344	1.5
Different state	509	2.2
Abroad	409	1.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,394	100.0
Native	18,795	80.3
Born in United States	18,450	78.9
State of residence	12,521	53.5
Different state	5,929	25.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	345	1.5
Foreign born	4,599	19.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,599	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,316	50.4
Not a U.S. citizen	2,283	49.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,944	100.0

Native	345	7.0
Entered 2000 or later	21	0.4
Entered before 2000	324	6.6

Foreign born	4,599	93.0
Entered 2000 or later	1,155	23.4
Entered before 2000	3,444	69.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,599	100.0
Europe	1,408	30.6
Asia	2,352	51.1
Africa	41	0.9
Oceania	73	1.6
Latin America	553	12.0
Northern America	172	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,939	100.0
English only	16,658	75.9
Language other than English	5,281	24.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,508	6.9
Spanish	859	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	62	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	2,512	11.4
Speak English less than "very well"	624	2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,612	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	748	3.4
Other languages	298	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,394	100.0
American	810	3.5
Arab	239	1.0
Czech	74	0.3
Danish	96	0.4
Dutch	149	0.6
English	2,524	10.8
French (except Basque)	906	3.9
French Canadian	603	2.6
German	1,785	7.6
Greek	496	2.1
Hungarian	20	0.1
Irish	6,061	25.9
Italian	4,273	18.3
Lithuanian	172	0.7
Norwegian	151	0.6
Polish	918	3.9
Portuguese	255	1.1
Russian	751	3.2
Scotch-Irish	374	1.6
Scottish	803	3.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	561	2.4
Swiss	86	0.4
Ukrainian	80	0.3
Welsh	180	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	70	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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