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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Berkshire Hills 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 4,652 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,635 56.6
        With own children under 18 years 1,084 23.3
    Married-couple family 1,947 41.9
        With own children under 18 years 702 15.1
    Male householder, no wife present, family 106 2.3
        With own children under 18 years 59 1.3
    Female householder, no husband present, family 582 12.5
        With own children under 18 years 323 6.9
    Nonfamily households 2,017 43.4
    Householder living alone 1,761 37.9
        65 years and over 766 16.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,133 24.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,649 35.4
 
Average household size 2.11
Average family size 2.81
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 9,826 100.0
    Householder 4,652 47.3
        Spouse 1,945 19.8
        Child 2,438 24.8
        Other relatives 378 3.8
    Nonrelatives 413 4.2
        Unmarried partner 159 1.6
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 4,104 100.0
    Never married 1,315 32.0
    Now married, except separated 1,985 48.4
    Separated 160 3.9
    Widowed 124 3.0
    Divorced 520 12.7
 
Females 15 years and over 4,874 100.0
    Never married 1,191 24.4
    Now married, except separated 2,071 42.5
    Separated 197 4.0
    Widowed 660 13.5
    Divorced 755 15.5
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 70 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 20 28.6
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 16
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 29
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 33
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 37
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 95 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 0 0.0
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 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 0 0.0
        Who are female 0 0.0
        Who are married 0 0.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,158 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 62 2.9
        Kindergarten 155 7.2
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 844 39.1
        High school (grades 9-12) 581 26.9
        College or graduate school 516 23.9
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,790 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 166 2.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 337 4.3
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,965 25.2
        Some college, no degree 1,539 19.8
        Associate's degree 637 8.2
        Bachelor's degree 1,887 24.2
        Graduate or professional degree 1,259 16.2
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 93.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 40.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 8,310 100.0
    Civilian veterans 990 11.9
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 10,337 100.0
    Same house 9,218 89.2
    Different house in the U.S. 1,091 10.6
        Same county 535 5.2
        Different county 556 5.4
            Same state 229 2.2
            Different state 327 3.2
    Abroad 28 0.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 10,385 100.0
    Native 9,648 92.9
        Born in United States 9,547 91.9
            State of residence 5,430 52.3
            Different state 4,117 39.6
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 101 1.0
    Foreign born 737 7.1
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 737 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 279 37.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 458 62.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 838 100.0
 
    Native 101 12.1
        Entered 2000 or later 17 2.0
        Entered before 2000 84 10.0
 
    Foreign born 737 87.9
        Entered 2000 or later 257 30.7
        Entered before 2000 480 57.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 737 100.0
    Europe 239 32.4
    Asia 252 34.2
    Africa 23 3.1
    Oceania 4 0.5
    Latin America 144 19.5
    Northern America 75 10.2
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 10,059 100.0
    English only 9,239 91.8
    Language other than English 820 8.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 264 2.6
        Spanish 300 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 87 0.9
        Other Indo-European languages 333 3.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 61 0.6
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 176 1.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 116 1.2
        Other languages 11 0.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 10,385 100.0
    American 335 3.2
    Arab 84 0.8
    Czech 83 0.8
    Danish 35 0.3
    Dutch 203 2.0
    English 1,649 15.9
    French (except Basque) 748 7.2
    French Canadian 264 2.5
    German 1,649 15.9
    Greek 36 0.3
    Hungarian 51 0.5
    Irish 1,702 16.4
    Italian 1,387 13.4
    Lithuanian 182 1.8
    Norwegian 28 0.3
    Polish 955 9.2
    Portuguese 87 0.8
    Russian 538 5.2
    Scotch-Irish 391 3.8
    Scottish 475 4.6
    Slovak 22 0.2
    Subsaharan African 15 0.1
    Swedish 198 1.9
    Swiss 69 0.7
    Ukrainian 13 0.1
    Welsh 39 0.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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