Billerica School District, MA (2502670) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Billerica School District, MA (2502670)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Billerica 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	12,773	100.0
Family households (families)	9,906	77.6
With own children under 18 years	4,706	36.8
Married-couple family	8,136	63.7
With own children under 18 years	4,017	31.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	488	3.8
With own children under 18 years	193	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,282	10.0
With own children under 18 years	496	3.9
Nonfamily households	2,867	22.4
Householder living alone	2,198	17.2
65 years and over	747	5.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,356	41.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,902	22.7

Average household size	3.00
Average family size	3.43

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,379	100.0
Householder	12,773	33.3
Spouse	8,159	21.3
Child	13,125	34.2
Other relatives	2,768	7.2
Nonrelatives	1,554	4.0
Unmarried partner	644	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,195	100.0
Never married	4,793	31.5
Now married, except separated	8,913	58.7
Separated	192	1.3
Widowed	254	1.7
Divorced	1,043	6.9

Females 15 years and over	16,066	100.0
Never married	4,326	26.9
Now married, except separated	8,908	55.4
Separated	150	0.9
Widowed	1,062	6.6
Divorced	1,620	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	437	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	34	7.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,614	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	340	21.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	79	4.9
1 or 2 years	102	6.3
3 or 4 years	18	1.1
5 or more years	141	8.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	340	21.1
Who are female	192	11.9
Who are married	291	18.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,117	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	629	6.2
Kindergarten	446	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,383	43.3
High school (grades 9-12)	2,267	22.4
College or graduate school	2,392	23.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,650	100.0
Less than 9th grade	722	2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,574	5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,420	35.3
Some college, no degree	4,677	17.5
Associate's degree	2,808	10.5
Bachelor's degree	4,635	17.4
Graduate or professional degree	2,814	10.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	29,389	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,691	9.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	38,754	100.0
Same house	34,461	88.9
Different house in the U.S.	4,132	10.7
Same county	3,369	8.7
Different county	763	2.0
Same state	359	0.9
Different state	404	1.0
Abroad	161	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	39,225	100.0
Native	35,621	90.8
Born in United States	35,190	89.7
State of residence	31,423	80.1
Different state	3,767	9.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	431	1.1
Foreign born	3,604	9.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,604	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,796	49.8
Not a U.S. citizen	1,808	50.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,035	100.0

Native	431	10.7
Entered 2000 or later	121	3.0
Entered before 2000	310	7.7

Foreign born	3,604	89.3
Entered 2000 or later	825	20.4
Entered before 2000	2,779	68.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,604	100.0
Europe	841	23.3
Asia	1,766	49.0
Africa	114	3.2
Oceania	62	1.7
Latin America	562	15.6
Northern America	259	7.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	36,676	100.0
English only	32,194	87.8
Language other than English	4,482	12.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,616	4.4
Spanish	641	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	265	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	2,399	6.5
Speak English less than "very well"	667	1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,329	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	651	1.8
Other languages	113	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	39,225	100.0
American	1,528	3.9
Arab	132	0.3
Czech	7	0.0
Danish	95	0.2
Dutch	316	0.8
English	5,104	13.0
French (except Basque)	3,106	7.9
French Canadian	1,778	4.5
German	2,591	6.6
Greek	565	1.4
Hungarian	116	0.3
Irish	12,849	32.8
Italian	9,372	23.9
Lithuanian	194	0.5
Norwegian	125	0.3
Polish	1,366	3.5
Portuguese	2,443	6.2
Russian	301	0.8
Scotch-Irish	900	2.3
Scottish	1,388	3.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	57	0.1
Swedish	1,087	2.8
Swiss	12	0.0
Ukrainian	61	0.2
Welsh	169	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	337	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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