Boston School District, MA (2502790) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Boston School District, MA (2502790)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Boston 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	237,397	100.0
Family households (families)	110,919	46.7
With own children under 18 years	49,758	21.0
Married-couple family	62,684	26.4
With own children under 18 years	24,442	10.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	10,414	4.4
With own children under 18 years	3,329	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	37,821	15.9
With own children under 18 years	21,987	9.3
Nonfamily households	126,478	53.3
Householder living alone	94,124	39.6
65 years and over	23,229	9.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	55,597	23.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	44,916	18.9

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.41

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	585,464	100.0
Householder	237,397	40.5
Spouse	62,771	10.7
Child	154,381	26.4
Other relatives	50,458	8.6
Nonrelatives	80,457	13.7
Unmarried partner	16,071	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	255,239	100.0
Never married	149,492	58.6
Now married, except separated	78,203	30.6
Separated	6,302	2.5
Widowed	4,711	1.8
Divorced	16,531	6.5

Females 15 years and over	278,252	100.0
Never married	147,640	53.1
Now married, except separated	75,103	27.0
Separated	10,303	3.7
Widowed	21,623	7.8
Divorced	23,583	8.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	8,869	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	3,569	40.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	32

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	11,001	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,536	32.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	626	5.7
1 or 2 years	648	5.9
3 or 4 years	662	6.0
5 or more years	1,600	14.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,536	32.1
Who are female	2,675	24.3
Who are married	1,912	17.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	177,297	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	7,631	4.3
Kindergarten	7,137	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	46,499	26.2
High school (grades 9-12)	27,714	15.6
College or graduate school	88,316	49.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	427,435	100.0
Less than 9th grade	34,975	8.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	32,649	7.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	99,580	23.3
Some college, no degree	56,147	13.1
Associate's degree	20,647	4.8
Bachelor's degree	103,372	24.2
Graduate or professional degree	80,065	18.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	42.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	513,496	100.0
Civilian veterans	22,810	4.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	617,170	100.0
Same house	473,270	76.7
Different house in the U.S.	132,072	21.4
Same county	76,189	12.3
Different county	55,883	9.1
Same state	28,923	4.7
Different state	26,960	4.4
Abroad	11,828	1.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	625,304	100.0
Native	458,147	73.3
Born in United States	441,804	70.7
State of residence	290,984	46.5
Different state	150,820	24.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	16,343	2.6
Foreign born	167,157	26.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	167,157	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	70,394	42.1
Not a U.S. citizen	96,763	57.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	183,500	100.0

Native	16,343	8.9
Entered 2000 or later	3,054	1.7
Entered before 2000	13,289	7.2

Foreign born	167,157	91.1
Entered 2000 or later	55,929	30.5
Entered before 2000	111,228	60.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	167,157	100.0
Europe	27,442	16.4
Asia	39,243	23.5
Africa	17,202	10.3
Oceania	242	0.1
Latin America	80,388	48.1
Northern America	2,640	1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	589,801	100.0
English only	385,454	65.4
Language other than English	204,347	34.6
Speak English less than "very well"	100,149	17.0
Spanish	84,836	14.4
Speak English less than "very well"	41,761	7.1
Other Indo-European languages	71,688	12.2
Speak English less than "very well"	33,128	5.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	36,926	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	21,519	3.6
Other languages	10,897	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,741	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	625,304	100.0
American	14,067	2.2
Arab	6,999	1.1
Czech	1,389	0.2
Danish	975	0.2
Dutch	2,771	0.4
English	36,133	5.8
French (except Basque)	15,658	2.5
French Canadian	7,851	1.3
German	30,793	4.9
Greek	5,772	0.9
Hungarian	1,729	0.3
Irish	108,853	17.4
Italian	54,889	8.8
Lithuanian	3,141	0.5
Norwegian	2,095	0.3
Polish	16,188	2.6
Portuguese	6,812	1.1
Russian	11,661	1.9
Scotch-Irish	6,887	1.1
Scottish	8,817	1.4
Slovak	505	0.1
Subsaharan African	24,843	4.0
Swedish	5,423	0.9
Swiss	1,379	0.2
Ukrainian	2,231	0.4
Welsh	2,168	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	35,602	5.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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