Braintree School District, MA (2502940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Braintree School District, MA (2502940)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Braintree 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	12,885	100.0
Family households (families)	8,790	68.2
With own children under 18 years	4,039	31.3
Married-couple family	6,839	53.1
With own children under 18 years	3,131	24.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	348	2.7
With own children under 18 years	177	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,603	12.4
With own children under 18 years	731	5.7
Nonfamily households	4,095	31.8
Householder living alone	3,255	25.3
65 years and over	1,411	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,368	33.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,817	29.6

Average household size	2.63
Average family size	3.24

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	33,945	100.0
Householder	12,885	38.0
Spouse	6,851	20.2
Child	10,967	32.3
Other relatives	1,908	5.6
Nonrelatives	1,334	3.9
Unmarried partner	816	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,521	100.0
Never married	3,880	31.0
Now married, except separated	7,283	58.2
Separated	97	0.8
Widowed	401	3.2
Divorced	860	6.9

Females 15 years and over	15,232	100.0
Never married	4,476	29.4
Now married, except separated	7,319	48.1
Separated	323	2.1
Widowed	1,723	11.3
Divorced	1,391	9.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	353	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	86	24.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	879	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	269	30.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	72	8.2
3 or 4 years	57	6.5
5 or more years	140	15.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	269	30.6
Who are female	133	15.1
Who are married	239	27.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,793	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	663	7.5
Kindergarten	480	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,872	44.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,079	23.6
College or graduate school	1,699	19.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,844	100.0
Less than 9th grade	758	3.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,050	4.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,086	29.7
Some college, no degree	4,065	17.0
Associate's degree	2,297	9.6
Bachelor's degree	5,747	24.1
Graduate or professional degree	2,841	11.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	92.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,205	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,620	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,196	100.0
Same house	30,885	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	3,203	9.4
Same county	2,036	6.0
Different county	1,167	3.4
Same state	797	2.3
Different state	370	1.1
Abroad	108	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	34,466	100.0
Native	30,753	89.2
Born in United States	30,580	88.7
State of residence	27,289	79.2
Different state	3,291	9.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	173	0.5
Foreign born	3,713	10.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,713	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,609	70.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,104	29.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,886	100.0

Native	173	4.5
Entered 2000 or later	55	1.4
Entered before 2000	118	3.0

Foreign born	3,713	95.5
Entered 2000 or later	770	19.8
Entered before 2000	2,943	75.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,713	100.0
Europe	1,508	40.6
Asia	1,742	46.9
Africa	97	2.6
Oceania	20	0.5
Latin America	218	5.9
Northern America	128	3.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,521	100.0
English only	28,058	86.3
Language other than English	4,463	13.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,350	4.2
Spanish	454	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	116	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	2,024	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	423	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,866	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	769	2.4
Other languages	119	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	42	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	34,466	100.0
American	1,282	3.7
Arab	300	0.9
Czech	23	0.1
Danish	55	0.2
Dutch	183	0.5
English	3,654	10.6
French (except Basque)	994	2.9
French Canadian	744	2.2
German	1,617	4.7
Greek	708	2.1
Hungarian	129	0.4
Irish	16,031	46.5
Italian	7,608	22.1
Lithuanian	421	1.2
Norwegian	68	0.2
Polish	1,007	2.9
Portuguese	691	2.0
Russian	270	0.8
Scotch-Irish	930	2.7
Scottish	1,179	3.4
Slovak	41	0.1
Subsaharan African	26	0.1
Swedish	625	1.8
Swiss	43	0.1
Ukrainian	53	0.2
Welsh	69	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	27	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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