Brockton School District, MA (2503090) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Brockton School District, MA (2503090)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Brockton 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	32,063	100.0
Family households (families)	21,812	68.0
With own children under 18 years	11,959	37.3
Married-couple family	12,490	39.0
With own children under 18 years	6,029	18.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,073	6.5
With own children under 18 years	1,244	3.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,249	22.6
With own children under 18 years	4,686	14.6
Nonfamily households	10,251	32.0
Householder living alone	8,340	26.0
65 years and over	2,830	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,371	41.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,092	22.1

Average household size	2.85
Average family size	3.44

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	91,264	100.0
Householder	32,063	35.1
Spouse	12,642	13.9
Child	31,651	34.7
Other relatives	8,820	9.7
Nonrelatives	6,088	6.7
Unmarried partner	2,839	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	34,504	100.0
Never married	14,395	41.7
Now married, except separated	14,351	41.6
Separated	1,105	3.2
Widowed	841	2.4
Divorced	3,812	11.0

Females 15 years and over	37,537	100.0
Never married	13,472	35.9
Now married, except separated	13,794	36.7
Separated	1,764	4.7
Widowed	3,612	9.6
Divorced	4,895	13.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,687	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	773	45.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	132
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,781	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	937	33.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	299	10.8
1 or 2 years	92	3.3
3 or 4 years	114	4.1
5 or more years	432	15.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	937	33.7
Who are female	603	21.7
Who are married	681	24.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,932	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,179	4.5
Kindergarten	1,335	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	11,397	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	6,419	24.8
College or graduate school	5,602	21.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	59,505	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,635	7.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,452	10.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,590	36.3
Some college, no degree	11,763	19.8
Associate's degree	5,368	9.0
Bachelor's degree	6,957	11.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,740	4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	67,490	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,700	8.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	91,388	100.0
Same house	76,891	84.1
Different house in the U.S.	13,629	14.9
Same county	8,908	9.7
Different county	4,721	5.2
Same state	3,500	3.8
Different state	1,221	1.3
Abroad	868	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	93,217	100.0
Native	70,521	75.7
Born in United States	67,637	72.6
State of residence	58,760	63.0
Different state	8,877	9.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,884	3.1
Foreign born	22,696	24.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	22,696	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	10,859	47.8
Not a U.S. citizen	11,837	52.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	25,580	100.0

Native	2,884	11.3
Entered 2000 or later	845	3.3
Entered before 2000	2,039	8.0

Foreign born	22,696	88.7
Entered 2000 or later	7,558	29.5
Entered before 2000	15,138	59.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	22,696	100.0
Europe	1,727	7.6
Asia	1,841	8.1
Africa	8,133	35.8
Oceania	11	0.0
Latin America	10,676	47.0
Northern America	308	1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	85,999	100.0
English only	56,346	65.5
Language other than English	29,653	34.5
Speak English less than "very well"	13,392	15.6
Spanish	6,436	7.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,297	2.7
Other Indo-European languages	20,713	24.1
Speak English less than "very well"	9,915	11.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,855	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	910	1.1
Other languages	649	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	270	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	93,217	100.0
American	1,562	1.7
Arab	833	0.9
Czech	13	0.0
Danish	102	0.1
Dutch	470	0.5
English	6,348	6.8
French (except Basque)	4,143	4.4
French Canadian	2,584	2.8
German	3,012	3.2
Greek	1,007	1.1
Hungarian	75	0.1
Irish	16,635	17.8
Italian	9,495	10.2
Lithuanian	1,543	1.7
Norwegian	212	0.2
Polish	2,276	2.4
Portuguese	4,411	4.7
Russian	687	0.7
Scotch-Irish	1,165	1.2
Scottish	1,396	1.5
Slovak	11	0.0
Subsaharan African	12,515	13.4
Swedish	1,958	2.1
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	145	0.2
Welsh	135	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	11,964	12.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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