Brookline School District, MA (2503150) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Brookline School District, MA (2503150)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Brookline 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	23,888	100.0
Family households (families)	12,346	51.7
With own children under 18 years	5,656	23.7
Married-couple family	10,297	43.1
With own children under 18 years	4,604	19.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	526	2.2
With own children under 18 years	163	0.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,523	6.4
With own children under 18 years	889	3.7
Nonfamily households	11,542	48.3
Householder living alone	8,058	33.7
65 years and over	2,406	10.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,866	24.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,160	21.6

Average household size	2.26
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	53,981	100.0
Householder	23,888	44.3
Spouse	10,279	19.0
Child	11,734	21.7
Other relatives	1,048	1.9
Nonrelatives	7,032	13.0
Unmarried partner	1,203	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,518	100.0
Never married	8,849	41.1
Now married, except separated	11,037	51.3
Separated	106	0.5
Widowed	349	1.6
Divorced	1,177	5.5

Females 15 years and over	26,211	100.0
Never married	11,545	44.0
Now married, except separated	10,730	40.9
Separated	275	1.0
Widowed	1,613	6.2
Divorced	2,048	7.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	690	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	78	11.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	48

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	264	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	56	21.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	39	14.8
1 or 2 years	16	6.1
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	1	0.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	56	21.2
Who are female	56	21.2
Who are married	13	4.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,891	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,253	7.9
Kindergarten	693	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,953	24.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,302	14.5
College or graduate school	7,690	48.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	39,254	100.0
Less than 9th grade	564	1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	629	1.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,912	7.4
Some college, no degree	2,942	7.5
Associate's degree	1,347	3.4
Bachelor's degree	12,014	30.6
Graduate or professional degree	18,846	48.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	78.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,076	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,045	4.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	55,518	100.0
Same house	44,071	79.4
Different house in the U.S.	10,251	18.5
Same county	2,799	5.0
Different county	7,452	13.4
Same state	4,527	8.2
Different state	2,925	5.3
Abroad	1,196	2.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	56,166	100.0
Native	42,860	76.3
Born in United States	41,846	74.5
State of residence	19,822	35.3
Different state	22,024	39.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,014	1.8
Foreign born	13,306	23.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	13,306	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,811	51.2
Not a U.S. citizen	6,495	48.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	14,320	100.0

Native	1,014	7.1
Entered 2000 or later	373	2.6
Entered before 2000	641	4.5

Foreign born	13,306	92.9
Entered 2000 or later	4,350	30.4
Entered before 2000	8,956	62.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	13,306	100.0
Europe	4,226	31.8
Asia	6,256	47.0
Africa	401	3.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,742	13.1
Northern America	681	5.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	53,038	100.0
English only	38,992	73.5
Language other than English	14,046	26.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,486	8.5
Spanish	2,292	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	608	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	5,322	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,456	2.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	5,070	9.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,127	4.0
Other languages	1,362	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	295	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	56,166	100.0
American	1,619	2.9
Arab	683	1.2
Czech	582	1.0
Danish	106	0.2
Dutch	456	0.8
English	4,759	8.5
French (except Basque)	1,634	2.9
French Canadian	603	1.1
German	4,746	8.4
Greek	930	1.7
Hungarian	385	0.7
Irish	7,514	13.4
Italian	4,357	7.8
Lithuanian	645	1.1
Norwegian	376	0.7
Polish	2,974	5.3
Portuguese	275	0.5
Russian	4,679	8.3
Scotch-Irish	1,032	1.8
Scottish	1,175	2.1
Slovak	198	0.4
Subsaharan African	248	0.4
Swedish	930	1.7
Swiss	196	0.3
Ukrainian	429	0.8
Welsh	326	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	306	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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