Canton School District, MA (2503300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Canton School District, MA (2503300)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Canton 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	8,345	100.0
Family households (families)	6,028	72.2
With own children under 18 years	2,978	35.7
Married-couple family	4,983	59.7
With own children under 18 years	2,424	29.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	310	3.7
With own children under 18 years	95	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	735	8.8
With own children under 18 years	459	5.5
Nonfamily households	2,317	27.8
Householder living alone	2,149	25.8
65 years and over	1,083	13.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,052	36.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,326	27.9

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,181	100.0
Householder	8,345	39.4
Spouse	4,954	23.4
Child	6,880	32.5
Other relatives	548	2.6
Nonrelatives	454	2.1
Unmarried partner	190	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,081	100.0
Never married	2,103	26.0
Now married, except separated	5,239	64.8
Separated	84	1.0
Widowed	343	4.2
Divorced	312	3.9

Females 15 years and over	9,455	100.0
Never married	1,923	20.3
Now married, except separated	5,219	55.2
Separated	93	1.0
Widowed	1,287	13.6
Divorced	933	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	272	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	104
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	36

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	132	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	11	8.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	11	8.3
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	11	8.3
Who are female	11	8.3
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,740	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	642	11.2
Kindergarten	270	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,243	39.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,095	19.1
College or graduate school	1,490	26.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,036	100.0
Less than 9th grade	138	0.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	435	2.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,329	22.1
Some college, no degree	2,218	14.8
Associate's degree	1,260	8.4
Bachelor's degree	4,515	30.0
Graduate or professional degree	3,141	20.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	50.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,646	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,738	10.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,585	100.0
Same house	19,300	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,147	9.9
Same county	1,216	5.6
Different county	931	4.3
Same state	581	2.7
Different state	350	1.6
Abroad	138	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,865	100.0
Native	19,497	89.2
Born in United States	19,323	88.4
State of residence	15,890	72.7
Different state	3,433	15.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	174	0.8
Foreign born	2,368	10.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,368	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,557	65.8
Not a U.S. citizen	811	34.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,542	100.0

Native	174	6.8
Entered 2000 or later	15	0.6
Entered before 2000	159	6.3

Foreign born	2,368	93.2
Entered 2000 or later	611	24.0
Entered before 2000	1,757	69.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,368	100.0
Europe	927	39.1
Asia	876	37.0
Africa	102	4.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	350	14.8
Northern America	113	4.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,275	100.0
English only	17,510	86.4
Language other than English	2,765	13.6
Speak English less than "very well"	950	4.7
Spanish	509	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	125	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,304	6.4
Speak English less than "very well"	473	2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	744	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	339	1.7
Other languages	208	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,865	100.0
American	938	4.3
Arab	441	2.0
Czech	6	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	74	0.3
English	1,737	7.9
French (except Basque)	553	2.5
French Canadian	505	2.3
German	1,464	6.7
Greek	319	1.5
Hungarian	53	0.2
Irish	8,302	38.0
Italian	4,187	19.1
Lithuanian	205	0.9
Norwegian	129	0.6
Polish	867	4.0
Portuguese	345	1.6
Russian	1,165	5.3
Scotch-Irish	520	2.4
Scottish	314	1.4
Slovak	21	0.1
Subsaharan African	294	1.3
Swedish	500	2.3
Swiss	46	0.2
Ukrainian	192	0.9
Welsh	112	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	331	1.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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