Chelmsford School District, MA (2503510) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chelmsford School District, MA (2503510)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chelmsford 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	13,208	100.0
Family households (families)	9,099	68.9
With own children under 18 years	4,368	33.1
Married-couple family	7,444	56.4
With own children under 18 years	3,566	27.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	395	3.0
With own children under 18 years	162	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,260	9.5
With own children under 18 years	640	4.8
Nonfamily households	4,109	31.1
Householder living alone	3,708	28.1
65 years and over	1,396	10.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,597	34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,478	26.3

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	33,574	100.0
Householder	13,208	39.3
Spouse	7,480	22.3
Child	10,523	31.3
Other relatives	1,496	4.5
Nonrelatives	867	2.6
Unmarried partner	436	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,846	100.0
Never married	3,544	27.6
Now married, except separated	7,829	60.9
Separated	72	0.6
Widowed	480	3.7
Divorced	921	7.2

Females 15 years and over	14,008	100.0
Never married	3,053	21.8
Now married, except separated	7,792	55.6
Separated	373	2.7
Widowed	1,471	10.5
Divorced	1,319	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	415	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	78	18.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	23
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	140
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	644	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	146	22.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	37	5.7
1 or 2 years	61	9.5
3 or 4 years	37	5.7
5 or more years	11	1.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	146	22.7
Who are female	88	13.7
Who are married	135	21.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,885	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	605	6.8
Kindergarten	319	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,999	45.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,799	20.2
College or graduate school	2,163	24.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,406	100.0
Less than 9th grade	484	2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	807	3.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,052	21.6
Some college, no degree	3,452	14.7
Associate's degree	2,198	9.4
Bachelor's degree	6,178	26.4
Graduate or professional degree	5,235	22.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	48.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	25,350	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,768	10.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	33,213	100.0
Same house	30,356	91.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,805	8.4
Same county	1,996	6.0
Different county	809	2.4
Same state	479	1.4
Different state	330	1.0
Abroad	52	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	33,655	100.0
Native	30,291	90.0
Born in United States	30,042	89.3
State of residence	23,132	68.7
Different state	6,910	20.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	249	0.7
Foreign born	3,364	10.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,364	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,826	54.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,538	45.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,613	100.0

Native	249	6.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	249	6.9

Foreign born	3,364	93.1
Entered 2000 or later	738	20.4
Entered before 2000	2,626	72.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,364	100.0
Europe	1,052	31.3
Asia	1,935	57.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	11	0.3
Latin America	260	7.7
Northern America	106	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	31,554	100.0
English only	27,671	87.7
Language other than English	3,883	12.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,121	3.6
Spanish	734	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	197	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,657	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	396	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,370	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	511	1.6
Other languages	122	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	33,655	100.0
American	982	2.9
Arab	460	1.4
Czech	81	0.2
Danish	113	0.3
Dutch	280	0.8
English	6,347	18.9
French (except Basque)	2,899	8.6
French Canadian	2,040	6.1
German	2,428	7.2
Greek	872	2.6
Hungarian	62	0.2
Irish	10,431	31.0
Italian	5,007	14.9
Lithuanian	126	0.4
Norwegian	237	0.7
Polish	1,944	5.8
Portuguese	1,064	3.2
Russian	401	1.2
Scotch-Irish	907	2.7
Scottish	1,420	4.2
Slovak	74	0.2
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	637	1.9
Swiss	63	0.2
Ukrainian	75	0.2
Welsh	200	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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