Chelsea School District, MA (2503540) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chelsea School District, MA (2503540)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chelsea 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	12,173	100.0
Family households (families)	7,452	61.2
With own children under 18 years	4,216	34.6
Married-couple family	3,957	32.5
With own children under 18 years	1,964	16.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,105	9.1
With own children under 18 years	644	5.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,390	19.6
With own children under 18 years	1,608	13.2
Nonfamily households	4,721	38.8
Householder living alone	4,063	33.4
65 years and over	1,583	13.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,700	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,631	21.6

Average household size	2.90
Average family size	3.65

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	35,279	100.0
Householder	12,173	34.5
Spouse	3,910	11.1
Child	11,627	33.0
Other relatives	4,203	11.9
Nonrelatives	3,366	9.5
Unmarried partner	947	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,144	100.0
Never married	6,120	46.6
Now married, except separated	4,961	37.7
Separated	418	3.2
Widowed	409	3.1
Divorced	1,236	9.4

Females 15 years and over	14,703	100.0
Never married	5,817	39.6
Now married, except separated	4,771	32.4
Separated	897	6.1
Widowed	1,678	11.4
Divorced	1,540	10.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	634	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	277	43.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	118
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	747	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	109	14.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	78	10.4
3 or 4 years	11	1.5
5 or more years	20	2.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	109	14.6
Who are female	109	14.6
Who are married	40	5.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,327	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	757	9.1
Kindergarten	452	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,766	45.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,908	22.9
College or graduate school	1,444	17.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,217	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,821	20.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,476	10.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,617	37.1
Some college, no degree	3,202	13.8
Associate's degree	700	3.0
Bachelor's degree	2,062	8.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,339	5.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	68.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,626	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,302	4.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	35,386	100.0
Same house	28,219	79.7
Different house in the U.S.	6,822	19.3
Same county	5,142	14.5
Different county	1,680	4.7
Same state	1,428	4.0
Different state	252	0.7
Abroad	345	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	36,166	100.0
Native	22,419	62.0
Born in United States	19,851	54.9
State of residence	17,688	48.9
Different state	2,163	6.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,568	7.1
Foreign born	13,747	38.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	13,747	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,210	23.4
Not a U.S. citizen	10,537	76.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	16,315	100.0

Native	2,568	15.7
Entered 2000 or later	112	0.7
Entered before 2000	2,456	15.1

Foreign born	13,747	84.3
Entered 2000 or later	4,513	27.7
Entered before 2000	9,234	56.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	13,747	100.0
Europe	962	7.0
Asia	793	5.8
Africa	847	6.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	11,116	80.9
Northern America	29	0.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,731	100.0
English only	11,747	35.9
Language other than English	20,984	64.1
Speak English less than "very well"	11,754	35.9
Spanish	17,258	52.7
Speak English less than "very well"	9,873	30.2
Other Indo-European languages	2,599	7.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,199	3.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	751	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	421	1.3
Other languages	376	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	261	0.8

ANCESTRY
Total population	36,166	100.0
American	774	2.1
Arab	224	0.6
Czech	14	0.0
Danish	9	0.0
Dutch	0	0.0
English	1,286	3.6
French (except Basque)	675	1.9
French Canadian	430	1.2
German	391	1.1
Greek	94	0.3
Hungarian	84	0.2
Irish	2,795	7.7
Italian	2,940	8.1
Lithuanian	116	0.3
Norwegian	25	0.1
Polish	1,252	3.5
Portuguese	114	0.3
Russian	505	1.4
Scotch-Irish	125	0.3
Scottish	237	0.7
Slovak	122	0.3
Subsaharan African	1,058	2.9
Swedish	10	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	36	0.1
Welsh	64	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	611	1.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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