Chicopee School District, MA (2503660) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Chicopee School District, MA (2503660)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Chicopee 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	22,951	100.0
Family households (families)	13,318	58.0
With own children under 18 years	5,577	24.3
Married-couple family	9,051	39.4
With own children under 18 years	3,372	14.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	914	4.0
With own children under 18 years	376	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,353	14.6
With own children under 18 years	1,829	8.0
Nonfamily households	9,633	42.0
Householder living alone	8,276	36.1
65 years and over	3,391	14.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,132	26.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,575	28.6

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,245	100.0
Householder	22,951	42.3
Spouse	9,088	16.8
Child	16,029	29.5
Other relatives	3,242	6.0
Nonrelatives	2,935	5.4
Unmarried partner	1,306	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,033	100.0
Never married	8,473	38.5
Now married, except separated	9,846	44.7
Separated	436	2.0
Widowed	958	4.3
Divorced	2,320	10.5

Females 15 years and over	24,600	100.0
Never married	8,289	33.7
Now married, except separated	9,661	39.3
Separated	519	2.1
Widowed	3,158	12.8
Divorced	2,973	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	563	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	305	54.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	75
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,039	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	392	37.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	159	15.3
1 or 2 years	128	12.3
3 or 4 years	15	1.4
5 or more years	90	8.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	392	37.7
Who are female	278	26.8
Who are married	231	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,912	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	684	4.9
Kindergarten	701	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,132	36.9
High school (grades 9-12)	3,622	26.0
College or graduate school	3,773	27.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	37,593	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,978	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,921	13.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,398	38.3
Some college, no degree	6,990	18.6
Associate's degree	3,550	9.4
Bachelor's degree	4,080	10.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,676	4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	43,909	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,068	11.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	55,403	100.0
Same house	47,083	85.0
Different house in the U.S.	7,666	13.8
Same county	5,731	10.3
Different county	1,935	3.5
Same state	851	1.5
Different state	1,084	2.0
Abroad	654	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	55,875	100.0
Native	50,725	90.8
Born in United States	47,417	84.9
State of residence	39,170	70.1
Different state	8,247	14.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,308	5.9
Foreign born	5,150	9.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,150	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,232	43.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,918	56.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,458	100.0

Native	3,308	39.1
Entered 2000 or later	774	9.2
Entered before 2000	2,534	30.0

Foreign born	5,150	60.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,762	20.8
Entered before 2000	3,388	40.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,150	100.0
Europe	2,827	54.9
Asia	1,068	20.7
Africa	267	5.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	628	12.2
Northern America	360	7.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	53,051	100.0
English only	41,053	77.4
Language other than English	11,998	22.6
Speak English less than "very well"	5,461	10.3
Spanish	5,370	10.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,229	4.2
Other Indo-European languages	5,563	10.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,682	5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	600	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	363	0.7
Other languages	465	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	187	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	55,875	100.0
American	1,455	2.6
Arab	86	0.2
Czech	119	0.2
Danish	123	0.2
Dutch	325	0.6
English	4,346	7.8
French (except Basque)	12,059	21.6
French Canadian	5,181	9.3
German	2,659	4.8
Greek	487	0.9
Hungarian	80	0.1
Irish	9,530	17.1
Italian	4,552	8.1
Lithuanian	258	0.5
Norwegian	203	0.4
Polish	12,041	21.5
Portuguese	1,257	2.2
Russian	613	1.1
Scotch-Irish	647	1.2
Scottish	862	1.5
Slovak	9	0.0
Subsaharan African	412	0.7
Swedish	506	0.9
Swiss	35	0.1
Ukrainian	290	0.5
Welsh	203	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	226	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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