Dedham School District, MA (2504050) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dedham School District, MA (2504050)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dedham 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	9,293	100.0
Family households (families)	6,344	68.3
With own children under 18 years	2,703	29.1
Married-couple family	4,975	53.5
With own children under 18 years	2,045	22.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	384	4.1
With own children under 18 years	106	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	985	10.6
With own children under 18 years	552	5.9
Nonfamily households	2,949	31.7
Householder living alone	2,503	26.9
65 years and over	1,216	13.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,907	31.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,816	30.3

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,329	100.0
Householder	9,293	39.8
Spouse	4,958	21.3
Child	7,059	30.3
Other relatives	1,084	4.6
Nonrelatives	935	4.0
Unmarried partner	471	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,812	100.0
Never married	3,437	35.0
Now married, except separated	5,267	53.7
Separated	148	1.5
Widowed	374	3.8
Divorced	586	6.0

Females 15 years and over	10,303	100.0
Never married	2,816	27.3
Now married, except separated	5,196	50.4
Separated	147	1.4
Widowed	1,276	12.4
Divorced	868	8.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	219	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	32	14.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	11
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	41

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	312	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	43	13.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	14	4.5
1 or 2 years	21	6.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	8	2.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	43	13.8
Who are female	21	6.7
Who are married	23	7.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,940	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	330	5.6
Kindergarten	239	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,383	40.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,255	21.1
College or graduate school	1,733	29.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,094	100.0
Less than 9th grade	433	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	981	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,380	25.6
Some college, no degree	2,854	16.7
Associate's degree	1,531	9.0
Bachelor's degree	4,189	24.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,726	15.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	40.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,167	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,849	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	24,070	100.0
Same house	21,756	90.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,263	9.4
Same county	1,086	4.5
Different county	1,177	4.9
Same state	995	4.1
Different state	182	0.8
Abroad	51	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	24,308	100.0
Native	21,455	88.3
Born in United States	21,202	87.2
State of residence	17,916	73.7
Different state	3,286	13.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	253	1.0
Foreign born	2,853	11.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,853	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,074	72.7
Not a U.S. citizen	779	27.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,106	100.0

Native	253	8.1
Entered 2000 or later	15	0.5
Entered before 2000	238	7.7

Foreign born	2,853	91.9
Entered 2000 or later	290	9.3
Entered before 2000	2,563	82.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,853	100.0
Europe	1,149	40.3
Asia	682	23.9
Africa	186	6.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	745	26.1
Northern America	91	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,977	100.0
English only	19,945	86.8
Language other than English	3,032	13.2
Speak English less than "very well"	882	3.8
Spanish	769	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	198	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,574	6.9
Speak English less than "very well"	462	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	323	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	104	0.5
Other languages	366	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	118	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	24,308	100.0
American	827	3.4
Arab	758	3.1
Czech	35	0.1
Danish	59	0.2
Dutch	92	0.4
English	2,726	11.2
French (except Basque)	867	3.6
French Canadian	650	2.7
German	1,526	6.3
Greek	665	2.7
Hungarian	55	0.2
Irish	9,247	38.0
Italian	4,773	19.6
Lithuanian	232	1.0
Norwegian	92	0.4
Polish	604	2.5
Portuguese	342	1.4
Russian	315	1.3
Scotch-Irish	650	2.7
Scottish	708	2.9
Slovak	37	0.2
Subsaharan African	131	0.5
Swedish	402	1.7
Swiss	54	0.2
Ukrainian	71	0.3
Welsh	134	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	506	2.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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