Dighton-Rehoboth School District, MA (2504200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dighton-Rehoboth School District, MA (2504200)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dighton-Rehoboth 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	6,284	100.0
Family households (families)	4,986	79.3
With own children under 18 years	2,126	33.8
Married-couple family	4,262	67.8
With own children under 18 years	1,817	28.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	159	2.5
With own children under 18 years	34	0.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	565	9.0
With own children under 18 years	275	4.4
Nonfamily households	1,298	20.7
Householder living alone	1,048	16.7
65 years and over	485	7.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,329	37.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,509	24.0

Average household size	2.87
Average family size	3.23

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,006	100.0
Householder	6,284	34.9
Spouse	4,294	23.8
Child	5,719	31.8
Other relatives	1,122	6.2
Nonrelatives	587	3.3
Unmarried partner	327	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,388	100.0
Never married	2,002	27.1
Now married, except separated	4,659	63.1
Separated	18	0.2
Widowed	88	1.2
Divorced	621	8.4

Females 15 years and over	7,259	100.0
Never married	1,365	18.8
Now married, except separated	4,489	61.8
Separated	81	1.1
Widowed	695	9.6
Divorced	629	8.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	104	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	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	291	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	22	7.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	11	3.8
5 or more years	11	3.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	22	7.6
Who are female	11	3.8
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,601	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	298	6.5
Kindergarten	257	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,997	43.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,096	23.8
College or graduate school	953	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,499	100.0
Less than 9th grade	659	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	782	6.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,532	28.3
Some college, no degree	2,001	16.0
Associate's degree	1,231	9.8
Bachelor's degree	2,914	23.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,380	11.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	34.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,630	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,377	10.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,896	100.0
Same house	16,835	94.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,055	5.9
Same county	525	2.9
Different county	530	3.0
Same state	63	0.4
Different state	467	2.6
Abroad	6	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,006	100.0
Native	16,995	94.4
Born in United States	16,630	92.4
State of residence	8,662	48.1
Different state	7,968	44.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	365	2.0
Foreign born	1,011	5.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,011	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	805	79.6
Not a U.S. citizen	206	20.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,376	100.0

Native	365	26.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	365	26.5

Foreign born	1,011	73.5
Entered 2000 or later	84	6.1
Entered before 2000	927	67.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,011	100.0
Europe	675	66.8
Asia	101	10.0
Africa	61	6.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	93	9.2
Northern America	81	8.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,280	100.0
English only	15,478	89.6
Language other than English	1,802	10.4
Speak English less than "very well"	839	4.9
Spanish	395	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	279	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,272	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	502	2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	135	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.3
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,006	100.0
American	551	3.1
Arab	119	0.7
Czech	24	0.1
Danish	59	0.3
Dutch	105	0.6
English	3,337	18.5
French (except Basque)	3,009	16.7
French Canadian	1,282	7.1
German	1,126	6.3
Greek	307	1.7
Hungarian	42	0.2
Irish	3,603	20.0
Italian	2,413	13.4
Lithuanian	47	0.3
Norwegian	82	0.5
Polish	848	4.7
Portuguese	4,557	25.3
Russian	130	0.7
Scotch-Irish	379	2.1
Scottish	598	3.3
Slovak	81	0.4
Subsaharan African	115	0.6
Swedish	461	2.6
Swiss	46	0.3
Ukrainian	11	0.1
Welsh	25	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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