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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Douglas 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,911 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,325 79.9
        With own children under 18 years 1,219 41.9
    Married-couple family 1,957 67.2
        With own children under 18 years 978 33.6
    Male householder, no wife present, family 116 4.0
        With own children under 18 years 70 2.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 252 8.7
        With own children under 18 years 171 5.9
    Nonfamily households 586 20.1
    Householder living alone 544 18.7
        65 years and over 112 3.8
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,275 43.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 387 13.3
 
Average household size 2.76
Average family size 3.15
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 8,020 100.0
    Householder 2,911 36.3
        Spouse 1,953 24.4
        Child 2,700 33.7
        Other relatives 353 4.4
    Nonrelatives 103 1.3
        Unmarried partner 89 1.1
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,914 100.0
    Never married 662 22.7
    Now married, except separated 2,088 71.7
    Separated 0 0.0
    Widowed 40 1.4
    Divorced 124 4.3
 
Females 15 years and over 3,340 100.0
    Never married 730 21.9
    Now married, except separated 2,065 61.8
    Separated 51 1.5
    Widowed 104 3.1
    Divorced 390 11.7
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 80 100.0
    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 35
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 106
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 14
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 143 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 41 28.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 11 7.7
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 30 21.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 41 28.7
        Who are female 26 18.2
        Who are married 41 28.7
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,028 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 86 4.2
        Kindergarten 149 7.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 940 46.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 565 27.9
        College or graduate school 288 14.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,269 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 116 2.2
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 256 4.9
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,535 29.1
        Some college, no degree 983 18.7
        Associate's degree 657 12.5
        Bachelor's degree 1,078 20.5
        Graduate or professional degree 644 12.2
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 92.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 32.7
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 5,810 100.0
    Civilian veterans 435 7.5
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 7,959 100.0
    Same house 7,588 95.3
    Different house in the U.S. 359 4.5
        Same county 227 2.9
        Different county 132 1.7
            Same state 65 0.8
            Different state 67 0.8
    Abroad 12 0.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 8,020 100.0
    Native 7,758 96.7
        Born in United States 7,718 96.2
            State of residence 6,084 75.9
            Different state 1,634 20.4
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 40 0.5
    Foreign born 262 3.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 262 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 152 58.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 110 42.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 302 100.0
 
    Native 40 13.2
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 40 13.2
 
    Foreign born 262 86.8
        Entered 2000 or later 39 12.9
        Entered before 2000 223 73.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 262 100.0
    Europe 113 43.1
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 25 9.5
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 97 37.0
    Northern America 27 10.3
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 7,497 100.0
    English only 7,135 95.2
    Language other than English 362 4.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 8 0.1
        Spanish 55 0.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other Indo-European languages 307 4.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 8 0.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 8,020 100.0
    American 485 6.0
    Arab 16 0.2
    Czech 14 0.2
    Danish 13 0.2
    Dutch 362 4.5
    English 1,576 19.7
    French (except Basque) 1,915 23.9
    French Canadian 613 7.6
    German 535 6.7
    Greek 70 0.9
    Hungarian 32 0.4
    Irish 1,968 24.5
    Italian 1,235 15.4
    Lithuanian 66 0.8
    Norwegian 52 0.6
    Polish 1,098 13.7
    Portuguese 117 1.5
    Russian 43 0.5
    Scotch-Irish 77 1.0
    Scottish 300 3.7
    Slovak 85 1.1
    Subsaharan African 25 0.3
    Swedish 332 4.1
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 15 0.2
    Welsh 30 0.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 26 0.3
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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