Dracut School District, MA (2504320) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dracut School District, MA (2504320)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dracut 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	10,726	100.0
Family households (families)	7,594	70.8
With own children under 18 years	3,533	32.9
Married-couple family	6,370	59.4
With own children under 18 years	2,981	27.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	316	2.9
With own children under 18 years	84	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	908	8.5
With own children under 18 years	468	4.4
Nonfamily households	3,132	29.2
Householder living alone	2,610	24.3
65 years and over	890	8.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,843	35.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,518	23.5

Average household size	2.70
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,930	100.0
Householder	10,726	37.1
Spouse	6,404	22.1
Child	9,198	31.8
Other relatives	1,607	5.6
Nonrelatives	995	3.4
Unmarried partner	549	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,628	100.0
Never married	3,300	28.4
Now married, except separated	6,910	59.4
Separated	112	1.0
Widowed	371	3.2
Divorced	935	8.0

Females 15 years and over	12,056	100.0
Never married	2,881	23.9
Now married, except separated	6,803	56.4
Separated	60	0.5
Widowed	1,169	9.7
Divorced	1,143	9.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	247	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	13	5.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	523	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	104	19.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	24	4.6
1 or 2 years	14	2.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	66	12.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	104	19.9
Who are female	68	13.0
Who are married	104	19.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,982	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	486	7.0
Kindergarten	349	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,782	39.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,673	24.0
College or graduate school	1,692	24.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,986	100.0
Less than 9th grade	702	3.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,775	8.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,932	34.7
Some college, no degree	3,811	19.1
Associate's degree	1,724	8.6
Bachelor's degree	3,399	17.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,643	8.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,213	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,214	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,732	100.0
Same house	26,239	91.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,405	8.4
Same county	1,782	6.2
Different county	623	2.2
Same state	300	1.0
Different state	323	1.1
Abroad	88	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,930	100.0
Native	26,935	93.1
Born in United States	26,717	92.4
State of residence	23,347	80.7
Different state	3,370	11.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	218	0.8
Foreign born	1,995	6.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,995	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,190	59.6
Not a U.S. citizen	805	40.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,213	100.0

Native	218	9.9
Entered 2000 or later	35	1.6
Entered before 2000	183	8.3

Foreign born	1,995	90.1
Entered 2000 or later	507	22.9
Entered before 2000	1,488	67.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,963	100.0
Europe	579	29.5
Asia	709	36.1
Africa	357	18.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	186	9.5
Northern America	132	6.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,180	100.0
English only	23,890	87.9
Language other than English	3,290	12.1
Speak English less than "very well"	892	3.3
Spanish	383	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	64	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	2,075	7.6
Speak English less than "very well"	518	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	588	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	234	0.9
Other languages	244	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,930	100.0
American	917	3.2
Arab	133	0.5
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	77	0.3
Dutch	198	0.7
English	2,781	9.6
French (except Basque)	6,500	22.5
French Canadian	3,289	11.4
German	799	2.8
Greek	1,589	5.5
Hungarian	86	0.3
Irish	8,055	27.8
Italian	4,528	15.7
Lithuanian	190	0.7
Norwegian	48	0.2
Polish	2,474	8.6
Portuguese	1,352	4.7
Russian	297	1.0
Scotch-Irish	566	2.0
Scottish	747	2.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	195	0.7
Swedish	492	1.7
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	31	0.1
Welsh	123	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	26	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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