Fairhaven School District, MA (2504800) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fairhaven School District, MA (2504800)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fairhaven 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	6,597	100.0
Family households (families)	4,200	63.7
With own children under 18 years	1,643	24.9
Married-couple family	3,132	47.5
With own children under 18 years	1,260	19.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	229	3.5
With own children under 18 years	101	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	839	12.7
With own children under 18 years	282	4.3
Nonfamily households	2,397	36.3
Householder living alone	2,052	31.1
65 years and over	1,096	16.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,737	26.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,142	32.5

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,671	100.0
Householder	6,597	42.1
Spouse	3,140	20.0
Child	4,448	28.4
Other relatives	745	4.8
Nonrelatives	741	4.7
Unmarried partner	406	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,358	100.0
Never married	2,140	33.7
Now married, except separated	3,332	52.4
Separated	83	1.3
Widowed	302	4.7
Divorced	501	7.9

Females 15 years and over	7,575	100.0
Never married	1,932	25.5
Now married, except separated	3,274	43.2
Separated	186	2.5
Widowed	1,153	15.2
Divorced	1,030	13.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	38	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	10	26.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	5
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	10
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	282	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	187	66.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	59	20.9
1 or 2 years	48	17.0
3 or 4 years	32	11.3
5 or more years	48	17.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	187	66.3
Who are female	89	31.6
Who are married	187	66.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,352	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	149	4.4
Kindergarten	209	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,116	33.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,019	30.4
College or graduate school	859	25.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,827	100.0
Less than 9th grade	987	8.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,189	10.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,364	36.9
Some college, no degree	1,726	14.6
Associate's degree	1,081	9.1
Bachelor's degree	1,577	13.3
Graduate or professional degree	903	7.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,179	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,539	11.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,081	100.0
Same house	14,383	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,631	10.1
Same county	1,301	8.1
Different county	330	2.1
Same state	254	1.6
Different state	76	0.5
Abroad	67	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,111	100.0
Native	15,115	93.8
Born in United States	15,020	93.2
State of residence	13,167	81.7
Different state	1,853	11.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	95	0.6
Foreign born	996	6.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	996	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	845	84.8
Not a U.S. citizen	151	15.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,091	100.0

Native	95	8.7
Entered 2000 or later	11	1.0
Entered before 2000	84	7.7

Foreign born	996	91.3
Entered 2000 or later	9	0.8
Entered before 2000	987	90.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	996	100.0
Europe	746	74.9
Asia	57	5.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	9	0.9
Latin America	68	6.8
Northern America	116	11.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,470	100.0
English only	13,884	89.7
Language other than English	1,586	10.3
Speak English less than "very well"	573	3.7
Spanish	200	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	77	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,352	8.7
Speak English less than "very well"	491	3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	28	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Other languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,111	100.0
American	439	2.7
Arab	228	1.4
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	10	0.1
Dutch	115	0.7
English	2,307	14.3
French (except Basque)	2,791	17.3
French Canadian	1,377	8.5
German	741	4.6
Greek	126	0.8
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,632	16.3
Italian	1,058	6.6
Lithuanian	27	0.2
Norwegian	249	1.5
Polish	1,283	8.0
Portuguese	5,442	33.8
Russian	49	0.3
Scotch-Irish	161	1.0
Scottish	157	1.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	235	1.5
Swedish	149	0.9
Swiss	38	0.2
Ukrainian	28	0.2
Welsh	97	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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