Fall River School District, MA (2504830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fall River School District, MA (2504830)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fall River 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	38,050	100.0
Family households (families)	22,535	59.2
With own children under 18 years	10,530	27.7
Married-couple family	13,902	36.5
With own children under 18 years	5,231	13.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,479	3.9
With own children under 18 years	679	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,154	18.8
With own children under 18 years	4,620	12.1
Nonfamily households	15,515	40.8
Householder living alone	13,102	34.4
65 years and over	4,673	12.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,727	30.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,047	23.8

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	3.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	88,968	100.0
Householder	38,050	42.8
Spouse	13,960	15.7
Child	26,282	29.5
Other relatives	5,493	6.2
Nonrelatives	5,183	5.8
Unmarried partner	2,942	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	34,846	100.0
Never married	14,011	40.2
Now married, except separated	15,225	43.7
Separated	883	2.5
Widowed	1,301	3.7
Divorced	3,426	9.8

Females 15 years and over	40,033	100.0
Never married	13,108	32.7
Now married, except separated	15,150	37.8
Separated	1,573	3.9
Widowed	5,364	13.4
Divorced	4,838	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,309	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	751	57.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,827	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	826	45.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	316	17.3
1 or 2 years	107	5.9
3 or 4 years	124	6.8
5 or more years	279	15.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	826	45.2
Who are female	531	29.1
Who are married	402	22.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,482	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,376	6.7
Kindergarten	686	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,616	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	5,206	25.4
College or graduate school	4,598	22.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,829	100.0
Less than 9th grade	10,513	17.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,829	15.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,722	31.9
Some college, no degree	9,155	14.8
Associate's degree	4,069	6.6
Bachelor's degree	5,527	8.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,014	4.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	67.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	70,921	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,554	7.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	89,713	100.0
Same house	74,866	83.5
Different house in the U.S.	14,040	15.6
Same county	11,168	12.4
Different county	2,872	3.2
Same state	1,343	1.5
Different state	1,529	1.7
Abroad	807	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	90,853	100.0
Native	72,764	80.1
Born in United States	70,858	78.0
State of residence	60,654	66.8
Different state	10,204	11.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,906	2.1
Foreign born	18,089	19.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	18,089	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	9,161	50.6
Not a U.S. citizen	8,928	49.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	19,995	100.0

Native	1,906	9.5
Entered 2000 or later	465	2.3
Entered before 2000	1,441	7.2

Foreign born	18,089	90.5
Entered 2000 or later	3,264	16.3
Entered before 2000	14,825	74.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	18,089	100.0
Europe	12,161	67.2
Asia	2,163	12.0
Africa	658	3.6
Oceania	47	0.3
Latin America	2,883	15.9
Northern America	177	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	85,250	100.0
English only	55,854	65.5
Language other than English	29,396	34.5
Speak English less than "very well"	11,855	13.9
Spanish	4,162	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,671	2.0
Other Indo-European languages	22,608	26.5
Speak English less than "very well"	8,868	10.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,871	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	847	1.0
Other languages	755	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	469	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	90,853	100.0
American	2,464	2.7
Arab	1,537	1.7
Czech	33	0.0
Danish	60	0.1
Dutch	258	0.3
English	6,825	7.5
French (except Basque)	14,181	15.6
French Canadian	4,293	4.7
German	3,005	3.3
Greek	180	0.2
Hungarian	12	0.0
Irish	9,828	10.8
Italian	5,280	5.8
Lithuanian	43	0.0
Norwegian	94	0.1
Polish	3,396	3.7
Portuguese	40,900	45.0
Russian	316	0.3
Scotch-Irish	454	0.5
Scottish	1,029	1.1
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,785	2.0
Swedish	340	0.4
Swiss	39	0.0
Ukrainian	114	0.1
Welsh	163	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	509	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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