Fitchburg School District, MA (2504890) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fitchburg School District, MA (2504890)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fitchburg 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	14,718	100.0
Family households (families)	9,809	66.6
With own children under 18 years	4,708	32.0
Married-couple family	6,452	43.8
With own children under 18 years	2,929	19.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	943	6.4
With own children under 18 years	447	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,414	16.4
With own children under 18 years	1,332	9.1
Nonfamily households	4,909	33.4
Householder living alone	4,017	27.3
65 years and over	1,452	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,377	36.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,332	22.6

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,300	100.0
Householder	14,718	38.4
Spouse	6,548	17.1
Child	12,173	31.8
Other relatives	2,425	6.3
Nonrelatives	2,436	6.4
Unmarried partner	931	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,796	100.0
Never married	6,587	41.7
Now married, except separated	6,960	44.1
Separated	333	2.1
Widowed	509	3.2
Divorced	1,407	8.9

Females 15 years and over	17,068	100.0
Never married	5,645	33.1
Now married, except separated	7,075	41.5
Separated	448	2.6
Widowed	1,815	10.6
Divorced	2,085	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	606	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	192	31.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	103
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	817	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	197	24.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	30	3.7
1 or 2 years	60	7.3
3 or 4 years	19	2.3
5 or more years	88	10.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	197	24.1
Who are female	143	17.5
Who are married	113	13.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,661	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	860	6.8
Kindergarten	422	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,558	36.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,091	16.5
College or graduate school	4,730	37.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,269	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,572	6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,494	9.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,103	36.0
Some college, no degree	4,659	18.4
Associate's degree	2,306	9.1
Bachelor's degree	3,329	13.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,806	7.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,200	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,688	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,372	100.0
Same house	33,747	83.6
Different house in the U.S.	6,151	15.2
Same county	3,976	9.8
Different county	2,175	5.4
Same state	1,613	4.0
Different state	562	1.4
Abroad	474	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,007	100.0
Native	36,724	89.6
Born in United States	34,097	83.1
State of residence	28,627	69.8
Different state	5,470	13.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,627	6.4
Foreign born	4,283	10.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,283	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,944	45.4
Not a U.S. citizen	2,339	54.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,910	100.0

Native	2,627	38.0
Entered 2000 or later	724	10.5
Entered before 2000	1,903	27.5

Foreign born	4,283	62.0
Entered 2000 or later	1,000	14.5
Entered before 2000	3,283	47.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,283	100.0
Europe	486	11.3
Asia	1,008	23.5
Africa	151	3.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,145	50.1
Northern America	493	11.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	38,217	100.0
English only	29,461	77.1
Language other than English	8,756	22.9
Speak English less than "very well"	3,933	10.3
Spanish	5,553	14.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,677	7.0
Other Indo-European languages	1,915	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	525	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,106	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	691	1.8
Other languages	182	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	40	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,007	100.0
American	860	2.1
Arab	73	0.2
Czech	61	0.1
Danish	110	0.3
Dutch	274	0.7
English	3,535	8.6
French (except Basque)	5,963	14.5
French Canadian	4,413	10.8
German	2,408	5.9
Greek	604	1.5
Hungarian	333	0.8
Irish	7,202	17.6
Italian	4,706	11.5
Lithuanian	201	0.5
Norwegian	110	0.3
Polish	978	2.4
Portuguese	558	1.4
Russian	213	0.5
Scotch-Irish	632	1.5
Scottish	1,144	2.8
Slovak	50	0.1
Subsaharan African	254	0.6
Swedish	783	1.9
Swiss	39	0.1
Ukrainian	48	0.1
Welsh	129	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	381	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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