Framingham School District, MA (2504980) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Framingham School District, MA (2504980)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Framingham 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	25,628	100.0
Family households (families)	16,629	64.9
With own children under 18 years	7,462	29.1
Married-couple family	12,878	50.2
With own children under 18 years	5,510	21.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	961	3.7
With own children under 18 years	277	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,790	10.9
With own children under 18 years	1,675	6.5
Nonfamily households	8,999	35.1
Householder living alone	7,485	29.2
65 years and over	2,627	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,116	31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,077	23.7

Average household size	2.44
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	62,625	100.0
Householder	25,628	40.9
Spouse	12,789	20.4
Child	17,406	27.8
Other relatives	3,407	5.4
Nonrelatives	3,395	5.4
Unmarried partner	1,243	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	25,920	100.0
Never married	8,692	33.5
Now married, except separated	14,203	54.8
Separated	439	1.7
Widowed	687	2.7
Divorced	1,899	7.3

Females 15 years and over	28,646	100.0
Never married	8,819	30.8
Now married, except separated	13,557	47.3
Separated	662	2.3
Widowed	2,643	9.2
Divorced	2,965	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	978	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	177	18.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	20
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	930	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	192	20.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	4.8
1 or 2 years	63	6.8
3 or 4 years	23	2.5
5 or more years	61	6.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	192	20.6
Who are female	117	12.6
Who are married	156	16.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,603	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,168	7.5
Kindergarten	847	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,719	36.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,865	18.4
College or graduate school	5,004	32.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	45,824	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,196	4.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,801	6.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,493	25.1
Some college, no degree	6,790	14.8
Associate's degree	2,732	6.0
Bachelor's degree	11,869	25.9
Graduate or professional degree	7,943	17.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	43.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	52,496	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,398	6.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	65,558	100.0
Same house	54,649	83.4
Different house in the U.S.	10,151	15.5
Same county	6,182	9.4
Different county	3,969	6.1
Same state	2,620	4.0
Different state	1,349	2.1
Abroad	758	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	66,411	100.0
Native	49,536	74.6
Born in United States	47,589	71.7
State of residence	35,548	53.5
Different state	12,041	18.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,947	2.9
Foreign born	16,875	25.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	16,875	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,981	35.4
Not a U.S. citizen	10,894	64.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	18,822	100.0

Native	1,947	10.3
Entered 2000 or later	479	2.5
Entered before 2000	1,468	7.8

Foreign born	16,875	89.7
Entered 2000 or later	7,138	37.9
Entered before 2000	9,737	51.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	16,875	100.0
Europe	1,983	11.8
Asia	3,614	21.4
Africa	478	2.8
Oceania	14	0.1
Latin America	10,310	61.1
Northern America	476	2.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	61,943	100.0
English only	40,619	65.6
Language other than English	21,324	34.4
Speak English less than "very well"	10,502	17.0
Spanish	6,588	10.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,041	4.9
Other Indo-European languages	11,643	18.8
Speak English less than "very well"	6,501	10.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,239	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	793	1.3
Other languages	854	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	167	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	66,411	100.0
American	1,812	2.7
Arab	445	0.7
Czech	42	0.1
Danish	168	0.3
Dutch	400	0.6
English	6,556	9.9
French (except Basque)	2,646	4.0
French Canadian	1,927	2.9
German	3,611	5.4
Greek	754	1.1
Hungarian	309	0.5
Irish	11,867	17.9
Italian	8,871	13.4
Lithuanian	377	0.6
Norwegian	365	0.5
Polish	2,521	3.8
Portuguese	1,987	3.0
Russian	2,968	4.5
Scotch-Irish	1,256	1.9
Scottish	1,688	2.5
Slovak	34	0.1
Subsaharan African	730	1.1
Swedish	913	1.4
Swiss	118	0.2
Ukrainian	140	0.2
Welsh	187	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	326	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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