Franklin School District, MA (2505010) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Franklin School District, MA (2505010)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Franklin 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	10,924	100.0
Family households (families)	8,024	73.5
With own children under 18 years	4,655	42.6
Married-couple family	6,767	61.9
With own children under 18 years	3,976	36.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	458	4.2
With own children under 18 years	189	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	799	7.3
With own children under 18 years	490	4.5
Nonfamily households	2,900	26.5
Householder living alone	2,376	21.8
65 years and over	783	7.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,959	45.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,999	18.3

Average household size	2.83
Average family size	3.36

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,897	100.0
Householder	10,924	35.4
Spouse	6,735	21.8
Child	11,174	36.2
Other relatives	1,059	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,005	3.3
Unmarried partner	375	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,395	100.0
Never married	3,275	28.7
Now married, except separated	7,212	63.3
Separated	112	1.0
Widowed	260	2.3
Divorced	536	4.7

Females 15 years and over	11,975	100.0
Never married	2,930	24.5
Now married, except separated	6,954	58.1
Separated	117	1.0
Widowed	863	7.2
Divorced	1,111	9.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	408	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	26	6.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	131
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	376	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	115	30.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	56	14.9
1 or 2 years	49	13.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	10	2.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	115	30.6
Who are female	39	10.4
Who are married	97	25.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,737	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	903	9.3
Kindergarten	483	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,575	47.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,935	19.9
College or graduate school	1,841	18.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,716	100.0
Less than 9th grade	234	1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	629	3.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,830	24.5
Some college, no degree	2,842	14.4
Associate's degree	1,864	9.5
Bachelor's degree	6,256	31.7
Graduate or professional degree	3,061	15.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	47.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,089	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,874	8.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	30,828	100.0
Same house	27,793	90.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,920	9.5
Same county	1,438	4.7
Different county	1,482	4.8
Same state	887	2.9
Different state	595	1.9
Abroad	115	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	31,247	100.0
Native	29,020	92.9
Born in United States	28,649	91.7
State of residence	21,985	70.4
Different state	6,664	21.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	371	1.2
Foreign born	2,227	7.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,227	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,166	52.4
Not a U.S. citizen	1,061	47.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,598	100.0

Native	371	14.3
Entered 2000 or later	34	1.3
Entered before 2000	337	13.0

Foreign born	2,227	85.7
Entered 2000 or later	522	20.1
Entered before 2000	1,705	65.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,227	100.0
Europe	804	36.1
Asia	824	37.0
Africa	8	0.4
Oceania	51	2.3
Latin America	336	15.1
Northern America	204	9.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	29,145	100.0
English only	26,450	90.8
Language other than English	2,695	9.2
Speak English less than "very well"	705	2.4
Spanish	530	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	50	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,541	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	462	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	509	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	149	0.5
Other languages	115	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	31,247	100.0
American	1,295	4.1
Arab	291	0.9
Czech	135	0.4
Danish	87	0.3
Dutch	209	0.7
English	3,632	11.6
French (except Basque)	2,269	7.3
French Canadian	1,354	4.3
German	2,511	8.0
Greek	428	1.4
Hungarian	132	0.4
Irish	11,116	35.6
Italian	7,837	25.1
Lithuanian	318	1.0
Norwegian	191	0.6
Polish	1,399	4.5
Portuguese	775	2.5
Russian	479	1.5
Scotch-Irish	953	3.0
Scottish	1,055	3.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	20	0.1
Swedish	461	1.5
Swiss	84	0.3
Ukrainian	183	0.6
Welsh	212	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	37	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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