Gloucester School District, MA (2505280) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gloucester School District, MA (2505280)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gloucester 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	12,766	100.0
Family households (families)	7,984	62.5
With own children under 18 years	3,186	25.0
Married-couple family	6,537	51.2
With own children under 18 years	2,399	18.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	346	2.7
With own children under 18 years	158	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,101	8.6
With own children under 18 years	629	4.9
Nonfamily households	4,782	37.5
Householder living alone	3,904	30.6
65 years and over	1,433	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,435	26.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,704	29.0

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	3.00

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,152	100.0
Householder	12,766	42.3
Spouse	6,550	21.7
Child	8,346	27.7
Other relatives	1,057	3.5
Nonrelatives	1,433	4.8
Unmarried partner	647	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,790	100.0
Never married	3,164	26.8
Now married, except separated	6,889	58.4
Separated	220	1.9
Widowed	337	2.9
Divorced	1,180	10.0

Females 15 years and over	13,500	100.0
Never married	3,325	24.6
Now married, except separated	6,984	51.7
Separated	330	2.4
Widowed	1,151	8.5
Divorced	1,710	12.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	160	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	13	8.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	320	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	111	34.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	63	19.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	48	15.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	111	34.7
Who are female	76	23.8
Who are married	74	23.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,085	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	515	7.3
Kindergarten	435	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,028	42.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,499	21.2
College or graduate school	1,608	22.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	22,243	100.0
Less than 9th grade	725	3.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,335	6.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,764	30.4
Some college, no degree	3,599	16.2
Associate's degree	2,121	9.5
Bachelor's degree	4,586	20.6
Graduate or professional degree	3,113	14.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	34.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	24,345	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,662	10.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	30,126	100.0
Same house	27,818	92.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,251	7.5
Same county	1,449	4.8
Different county	802	2.7
Same state	287	1.0
Different state	515	1.7
Abroad	57	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,264	100.0
Native	28,353	93.7
Born in United States	28,081	92.8
State of residence	22,434	74.1
Different state	5,647	18.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	272	0.9
Foreign born	1,911	6.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,911	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,026	53.7
Not a U.S. citizen	885	46.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,183	100.0

Native	272	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	79	3.6
Entered before 2000	193	8.8

Foreign born	1,911	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	455	20.8
Entered before 2000	1,456	66.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,911	100.0
Europe	1,010	52.9
Asia	194	10.2
Africa	67	3.5
Oceania	26	1.4
Latin America	552	28.9
Northern America	62	3.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	29,175	100.0
English only	26,253	90.0
Language other than English	2,922	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,057	3.6
Spanish	623	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	155	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	2,135	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	856	2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	154	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	46	0.2
Other languages	10	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,264	100.0
American	1,231	4.1
Arab	222	0.7
Czech	77	0.3
Danish	186	0.6
Dutch	341	1.1
English	5,344	17.7
French (except Basque)	2,658	8.8
French Canadian	940	3.1
German	2,359	7.8
Greek	291	1.0
Hungarian	99	0.3
Irish	6,084	20.1
Italian	7,117	23.5
Lithuanian	213	0.7
Norwegian	232	0.8
Polish	599	2.0
Portuguese	3,159	10.4
Russian	481	1.6
Scotch-Irish	1,066	3.5
Scottish	1,327	4.4
Slovak	181	0.6
Subsaharan African	105	0.3
Swedish	1,210	4.0
Swiss	57	0.2
Ukrainian	98	0.3
Welsh	247	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	29	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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