Grafton School District, MA (2505370) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Grafton School District, MA (2505370)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Grafton 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	6,210	100.0
Family households (families)	4,402	70.9
With own children under 18 years	2,199	35.4
Married-couple family	3,596	57.9
With own children under 18 years	1,797	28.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	235	3.8
With own children under 18 years	129	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	571	9.2
With own children under 18 years	273	4.4
Nonfamily households	1,808	29.1
Householder living alone	1,402	22.6
65 years and over	418	6.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,264	36.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,174	18.9

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,928	100.0
Householder	6,210	36.7
Spouse	3,619	21.4
Child	5,794	34.2
Other relatives	543	3.2
Nonrelatives	762	4.5
Unmarried partner	472	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,440	100.0
Never married	1,914	29.7
Now married, except separated	3,721	57.8
Separated	181	2.8
Widowed	121	1.9
Divorced	503	7.8

Females 15 years and over	7,209	100.0
Never married	2,113	29.3
Now married, except separated	3,728	51.7
Separated	154	2.1
Widowed	580	8.0
Divorced	634	8.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	334	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	102	30.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	200	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	25	12.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	9	4.5
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	16	8.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	25	12.5
Who are female	17	8.5
Who are married	16	8.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,559	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	448	9.8
Kindergarten	305	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,806	39.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,064	23.3
College or graduate school	936	20.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,478	100.0
Less than 9th grade	102	0.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	489	4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,511	21.9
Some college, no degree	1,514	13.2
Associate's degree	671	5.8
Bachelor's degree	4,074	35.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,117	18.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	53.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,724	100.0
Civilian veterans	913	7.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,257	100.0
Same house	14,930	86.5
Different house in the U.S.	2,234	12.9
Same county	1,090	6.3
Different county	1,144	6.6
Same state	637	3.7
Different state	507	2.9
Abroad	93	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,535	100.0
Native	15,694	89.5
Born in United States	15,451	88.1
State of residence	12,055	68.7
Different state	3,396	19.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	243	1.4
Foreign born	1,841	10.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,841	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	903	49.0
Not a U.S. citizen	938	51.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,084	100.0

Native	243	11.7
Entered 2000 or later	39	1.9
Entered before 2000	204	9.8

Foreign born	1,841	88.3
Entered 2000 or later	537	25.8
Entered before 2000	1,304	62.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,841	100.0
Europe	348	18.9
Asia	764	41.5
Africa	182	9.9
Oceania	5	0.3
Latin America	427	23.2
Northern America	115	6.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,038	100.0
English only	13,846	86.3
Language other than English	2,192	13.7
Speak English less than "very well"	643	4.0
Spanish	571	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	196	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	996	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	243	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	454	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	137	0.9
Other languages	171	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	67	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,535	100.0
American	587	3.3
Arab	171	1.0
Czech	8	0.0
Danish	83	0.5
Dutch	199	1.1
English	2,121	12.1
French (except Basque)	2,614	14.9
French Canadian	1,179	6.7
German	1,236	7.0
Greek	144	0.8
Hungarian	61	0.3
Irish	4,201	24.0
Italian	2,698	15.4
Lithuanian	310	1.8
Norwegian	62	0.4
Polish	1,066	6.1
Portuguese	214	1.2
Russian	373	2.1
Scotch-Irish	279	1.6
Scottish	395	2.3
Slovak	28	0.2
Subsaharan African	151	0.9
Swedish	784	4.5
Swiss	10	0.1
Ukrainian	92	0.5
Welsh	72	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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