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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Groton-Dunstable 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 4,586 100.0
    Family households (families) 3,632 79.2
        With own children under 18 years 2,060 44.9
    Married-couple family 3,220 70.2
        With own children under 18 years 1,834 40.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 104 2.3
        With own children under 18 years 15 0.3
    Female householder, no husband present, family 308 6.7
        With own children under 18 years 211 4.6
    Nonfamily households 954 20.8
    Householder living alone 679 14.8
        65 years and over 276 6.0
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,137 46.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 923 20.1
 
Average household size 3.01
Average family size 3.42
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 13,785 100.0
    Householder 4,586 33.3
        Spouse 3,230 23.4
        Child 5,206 37.8
        Other relatives 360 2.6
    Nonrelatives 403 2.9
        Unmarried partner 282 2.0
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,005 100.0
    Never married 1,313 26.2
    Now married, except separated 3,303 66.0
    Separated 16 0.3
    Widowed 62 1.2
    Divorced 311 6.2
 
Females 15 years and over 5,336 100.0
    Never married 1,074 20.1
    Now married, except separated 3,264 61.2
    Separated 96 1.8
    Widowed 373 7.0
    Divorced 529 9.9
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 91 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 2 2.2
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 2
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 27
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 55
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 24
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 155 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 15 9.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 15 9.7
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 15 9.7
        Who are female 8 5.2
        Who are married 15 9.7
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,435 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 399 9.0
        Kindergarten 306 6.9
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,150 48.5
        High school (grades 9-12) 907 20.5
        College or graduate school 673 15.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 8,721 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 48 0.6
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 198 2.3
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,432 16.4
        Some college, no degree 1,160 13.3
        Associate's degree 675 7.7
        Bachelor's degree 3,130 35.9
        Graduate or professional degree 2,078 23.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 97.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 59.7
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 9,588 100.0
    Civilian veterans 726 7.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 13,788 100.0
    Same house 12,823 93.0
    Different house in the U.S. 933 6.8
        Same county 618 4.5
        Different county 315 2.3
            Same state 89 0.6
            Different state 226 1.6
    Abroad 32 0.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 13,868 100.0
    Native 13,013 93.8
        Born in United States 12,884 92.9
            State of residence 8,685 62.6
            Different state 4,199 30.3
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 129 0.9
    Foreign born 855 6.2
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 855 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 581 68.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 274 32.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 984 100.0
 
    Native 129 13.1
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 129 13.1
 
    Foreign born 855 86.9
        Entered 2000 or later 118 12.0
        Entered before 2000 737 74.9
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 855 100.0
    Europe 300 35.1
    Asia 321 37.5
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 132 15.4
    Northern America 102 11.9
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 13,095 100.0
    English only 12,214 93.3
    Language other than English 881 6.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 138 1.1
        Spanish 350 2.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 63 0.5
        Other Indo-European languages 318 2.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 55 0.4
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 198 1.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 20 0.2
        Other languages 15 0.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 13,868 100.0
    American 588 4.2
    Arab 88 0.6
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 46 0.3
    Dutch 195 1.4
    English 2,832 20.4
    French (except Basque) 1,272 9.2
    French Canadian 615 4.4
    German 1,650 11.9
    Greek 130 0.9
    Hungarian 137 1.0
    Irish 4,297 31.0
    Italian 1,868 13.5
    Lithuanian 67 0.5
    Norwegian 145 1.0
    Polish 672 4.8
    Portuguese 190 1.4
    Russian 214 1.5
    Scotch-Irish 570 4.1
    Scottish 553 4.0
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 513 3.7
    Swiss 8 0.1
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 84 0.6
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 15 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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