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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Halifax 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 2,785 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,918 68.9
        With own children under 18 years 766 27.5
    Married-couple family 1,651 59.3
        With own children under 18 years 641 23.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 50 1.8
        With own children under 18 years 24 0.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 217 7.8
        With own children under 18 years 101 3.6
    Nonfamily households 867 31.1
    Householder living alone 690 24.8
        65 years and over 306 11.0
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 896 32.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 745 26.8
 
Average household size 2.78
Average family size 3.43
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 7,735 100.0
    Householder 2,785 36.0
        Spouse 1,671 21.6
        Child 2,606 33.7
        Other relatives 375 4.8
    Nonrelatives 298 3.9
        Unmarried partner 185 2.4
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,002 100.0
    Never married 1,020 34.0
    Now married, except separated 1,743 58.1
    Separated 62 2.1
    Widowed 39 1.3
    Divorced 138 4.6
 
Females 15 years and over 3,305 100.0
    Never married 794 24.0
    Now married, except separated 1,680 50.8
    Separated 26 0.8
    Widowed 359 10.9
    Divorced 446 13.5
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 71 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 13 18.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 13
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 37
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 59
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 35
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 293 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 146 49.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 12 4.1
        1 or 2 years 25 8.5
        3 or 4 years 96 32.8
        5 or more years 13 4.4
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 146 49.8
        Who are female 91 31.1
        Who are married 108 36.9
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,984 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 174 8.8
        Kindergarten 112 5.6
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 878 44.3
        High school (grades 9-12) 334 16.8
        College or graduate school 486 24.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,204 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 90 1.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 218 4.2
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,174 41.8
        Some college, no degree 983 18.9
        Associate's degree 575 11.0
        Bachelor's degree 692 13.3
        Graduate or professional degree 472 9.1
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 94.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 22.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 6,009 100.0
    Civilian veterans 522 8.7
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 7,648 100.0
    Same house 7,210 94.3
    Different house in the U.S. 413 5.4
        Same county 186 2.4
        Different county 227 3.0
            Same state 227 3.0
            Different state 0 0.0
    Abroad 25 0.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 7,735 100.0
    Native 7,631 98.7
        Born in United States 7,631 98.7
            State of residence 6,856 88.6
            Different state 775 10.0
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 0 0.0
    Foreign born 104 1.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 104 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 52 50.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 52 50.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 104 100.0
 
    Native 0 0.0
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 0 0.0
 
    Foreign born 104 100.0
        Entered 2000 or later 25 24.0
        Entered before 2000 79 76.0
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 104 100.0
    Europe 40 38.5
    Asia 23 22.1
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 41 39.4
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 7,392 100.0
    English only 7,204 97.5
    Language other than English 188 2.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 23 0.3
        Spanish 9 0.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other Indo-European languages 138 1.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 23 0.3
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 41 0.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 7,735 100.0
    American 302 3.9
    Arab 76 1.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 49 0.6
    Dutch 54 0.7
    English 1,189 15.4
    French (except Basque) 732 9.5
    French Canadian 152 2.0
    German 568 7.3
    Greek 64 0.8
    Hungarian 17 0.2
    Irish 2,994 38.7
    Italian 1,710 22.1
    Lithuanian 263 3.4
    Norwegian 120 1.6
    Polish 151 2.0
    Portuguese 260 3.4
    Russian 28 0.4
    Scotch-Irish 239 3.1
    Scottish 293 3.8
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 24 0.3
    Swedish 400 5.2
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 14 0.2
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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