Holyoke School District, MA (2506270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Holyoke School District, MA (2506270)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Holyoke 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	15,737	100.0
Family households (families)	9,299	59.1
With own children under 18 years	4,903	31.2
Married-couple family	5,188	33.0
With own children under 18 years	2,294	14.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	836	5.3
With own children under 18 years	421	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,275	20.8
With own children under 18 years	2,188	13.9
Nonfamily households	6,438	40.9
Householder living alone	5,305	33.7
65 years and over	1,846	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,506	35.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,822	24.3

Average household size	2.49
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	39,192	100.0
Householder	15,737	40.2
Spouse	5,215	13.3
Child	12,845	32.8
Other relatives	2,916	7.4
Nonrelatives	2,479	6.3
Unmarried partner	1,178	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	14,873	100.0
Never married	6,741	45.3
Now married, except separated	6,016	40.4
Separated	307	2.1
Widowed	517	3.5
Divorced	1,292	8.7

Females 15 years and over	16,717	100.0
Never married	6,463	38.7
Now married, except separated	5,532	33.1
Separated	909	5.4
Widowed	1,957	11.7
Divorced	1,856	11.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	536	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	352	65.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	22
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	118
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,004	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	369	36.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	47	4.7
1 or 2 years	92	9.2
3 or 4 years	86	8.6
5 or more years	144	14.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	369	36.8
Who are female	274	27.3
Who are married	253	25.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,128	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	594	5.9
Kindergarten	739	7.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,840	47.8
High school (grades 9-12)	2,297	22.7
College or graduate school	1,658	16.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,219	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,966	11.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,583	13.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,742	29.5
Some college, no degree	4,548	17.3
Associate's degree	1,786	6.8
Bachelor's degree	3,657	13.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,937	7.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	29,676	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,154	10.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	39,811	100.0
Same house	32,973	82.8
Different house in the U.S.	6,266	15.7
Same county	4,794	12.0
Different county	1,472	3.7
Same state	661	1.7
Different state	811	2.0
Abroad	572	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	40,530	100.0
Native	38,283	94.5
Born in United States	29,622	73.1
State of residence	22,836	56.3
Different state	6,786	16.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	8,661	21.4
Foreign born	2,247	5.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,247	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,322	58.8
Not a U.S. citizen	925	41.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	10,908	100.0

Native	8,661	79.4
Entered 2000 or later	2,075	19.0
Entered before 2000	6,586	60.4

Foreign born	2,247	20.6
Entered 2000 or later	284	2.6
Entered before 2000	1,963	18.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,247	100.0
Europe	830	36.9
Asia	436	19.4
Africa	63	2.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	584	26.0
Northern America	334	14.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	37,621	100.0
English only	21,228	56.4
Language other than English	16,393	43.6
Speak English less than "very well"	6,730	17.9
Spanish	14,306	38.0
Speak English less than "very well"	5,965	15.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,591	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	548	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	421	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	217	0.6
Other languages	75	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	40,530	100.0
American	559	1.4
Arab	98	0.2
Czech	47	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	83	0.2
English	2,203	5.4
French (except Basque)	3,637	9.0
French Canadian	1,480	3.7
German	1,976	4.9
Greek	208	0.5
Hungarian	73	0.2
Irish	6,842	16.9
Italian	1,772	4.4
Lithuanian	58	0.1
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	3,688	9.1
Portuguese	215	0.5
Russian	124	0.3
Scotch-Irish	280	0.7
Scottish	396	1.0
Slovak	67	0.2
Subsaharan African	54	0.1
Swedish	254	0.6
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	45	0.1
Welsh	62	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	70	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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