Lawrence School District, MA (2506660) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lawrence School District, MA (2506660)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lawrence 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	23,638	100.0
Family households (families)	16,301	69.0
With own children under 18 years	9,587	40.6
Married-couple family	7,556	32.0
With own children under 18 years	3,525	14.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,061	8.7
With own children under 18 years	1,215	5.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,684	28.3
With own children under 18 years	4,847	20.5
Nonfamily households	7,337	31.0
Householder living alone	6,031	25.5
65 years and over	1,929	8.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	10,741	45.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,135	17.5

Average household size	2.95
Average family size	3.47

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	69,644	100.0
Householder	23,638	33.9
Spouse	7,571	10.9
Child	25,577	36.7
Other relatives	7,079	10.2
Nonrelatives	5,779	8.3
Unmarried partner	1,995	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	25,201	100.0
Never married	11,581	46.0
Now married, except separated	10,099	40.1
Separated	725	2.9
Widowed	588	2.3
Divorced	2,208	8.8

Females 15 years and over	27,206	100.0
Never married	11,733	43.1
Now married, except separated	8,290	30.5
Separated	1,832	6.7
Widowed	2,165	8.0
Divorced	3,186	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	959	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	607	63.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	30
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,205	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	706	32.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	153	6.9
1 or 2 years	115	5.2
3 or 4 years	33	1.5
5 or more years	405	18.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	706	32.0
Who are female	424	19.2
Who are married	471	21.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,867	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,246	6.3
Kindergarten	1,081	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,734	44.0
High school (grades 9-12)	4,930	24.8
College or graduate school	3,876	19.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,726	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,914	19.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,408	15.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	13,242	32.5
Some college, no degree	6,267	15.4
Associate's degree	2,421	5.9
Bachelor's degree	2,767	6.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,707	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	64.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	48,788	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,083	4.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	69,134	100.0
Same house	55,630	80.5
Different house in the U.S.	12,477	18.0
Same county	10,835	15.7
Different county	1,642	2.4
Same state	666	1.0
Different state	976	1.4
Abroad	1,027	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	70,273	100.0
Native	46,288	65.9
Born in United States	37,465	53.3
State of residence	30,244	43.0
Different state	7,221	10.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	8,823	12.6
Foreign born	23,985	34.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	23,985	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	9,468	39.5
Not a U.S. citizen	14,517	60.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	32,808	100.0

Native	8,823	26.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,733	5.3
Entered before 2000	7,090	21.6

Foreign born	23,985	73.1
Entered 2000 or later	6,570	20.0
Entered before 2000	17,415	53.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	23,985	100.0
Europe	776	3.2
Asia	1,720	7.2
Africa	209	0.9
Oceania	11	0.0
Latin America	20,991	87.5
Northern America	278	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	63,278	100.0
English only	16,629	26.3
Language other than English	46,649	73.7
Speak English less than "very well"	24,144	38.2
Spanish	42,588	67.3
Speak English less than "very well"	22,022	34.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,905	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	735	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,724	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,180	1.9
Other languages	432	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	207	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	70,273	100.0
American	2,842	4.0
Arab	558	0.8
Czech	26	0.0
Danish	39	0.1
Dutch	114	0.2
English	1,507	2.1
French (except Basque)	2,054	2.9
French Canadian	1,678	2.4
German	1,133	1.6
Greek	113	0.2
Hungarian	50	0.1
Irish	3,218	4.6
Italian	3,528	5.0
Lithuanian	179	0.3
Norwegian	52	0.1
Polish	713	1.0
Portuguese	858	1.2
Russian	83	0.1
Scotch-Irish	249	0.4
Scottish	195	0.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	266	0.4
Swedish	74	0.1
Swiss	21	0.0
Ukrainian	64	0.1
Welsh	69	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	511	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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