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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Leicester 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 3,755 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,737 72.9
        With own children under 18 years 1,329 35.4
    Married-couple family 2,163 57.6
        With own children under 18 years 1,013 27.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 199 5.3
        With own children under 18 years 148 3.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 375 10.0
        With own children under 18 years 168 4.5
    Nonfamily households 1,018 27.1
    Householder living alone 849 22.6
        65 years and over 405 10.8
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,454 38.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 959 25.5
 
Average household size 2.81
Average family size 3.28
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 10,547 100.0
    Householder 3,755 35.6
        Spouse 2,146 20.3
        Child 3,448 32.7
        Other relatives 634 6.0
    Nonrelatives 564 5.3
        Unmarried partner 246 2.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 4,271 100.0
    Never married 1,306 30.6
    Now married, except separated 2,391 56.0
    Separated 13 0.3
    Widowed 121 2.8
    Divorced 440 10.3
 
Females 15 years and over 4,742 100.0
    Never married 1,144 24.1
    Now married, except separated 2,373 50.0
    Separated 42 0.9
    Widowed 585 12.3
    Divorced 598 12.6
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 79 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 17 21.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 12
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 28
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 30
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 79
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 229 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 26 11.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 17 7.4
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 9 3.9
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 26 11.4
        Who are female 9 3.9
        Who are married 26 11.4
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,844 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 171 6.0
        Kindergarten 93 3.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,193 41.9
        High school (grades 9-12) 697 24.5
        College or graduate school 690 24.3
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,460 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 329 4.4
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 478 6.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,900 38.9
        Some college, no degree 1,442 19.3
        Associate's degree 657 8.8
        Bachelor's degree 984 13.2
        Graduate or professional degree 670 9.0
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 89.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 22.2
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 8,465 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,021 12.1
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 11,019 100.0
    Same house 10,003 90.8
    Different house in the U.S. 996 9.0
        Same county 790 7.2
        Different county 206 1.9
            Same state 123 1.1
            Different state 83 0.8
    Abroad 20 0.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 11,100 100.0
    Native 10,591 95.4
        Born in United States 10,499 94.6
            State of residence 9,094 81.9
            Different state 1,405 12.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 92 0.8
    Foreign born 509 4.6
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 509 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 348 68.4
    Not a U.S. citizen 161 31.6
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 601 100.0
 
    Native 92 15.3
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 92 15.3
 
    Foreign born 509 84.7
        Entered 2000 or later 27 4.5
        Entered before 2000 482 80.2
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 509 100.0
    Europe 226 44.4
    Asia 175 34.4
    Africa 31 6.1
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 77 15.1
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 10,503 100.0
    English only 9,581 91.2
    Language other than English 922 8.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 232 2.2
        Spanish 312 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 74 0.7
        Other Indo-European languages 317 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 74 0.7
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 178 1.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 84 0.8
        Other languages 115 1.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 11,100 100.0
    American 512 4.6
    Arab 244 2.2
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 9 0.1
    Dutch 94 0.8
    English 1,629 14.7
    French (except Basque) 2,428 21.9
    French Canadian 905 8.2
    German 488 4.4
    Greek 55 0.5
    Hungarian 42 0.4
    Irish 2,275 20.5
    Italian 1,542 13.9
    Lithuanian 360 3.2
    Norwegian 16 0.1
    Polish 1,148 10.3
    Portuguese 38 0.3
    Russian 114 1.0
    Scotch-Irish 97 0.9
    Scottish 314 2.8
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 56 0.5
    Swedish 537 4.8
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 163 1.5
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 18 0.2
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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