Lexington School District, MA (2506840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lexington School District, MA (2506840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lexington 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	10,976	100.0
Family households (families)	8,694	79.2
With own children under 18 years	4,591	41.8
Married-couple family	7,400	67.4
With own children under 18 years	3,879	35.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	376	3.4
With own children under 18 years	190	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	918	8.4
With own children under 18 years	522	4.8
Nonfamily households	2,282	20.8
Householder living alone	2,080	19.0
65 years and over	1,261	11.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,670	42.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,537	32.2

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,944	100.0
Householder	10,976	36.7
Spouse	7,393	24.7
Child	10,207	34.1
Other relatives	851	2.8
Nonrelatives	517	1.7
Unmarried partner	282	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,172	100.0
Never married	2,595	23.2
Now married, except separated	7,739	69.3
Separated	113	1.0
Widowed	309	2.8
Divorced	416	3.7

Females 15 years and over	12,838	100.0
Never married	2,762	21.5
Now married, except separated	7,648	59.6
Separated	159	1.2
Widowed	1,212	9.4
Divorced	1,057	8.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	222	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	8	3.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	42

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	307	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	16	5.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	7	2.3
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	9	2.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	16	5.2
Who are female	16	5.2
Who are married	7	2.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,770	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,035	11.8
Kindergarten	312	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,771	43.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,288	26.1
College or graduate school	1,364	15.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,692	100.0
Less than 9th grade	271	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	275	1.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,092	10.1
Some college, no degree	1,574	7.6
Associate's degree	495	2.4
Bachelor's degree	5,426	26.2
Graduate or professional degree	10,559	51.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	77.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,238	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,844	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	30,174	100.0
Same house	27,680	91.7
Different house in the U.S.	2,122	7.0
Same county	1,289	4.3
Different county	833	2.8
Same state	142	0.5
Different state	691	2.3
Abroad	372	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,445	100.0
Native	24,267	79.7
Born in United States	23,911	78.5
State of residence	15,018	49.3
Different state	8,893	29.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	356	1.2
Foreign born	6,178	20.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,178	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,510	56.8
Not a U.S. citizen	2,668	43.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,534	100.0

Native	356	5.4
Entered 2000 or later	78	1.2
Entered before 2000	278	4.3

Foreign born	6,178	94.6
Entered 2000 or later	1,684	25.8
Entered before 2000	4,494	68.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,178	100.0
Europe	1,611	26.1
Asia	3,865	62.6
Africa	58	0.9
Oceania	52	0.8
Latin America	400	6.5
Northern America	192	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,695	100.0
English only	21,204	73.9
Language other than English	7,491	26.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,831	6.4
Spanish	670	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	83	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	2,756	9.6
Speak English less than "very well"	387	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,783	13.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,336	4.7
Other languages	282	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,445	100.0
American	696	2.3
Arab	231	0.8
Czech	380	1.2
Danish	144	0.5
Dutch	142	0.5
English	4,210	13.8
French (except Basque)	1,263	4.1
French Canadian	605	2.0
German	2,938	9.7
Greek	665	2.2
Hungarian	314	1.0
Irish	5,930	19.5
Italian	4,069	13.4
Lithuanian	250	0.8
Norwegian	161	0.5
Polish	1,231	4.0
Portuguese	451	1.5
Russian	1,283	4.2
Scotch-Irish	680	2.2
Scottish	936	3.1
Slovak	63	0.2
Subsaharan African	34	0.1
Swedish	432	1.4
Swiss	256	0.8
Ukrainian	230	0.8
Welsh	199	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	97	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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