Longmeadow School District, MA (2506990) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Longmeadow School District, MA (2506990)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Longmeadow 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	5,453	100.0
Family households (families)	4,136	75.8
With own children under 18 years	2,170	39.8
Married-couple family	3,556	65.2
With own children under 18 years	1,880	34.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	221	4.1
With own children under 18 years	156	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	359	6.6
With own children under 18 years	134	2.5
Nonfamily households	1,317	24.2
Householder living alone	1,216	22.3
65 years and over	794	14.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,257	41.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,859	34.1

Average household size	2.78
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,169	100.0
Householder	5,453	35.9
Spouse	3,569	23.5
Child	5,247	34.6
Other relatives	548	3.6
Nonrelatives	352	2.3
Unmarried partner	111	0.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,660	100.0
Never married	1,538	27.2
Now married, except separated	3,652	64.5
Separated	45	0.8
Widowed	183	3.2
Divorced	242	4.3

Females 15 years and over	6,708	100.0
Never married	1,625	24.2
Now married, except separated	3,674	54.8
Separated	69	1.0
Widowed	710	10.6
Divorced	630	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	121	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	18	14.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	11
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	234	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	140	59.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	50	21.4
1 or 2 years	9	3.8
3 or 4 years	8	3.4
5 or more years	73	31.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	140	59.8
Who are female	82	35.0
Who are married	122	52.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,931	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	337	6.8
Kindergarten	291	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,838	37.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,128	22.9
College or graduate school	1,337	27.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,237	100.0
Less than 9th grade	95	0.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	245	2.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,418	13.9
Some college, no degree	1,569	15.3
Associate's degree	640	6.3
Bachelor's degree	3,232	31.6
Graduate or professional degree	3,038	29.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	61.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,483	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,187	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,598	100.0
Same house	14,235	91.3
Different house in the U.S.	1,331	8.5
Same county	675	4.3
Different county	656	4.2
Same state	131	0.8
Different state	525	3.4
Abroad	32	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,706	100.0
Native	14,541	92.6
Born in United States	14,320	91.2
State of residence	9,654	61.5
Different state	4,666	29.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	221	1.4
Foreign born	1,165	7.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,165	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	727	62.4
Not a U.S. citizen	438	37.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,386	100.0

Native	221	15.9
Entered 2000 or later	91	6.6
Entered before 2000	130	9.4

Foreign born	1,165	84.1
Entered 2000 or later	256	18.5
Entered before 2000	909	65.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,165	100.0
Europe	334	28.7
Asia	584	50.1
Africa	21	1.8
Oceania	10	0.9
Latin America	132	11.3
Northern America	84	7.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,707	100.0
English only	13,207	89.8
Language other than English	1,500	10.2
Speak English less than "very well"	388	2.6
Spanish	223	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	765	5.2
Speak English less than "very well"	130	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	396	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	162	1.1
Other languages	116	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,706	100.0
American	654	4.2
Arab	173	1.1
Czech	12	0.1
Danish	103	0.7
Dutch	159	1.0
English	1,877	12.0
French (except Basque)	1,035	6.6
French Canadian	869	5.5
German	1,839	11.7
Greek	329	2.1
Hungarian	38	0.2
Irish	4,014	25.6
Italian	2,385	15.2
Lithuanian	206	1.3
Norwegian	177	1.1
Polish	1,103	7.0
Portuguese	209	1.3
Russian	786	5.0
Scotch-Irish	230	1.5
Scottish	646	4.1
Slovak	234	1.5
Subsaharan African	21	0.1
Swedish	251	1.6
Swiss	47	0.3
Ukrainian	52	0.3
Welsh	136	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	14	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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