Lowell School District, MA (2507020) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lowell School District, MA (2507020)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lowell 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	37,647	100.0
Family households (families)	23,285	61.9
With own children under 18 years	11,758	31.2
Married-couple family	14,260	37.9
With own children under 18 years	6,441	17.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,341	6.2
With own children under 18 years	1,171	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,684	17.8
With own children under 18 years	4,146	11.0
Nonfamily households	14,362	38.1
Householder living alone	11,600	30.8
65 years and over	3,146	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,248	35.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,376	19.6

Average household size	2.63
Average family size	3.31

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	98,888	100.0
Householder	37,647	38.1
Spouse	14,161	14.3
Child	31,007	31.4
Other relatives	8,621	8.7
Nonrelatives	7,452	7.5
Unmarried partner	2,779	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	40,635	100.0
Never married	18,422	45.3
Now married, except separated	16,289	40.1
Separated	1,019	2.5
Widowed	993	2.4
Divorced	3,912	9.6

Females 15 years and over	42,096	100.0
Never married	15,161	36.0
Now married, except separated	15,978	38.0
Separated	1,650	3.9
Widowed	4,229	10.0
Divorced	5,078	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,339	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	496	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	15
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,782	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	697	25.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	92	3.3
1 or 2 years	203	7.3
3 or 4 years	105	3.8
5 or more years	297	10.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	697	25.1
Who are female	501	18.0
Who are married	465	16.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,070	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,054	3.9
Kindergarten	1,220	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,745	39.7
High school (grades 9-12)	5,654	20.9
College or graduate school	8,397	31.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	66,196	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,627	11.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,001	10.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,146	31.9
Some college, no degree	10,841	16.4
Associate's degree	4,684	7.1
Bachelor's degree	9,397	14.2
Graduate or professional degree	5,500	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	78,252	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,384	6.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	101,573	100.0
Same house	83,269	82.0
Different house in the U.S.	17,513	17.2
Same county	13,977	13.8
Different county	3,536	3.5
Same state	2,045	2.0
Different state	1,491	1.5
Abroad	791	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	103,077	100.0
Native	77,616	75.3
Born in United States	72,573	70.4
State of residence	61,070	59.2
Different state	11,503	11.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	5,043	4.9
Foreign born	25,461	24.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	25,461	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	12,378	48.6
Not a U.S. citizen	13,083	51.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	30,504	100.0

Native	5,043	16.5
Entered 2000 or later	854	2.8
Entered before 2000	4,189	13.7

Foreign born	25,461	83.5
Entered 2000 or later	7,454	24.4
Entered before 2000	18,007	59.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	25,461	100.0
Europe	3,468	13.6
Asia	13,051	51.3
Africa	2,289	9.0
Oceania	62	0.2
Latin America	6,319	24.8
Northern America	272	1.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	95,384	100.0
English only	56,604	59.3
Language other than English	38,780	40.7
Speak English less than "very well"	18,295	19.2
Spanish	10,749	11.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,501	4.7
Other Indo-European languages	10,918	11.4
Speak English less than "very well"	4,691	4.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	15,060	15.8
Speak English less than "very well"	8,264	8.7
Other languages	2,053	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	839	0.9

ANCESTRY
Total population	103,077	100.0
American	2,326	2.3
Arab	676	0.7
Czech	20	0.0
Danish	64	0.1
Dutch	322	0.3
English	6,639	6.4
French (except Basque)	10,522	10.2
French Canadian	6,134	6.0
German	3,400	3.3
Greek	2,847	2.8
Hungarian	203	0.2
Irish	18,483	17.9
Italian	6,679	6.5
Lithuanian	455	0.4
Norwegian	169	0.2
Polish	3,460	3.4
Portuguese	6,927	6.7
Russian	517	0.5
Scotch-Irish	1,276	1.2
Scottish	1,366	1.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	3,140	3.0
Swedish	867	0.8
Swiss	31	0.0
Ukrainian	168	0.2
Welsh	186	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	882	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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