Medford School District, MA (2507560) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Medford School District, MA (2507560)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Medford 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	22,122	100.0
Family households (families)	13,336	60.3
With own children under 18 years	4,979	22.5
Married-couple family	10,166	46.0
With own children under 18 years	3,700	16.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,125	5.1
With own children under 18 years	267	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,045	9.2
With own children under 18 years	1,012	4.6
Nonfamily households	8,786	39.7
Householder living alone	6,589	29.8
65 years and over	2,862	12.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,364	24.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,428	29.1

Average household size	2.41
Average family size	2.99

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	53,268	100.0
Householder	22,122	41.5
Spouse	10,195	19.1
Child	12,845	24.1
Other relatives	3,503	6.6
Nonrelatives	4,603	8.6
Unmarried partner	1,409	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,602	100.0
Never married	8,983	39.7
Now married, except separated	11,312	50.0
Separated	239	1.1
Widowed	687	3.0
Divorced	1,381	6.1

Females 15 years and over	25,819	100.0
Never married	9,357	36.2
Now married, except separated	11,044	42.8
Separated	488	1.9
Widowed	2,857	11.1
Divorced	2,073	8.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	700	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	130	18.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	15
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	9
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	38

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,130	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	182	16.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	162	14.3
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	20	1.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	182	16.1
Who are female	110	9.7
Who are married	145	12.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,492	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	770	5.7
Kindergarten	431	3.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,559	26.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,049	15.2
College or graduate school	6,683	49.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	40,369	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,888	4.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,669	6.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,204	27.8
Some college, no degree	6,853	17.0
Associate's degree	2,020	5.0
Bachelor's degree	9,456	23.4
Graduate or professional degree	6,279	15.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,887	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,789	8.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	55,172	100.0
Same house	44,715	81.0
Different house in the U.S.	9,421	17.1
Same county	5,785	10.5
Different county	3,636	6.6
Same state	2,219	4.0
Different state	1,417	2.6
Abroad	1,036	1.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	55,796	100.0
Native	44,358	79.5
Born in United States	43,516	78.0
State of residence	34,143	61.2
Different state	9,373	16.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	842	1.5
Foreign born	11,438	20.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	11,438	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,524	48.3
Not a U.S. citizen	5,914	51.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	12,280	100.0

Native	842	6.9
Entered 2000 or later	136	1.1
Entered before 2000	706	5.7

Foreign born	11,438	93.1
Entered 2000 or later	3,871	31.5
Entered before 2000	7,567	61.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	11,438	100.0
Europe	3,112	27.2
Asia	2,619	22.9
Africa	631	5.5
Oceania	12	0.1
Latin America	4,581	40.1
Northern America	483	4.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	52,912	100.0
English only	39,270	74.2
Language other than English	13,642	25.8
Speak English less than "very well"	6,202	11.7
Spanish	2,339	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	841	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	8,230	15.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,833	7.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,383	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,225	2.3
Other languages	690	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	303	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	55,796	100.0
American	1,062	1.9
Arab	822	1.5
Czech	98	0.2
Danish	139	0.2
Dutch	413	0.7
English	4,149	7.4
French (except Basque)	2,118	3.8
French Canadian	1,827	3.3
German	2,769	5.0
Greek	842	1.5
Hungarian	185	0.3
Irish	13,736	24.6
Italian	14,217	25.5
Lithuanian	394	0.7
Norwegian	446	0.8
Polish	1,937	3.5
Portuguese	2,012	3.6
Russian	913	1.6
Scotch-Irish	874	1.6
Scottish	982	1.8
Slovak	18	0.0
Subsaharan African	691	1.2
Swedish	524	0.9
Swiss	40	0.1
Ukrainian	67	0.1
Welsh	221	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,252	4.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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