Methuen School District, MA (2507740) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Methuen School District, MA (2507740)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Methuen 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	15,851	100.0
Family households (families)	10,656	67.2
With own children under 18 years	5,583	35.2
Married-couple family	7,761	49.0
With own children under 18 years	3,881	24.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	797	5.0
With own children under 18 years	498	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,098	13.2
With own children under 18 years	1,204	7.6
Nonfamily households	5,195	32.8
Householder living alone	4,412	27.8
65 years and over	1,926	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,121	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,102	25.9

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.39

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	43,287	100.0
Householder	15,851	36.6
Spouse	7,810	18.0
Child	14,518	33.5
Other relatives	3,150	7.3
Nonrelatives	1,958	4.5
Unmarried partner	1,005	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,376	100.0
Never married	5,325	32.5
Now married, except separated	8,679	53.0
Separated	407	2.5
Widowed	519	3.2
Divorced	1,446	8.8

Females 15 years and over	18,346	100.0
Never married	5,444	29.7
Now married, except separated	8,478	46.2
Separated	354	1.9
Widowed	2,026	11.0
Divorced	2,044	11.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	502	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	241	48.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	955	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	217	22.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	14	1.5
1 or 2 years	68	7.1
3 or 4 years	85	8.9
5 or more years	50	5.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	217	22.7
Who are female	147	15.4
Who are married	136	14.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,923	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	823	6.9
Kindergarten	528	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,197	43.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,560	21.5
College or graduate school	2,815	23.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	29,072	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,393	4.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,540	8.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,459	32.5
Some college, no degree	5,534	19.0
Associate's degree	2,554	8.8
Bachelor's degree	4,981	17.1
Graduate or professional degree	2,611	9.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	33,068	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,205	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	43,402	100.0
Same house	38,539	88.8
Different house in the U.S.	4,634	10.7
Same county	2,838	6.5
Different county	1,796	4.1
Same state	738	1.7
Different state	1,058	2.4
Abroad	229	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	43,889	100.0
Native	37,799	86.1
Born in United States	36,660	83.5
State of residence	31,347	71.4
Different state	5,313	12.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,139	2.6
Foreign born	6,090	13.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,090	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,428	56.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,662	43.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,229	100.0

Native	1,139	15.8
Entered 2000 or later	321	4.4
Entered before 2000	818	11.3

Foreign born	6,090	84.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,142	15.8
Entered before 2000	4,948	68.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,090	100.0
Europe	1,151	18.9
Asia	1,738	28.5
Africa	170	2.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,813	46.2
Northern America	218	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	41,126	100.0
English only	30,557	74.3
Language other than English	10,569	25.7
Speak English less than "very well"	4,161	10.1
Spanish	5,450	13.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2,503	6.1
Other Indo-European languages	2,801	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	630	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,693	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	861	2.1
Other languages	625	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	167	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	43,889	100.0
American	1,443	3.3
Arab	1,714	3.9
Czech	32	0.1
Danish	10	0.0
Dutch	243	0.6
English	4,203	9.6
French (except Basque)	5,480	12.5
French Canadian	3,096	7.1
German	2,120	4.8
Greek	777	1.8
Hungarian	15	0.0
Irish	9,720	22.1
Italian	9,590	21.9
Lithuanian	420	1.0
Norwegian	141	0.3
Polish	1,780	4.1
Portuguese	928	2.1
Russian	296	0.7
Scotch-Irish	649	1.5
Scottish	904	2.1
Slovak	7	0.0
Subsaharan African	195	0.4
Swedish	356	0.8
Swiss	31	0.1
Ukrainian	36	0.1
Welsh	32	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	200	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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