Needham School District, MA (2508370) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Needham School District, MA (2508370)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Needham 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	10,424	100.0
Family households (families)	7,799	74.8
With own children under 18 years	4,412	42.3
Married-couple family	6,888	66.1
With own children under 18 years	3,946	37.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	183	1.8
With own children under 18 years	97	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	728	7.0
With own children under 18 years	369	3.5
Nonfamily households	2,625	25.2
Householder living alone	2,396	23.0
65 years and over	1,333	12.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,481	43.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,974	28.5

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.23

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,227	100.0
Householder	10,424	36.9
Spouse	6,907	24.5
Child	9,855	34.9
Other relatives	614	2.2
Nonrelatives	427	1.5
Unmarried partner	179	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,167	100.0
Never married	2,575	25.3
Now married, except separated	6,978	68.6
Separated	63	0.6
Widowed	307	3.0
Divorced	244	2.4

Females 15 years and over	11,998	100.0
Never married	2,359	19.7
Now married, except separated	7,189	59.9
Separated	68	0.6
Widowed	1,329	11.1
Divorced	1,053	8.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	451	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	218
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	43

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	183	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	50	27.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	35	19.1
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	15	8.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	50	27.3
Who are female	18	9.8
Who are married	35	19.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,084	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	605	7.5
Kindergarten	463	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,539	43.8
High school (grades 9-12)	2,079	25.7
College or graduate school	1,398	17.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,213	100.0
Less than 9th grade	221	1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	383	2.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,860	9.7
Some college, no degree	1,652	8.6
Associate's degree	1,228	6.4
Bachelor's degree	6,453	33.6
Graduate or professional degree	7,416	38.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	72.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,637	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,647	8.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,133	100.0
Same house	25,285	89.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,720	9.7
Same county	1,313	4.7
Different county	1,407	5.0
Same state	1,075	3.8
Different state	332	1.2
Abroad	128	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,679	100.0
Native	25,415	88.6
Born in United States	25,299	88.2
State of residence	17,054	59.5
Different state	8,245	28.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	116	0.4
Foreign born	3,264	11.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,264	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,092	64.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,172	35.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,380	100.0

Native	116	3.4
Entered 2000 or later	70	2.1
Entered before 2000	46	1.4

Foreign born	3,264	96.6
Entered 2000 or later	848	25.1
Entered before 2000	2,416	71.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,264	100.0
Europe	1,365	41.8
Asia	1,335	40.9
Africa	84	2.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	292	8.9
Northern America	188	5.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,658	100.0
English only	22,863	85.8
Language other than English	3,795	14.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,077	4.0
Spanish	233	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	2,423	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	580	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	963	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	408	1.5
Other languages	176	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	30	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,679	100.0
American	1,027	3.6
Arab	292	1.0
Czech	133	0.5
Danish	143	0.5
Dutch	174	0.6
English	3,686	12.9
French (except Basque)	998	3.5
French Canadian	363	1.3
German	2,936	10.2
Greek	426	1.5
Hungarian	91	0.3
Irish	7,164	25.0
Italian	3,473	12.1
Lithuanian	354	1.2
Norwegian	302	1.1
Polish	1,739	6.1
Portuguese	344	1.2
Russian	2,400	8.4
Scotch-Irish	752	2.6
Scottish	1,011	3.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	579	2.0
Swiss	107	0.4
Ukrainian	251	0.9
Welsh	226	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	124	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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