New Bedford School District, MA (2508430) DP2 Social Characteristics

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New Bedford School District, MA (2508430)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for New Bedford 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	36,977	100.0
Family households (families)	22,667	61.3
With own children under 18 years	11,410	30.9
Married-couple family	12,905	34.9
With own children under 18 years	5,270	14.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,955	5.3
With own children under 18 years	1,031	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,807	21.1
With own children under 18 years	5,109	13.8
Nonfamily households	14,310	38.7
Householder living alone	12,120	32.8
65 years and over	4,501	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,602	34.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	9,139	24.7

Average household size	2.41
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	89,014	100.0
Householder	36,977	41.5
Spouse	12,956	14.6
Child	28,180	31.7
Other relatives	5,373	6.0
Nonrelatives	5,528	6.2
Unmarried partner	2,628	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	33,505	100.0
Never married	13,601	40.6
Now married, except separated	14,452	43.1
Separated	726	2.2
Widowed	1,118	3.3
Divorced	3,608	10.8

Females 15 years and over	39,355	100.0
Never married	13,328	33.9
Now married, except separated	14,021	35.6
Separated	1,833	4.7
Widowed	5,320	13.5
Divorced	4,853	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,386	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	605	43.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	4
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	117
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,037	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	551	27.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	105	5.2
1 or 2 years	136	6.7
3 or 4 years	61	3.0
5 or more years	249	12.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	551	27.0
Who are female	369	18.1
Who are married	338	16.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	22,034	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,986	9.0
Kindergarten	1,307	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,287	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	5,107	23.2
College or graduate school	4,347	19.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,138	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,558	18.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	9,472	15.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,602	32.1
Some college, no degree	8,483	13.9
Associate's degree	3,616	5.9
Bachelor's degree	5,617	9.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,790	4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	65.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	68,860	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,423	7.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	90,004	100.0
Same house	75,984	84.4
Different house in the U.S.	12,986	14.4
Same county	10,630	11.8
Different county	2,356	2.6
Same state	1,037	1.2
Different state	1,319	1.5
Abroad	1,034	1.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	91,339	100.0
Native	72,482	79.4
Born in United States	68,495	75.0
State of residence	60,081	65.8
Different state	8,414	9.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,987	4.4
Foreign born	18,857	20.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	18,857	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	10,386	55.1
Not a U.S. citizen	8,471	44.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	22,844	100.0

Native	3,987	17.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,119	4.9
Entered before 2000	2,868	12.6

Foreign born	18,857	82.5
Entered 2000 or later	3,227	14.1
Entered before 2000	15,630	68.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	18,857	100.0
Europe	11,292	59.9
Asia	1,122	6.0
Africa	2,313	12.3
Oceania	8	0.0
Latin America	3,974	21.1
Northern America	148	0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	84,782	100.0
English only	52,849	62.3
Language other than English	31,933	37.7
Speak English less than "very well"	14,453	17.0
Spanish	8,743	10.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,128	4.9
Other Indo-European languages	22,228	26.2
Speak English less than "very well"	9,773	11.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	809	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	477	0.6
Other languages	153	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	75	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	91,339	100.0
American	1,981	2.2
Arab	446	0.5
Czech	10	0.0
Danish	17	0.0
Dutch	493	0.5
English	6,796	7.4
French (except Basque)	9,056	9.9
French Canadian	3,809	4.2
German	2,160	2.4
Greek	308	0.3
Hungarian	86	0.1
Irish	7,477	8.2
Italian	3,538	3.9
Lithuanian	60	0.1
Norwegian	376	0.4
Polish	3,131	3.4
Portuguese	36,631	40.1
Russian	148	0.2
Scotch-Irish	398	0.4
Scottish	610	0.7
Slovak	10	0.0
Subsaharan African	9,643	10.6
Swedish	262	0.3
Swiss	69	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	132	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	411	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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