Newton School District, MA (2508610) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Newton School District, MA (2508610)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Newton 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	28,862	100.0
Family households (families)	19,326	67.0
With own children under 18 years	9,670	33.5
Married-couple family	16,394	56.8
With own children under 18 years	7,969	27.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	721	2.5
With own children under 18 years	301	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,211	7.7
With own children under 18 years	1,400	4.9
Nonfamily households	9,536	33.0
Householder living alone	7,487	25.9
65 years and over	3,189	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,940	34.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,987	27.7

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	73,343	100.0
Householder	28,862	39.4
Spouse	16,367	22.3
Child	22,004	30.0
Other relatives	1,941	2.6
Nonrelatives	4,169	5.7
Unmarried partner	1,089	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	31,584	100.0
Never married	12,087	38.3
Now married, except separated	17,326	54.9
Separated	176	0.6
Widowed	548	1.7
Divorced	1,447	4.6

Females 15 years and over	37,133	100.0
Never married	13,992	37.7
Now married, except separated	16,903	45.5
Separated	506	1.4
Widowed	2,935	7.9
Divorced	2,797	7.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	864	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	83	9.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	44

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	621	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	226	36.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	24	3.9
1 or 2 years	20	3.2
3 or 4 years	40	6.4
5 or more years	142	22.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	226	36.4
Who are female	112	18.0
Who are married	202	32.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	29,202	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,028	6.9
Kindergarten	1,102	3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,778	26.6
High school (grades 9-12)	4,019	13.8
College or graduate school	14,275	48.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	51,783	100.0
Less than 9th grade	926	1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,100	2.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,342	12.2
Some college, no degree	3,809	7.4
Associate's degree	2,163	4.2
Bachelor's degree	14,760	28.5
Graduate or professional degree	22,683	43.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	72.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	65,752	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,346	5.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	82,569	100.0
Same house	67,467	81.7
Different house in the U.S.	14,116	17.1
Same county	6,029	7.3
Different county	8,087	9.8
Same state	3,914	4.7
Different state	4,173	5.1
Abroad	986	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	83,504	100.0
Native	68,279	81.8
Born in United States	67,154	80.4
State of residence	39,602	47.4
Different state	27,552	33.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,125	1.3
Foreign born	15,225	18.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	15,225	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	8,416	55.3
Not a U.S. citizen	6,809	44.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	16,350	100.0

Native	1,125	6.9
Entered 2000 or later	212	1.3
Entered before 2000	913	5.6

Foreign born	15,225	93.1
Entered 2000 or later	3,886	23.8
Entered before 2000	11,339	69.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	15,225	100.0
Europe	6,179	40.6
Asia	6,327	41.6
Africa	505	3.3
Oceania	41	0.3
Latin America	1,462	9.6
Northern America	711	4.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	78,984	100.0
English only	61,815	78.3
Language other than English	17,169	21.7
Speak English less than "very well"	5,355	6.8
Spanish	2,440	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	544	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	8,655	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,467	3.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	4,896	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,144	2.7
Other languages	1,178	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	200	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	83,504	100.0
American	2,865	3.4
Arab	714	0.9
Czech	195	0.2
Danish	121	0.1
Dutch	566	0.7
English	7,293	8.7
French (except Basque)	2,437	2.9
French Canadian	957	1.1
German	5,668	6.8
Greek	1,077	1.3
Hungarian	695	0.8
Irish	13,957	16.7
Italian	9,016	10.8
Lithuanian	823	1.0
Norwegian	516	0.6
Polish	4,363	5.2
Portuguese	811	1.0
Russian	7,312	8.8
Scotch-Irish	1,257	1.5
Scottish	1,807	2.2
Slovak	77	0.1
Subsaharan African	536	0.6
Swedish	837	1.0
Swiss	150	0.2
Ukrainian	897	1.1
Welsh	381	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	332	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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