North Adams School District, MA (2508670) DP2 Social Characteristics

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North Adams School District, MA (2508670)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for North Adams 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	5,652	100.0
Family households (families)	3,156	55.8
With own children under 18 years	1,333	23.6
Married-couple family	2,169	38.4
With own children under 18 years	760	13.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	281	5.0
With own children under 18 years	193	3.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	706	12.5
With own children under 18 years	380	6.7
Nonfamily households	2,496	44.2
Householder living alone	2,243	39.7
65 years and over	849	15.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,493	26.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,515	26.8

Average household size	2.21
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,463	100.0
Householder	5,652	45.4
Spouse	2,147	17.2
Child	3,607	28.9
Other relatives	497	4.0
Nonrelatives	560	4.5
Unmarried partner	372	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,602	100.0
Never married	2,617	46.7
Now married, except separated	2,311	41.3
Separated	113	2.0
Widowed	152	2.7
Divorced	409	7.3

Females 15 years and over	6,221	100.0
Never married	2,342	37.6
Now married, except separated	2,289	36.8
Separated	150	2.4
Widowed	845	13.6
Divorced	595	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	213	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	155	72.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	243	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	103	42.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	9	3.7
1 or 2 years	16	6.6
3 or 4 years	78	32.1
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	103	42.4
Who are female	61	25.1
Who are married	103	42.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,933	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	303	7.7
Kindergarten	82	2.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,008	25.6
High school (grades 9-12)	768	19.5
College or graduate school	1,772	45.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,558	100.0
Less than 9th grade	508	5.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,010	11.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,046	35.6
Some college, no degree	1,627	19.0
Associate's degree	466	5.4
Bachelor's degree	1,198	14.0
Graduate or professional degree	703	8.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,315	100.0
Civilian veterans	987	8.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,705	100.0
Same house	11,661	85.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,034	14.8
Same county	1,422	10.4
Different county	612	4.5
Same state	270	2.0
Different state	342	2.5
Abroad	10	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,941	100.0
Native	13,632	97.8
Born in United States	13,588	97.5
State of residence	10,690	76.7
Different state	2,898	20.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	44	0.3
Foreign born	309	2.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	309	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	172	55.7
Not a U.S. citizen	137	44.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	353	100.0

Native	44	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	44	12.5

Foreign born	309	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	66	18.7
Entered before 2000	243	68.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	309	100.0
Europe	86	27.8
Asia	88	28.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	14	4.5
Latin America	94	30.4
Northern America	27	8.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,051	100.0
English only	12,538	96.1
Language other than English	513	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	180	1.4
Spanish	229	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	121	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	241	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	54	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	28	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Other languages	15	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,941	100.0
American	569	4.1
Arab	140	1.0
Czech	16	0.1
Danish	23	0.2
Dutch	154	1.1
English	1,474	10.6
French (except Basque)	3,548	25.5
French Canadian	1,062	7.6
German	918	6.6
Greek	79	0.6
Hungarian	31	0.2
Irish	2,179	15.6
Italian	2,480	17.8
Lithuanian	32	0.2
Norwegian	28	0.2
Polish	885	6.3
Portuguese	168	1.2
Russian	88	0.6
Scotch-Irish	181	1.3
Scottish	479	3.4
Slovak	20	0.1
Subsaharan African	116	0.8
Swedish	90	0.6
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	9	0.1
Welsh	74	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	49	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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