Northampton School District, MA (2508850) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Northampton School District, MA (2508850)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Northampton 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	11,881	100.0
Family households (families)	5,579	47.0
With own children under 18 years	2,688	22.6
Married-couple family	4,181	35.2
With own children under 18 years	1,703	14.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	283	2.4
With own children under 18 years	198	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,115	9.4
With own children under 18 years	787	6.6
Nonfamily households	6,302	53.0
Householder living alone	4,847	40.8
65 years and over	1,205	10.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,762	23.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,388	20.1

Average household size	2.09
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,825	100.0
Householder	11,881	47.9
Spouse	4,249	17.1
Child	5,796	23.3
Other relatives	719	2.9
Nonrelatives	2,180	8.8
Unmarried partner	1,007	4.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,097	100.0
Never married	3,928	38.9
Now married, except separated	4,574	45.3
Separated	201	2.0
Widowed	294	2.9
Divorced	1,100	10.9

Females 15 years and over	14,390	100.0
Never married	7,118	49.5
Now married, except separated	4,360	30.3
Separated	218	1.5
Widowed	994	6.9
Divorced	1,700	11.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	229	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	98	42.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	146	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	16	11.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	16	11.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	16	11.0
Who are female	16	11.0
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,117	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	378	4.1
Kindergarten	301	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,315	25.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,268	13.9
College or graduate school	4,855	53.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,929	100.0
Less than 9th grade	647	3.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,017	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,560	19.9
Some college, no degree	2,335	13.0
Associate's degree	1,480	8.3
Bachelor's degree	3,792	21.2
Graduate or professional degree	5,098	28.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	49.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	23,451	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,959	8.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,371	100.0
Same house	22,466	79.2
Different house in the U.S.	5,377	19.0
Same county	2,269	8.0
Different county	3,108	11.0
Same state	1,668	5.9
Different state	1,440	5.1
Abroad	528	1.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,548	100.0
Native	25,960	90.9
Born in United States	25,439	89.1
State of residence	15,037	52.7
Different state	10,402	36.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	521	1.8
Foreign born	2,588	9.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,588	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,084	41.9
Not a U.S. citizen	1,504	58.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,109	100.0

Native	521	16.8
Entered 2000 or later	126	4.1
Entered before 2000	395	12.7

Foreign born	2,588	83.2
Entered 2000 or later	849	27.3
Entered before 2000	1,739	55.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,588	100.0
Europe	868	33.5
Asia	908	35.1
Africa	85	3.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	650	25.1
Northern America	77	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,422	100.0
English only	23,977	87.4
Language other than English	3,445	12.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,149	4.2
Spanish	1,013	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	355	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,560	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	502	1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	697	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	285	1.0
Other languages	175	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	7	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,548	100.0
American	757	2.7
Arab	191	0.7
Czech	153	0.5
Danish	60	0.2
Dutch	374	1.3
English	4,421	15.5
French (except Basque)	3,031	10.6
French Canadian	1,477	5.2
German	3,229	11.3
Greek	150	0.5
Hungarian	140	0.5
Irish	6,043	21.2
Italian	2,614	9.2
Lithuanian	290	1.0
Norwegian	169	0.6
Polish	3,333	11.7
Portuguese	469	1.6
Russian	1,021	3.6
Scotch-Irish	638	2.2
Scottish	901	3.2
Slovak	169	0.6
Subsaharan African	219	0.8
Swedish	481	1.7
Swiss	101	0.4
Ukrainian	78	0.3
Welsh	271	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	253	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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