Northbridge School District, MA (2508940) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Northbridge School District, MA (2508940)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Northbridge 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	5,167	100.0
Family households (families)	3,770	73.0
With own children under 18 years	1,847	35.7
Married-couple family	3,036	58.8
With own children under 18 years	1,389	26.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	87	1.7
With own children under 18 years	87	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	647	12.5
With own children under 18 years	371	7.2
Nonfamily households	1,397	27.0
Householder living alone	1,060	20.5
65 years and over	416	8.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,023	39.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,063	20.6

Average household size	2.76
Average family size	3.23

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	14,251	100.0
Householder	5,167	36.3
Spouse	3,017	21.2
Child	4,839	34.0
Other relatives	533	3.7
Nonrelatives	695	4.9
Unmarried partner	397	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,457	100.0
Never married	1,674	30.7
Now married, except separated	3,116	57.1
Separated	31	0.6
Widowed	146	2.7
Divorced	490	9.0

Females 15 years and over	5,825	100.0
Never married	1,255	21.5
Now married, except separated	3,088	53.0
Separated	239	4.1
Widowed	536	9.2
Divorced	707	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	202	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	56	27.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	16
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	128
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	296	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	69	23.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	28	9.5
3 or 4 years	38	12.8
5 or more years	3	1.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	69	23.3
Who are female	20	6.8
Who are married	66	22.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,927	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	410	10.4
Kindergarten	216	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,596	40.6
High school (grades 9-12)	832	21.2
College or graduate school	873	22.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,650	100.0
Less than 9th grade	294	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	747	7.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,041	31.5
Some college, no degree	1,728	17.9
Associate's degree	790	8.2
Bachelor's degree	1,935	20.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,115	11.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	89.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	31.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,809	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,394	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,415	100.0
Same house	13,009	90.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,356	9.4
Same county	1,112	7.7
Different county	244	1.7
Same state	107	0.7
Different state	137	1.0
Abroad	50	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	14,587	100.0
Native	13,951	95.6
Born in United States	13,907	95.3
State of residence	10,938	75.0
Different state	2,969	20.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	44	0.3
Foreign born	636	4.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	636	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	294	46.2
Not a U.S. citizen	342	53.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	680	100.0

Native	44	6.5
Entered 2000 or later	10	1.5
Entered before 2000	34	5.0

Foreign born	636	93.5
Entered 2000 or later	157	23.1
Entered before 2000	479	70.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	636	100.0
Europe	248	39.0
Asia	141	22.2
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	180	28.3
Northern America	67	10.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,462	100.0
English only	12,641	93.9
Language other than English	821	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	291	2.2
Spanish	218	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	522	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	136	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	70	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	70	0.5
Other languages	11	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	14,587	100.0
American	601	4.1
Arab	90	0.6
Czech	61	0.4
Danish	15	0.1
Dutch	1,046	7.2
English	1,631	11.2
French (except Basque)	2,491	17.1
French Canadian	1,856	12.7
German	1,003	6.9
Greek	110	0.8
Hungarian	37	0.3
Irish	3,164	21.7
Italian	2,344	16.1
Lithuanian	289	2.0
Norwegian	147	1.0
Polish	1,080	7.4
Portuguese	329	2.3
Russian	190	1.3
Scotch-Irish	624	4.3
Scottish	413	2.8
Slovak	65	0.4
Subsaharan African	43	0.3
Swedish	323	2.2
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	40	0.3
Welsh	31	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	25	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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