Norton School District, MA (2509000) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Norton School District, MA (2509000)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Norton 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	6,486	100.0
Family households (families)	4,818	74.3
With own children under 18 years	2,574	39.7
Married-couple family	3,837	59.2
With own children under 18 years	1,919	29.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	108	1.7
With own children under 18 years	66	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	873	13.5
With own children under 18 years	589	9.1
Nonfamily households	1,668	25.7
Householder living alone	1,459	22.5
65 years and over	547	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,797	43.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,286	19.8

Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,422	100.0
Householder	6,486	37.2
Spouse	3,745	21.5
Child	5,929	34.0
Other relatives	785	4.5
Nonrelatives	477	2.7
Unmarried partner	233	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,268	100.0
Never married	2,537	34.9
Now married, except separated	3,949	54.3
Separated	115	1.6
Widowed	138	1.9
Divorced	529	7.3

Females 15 years and over	7,855	100.0
Never married	2,086	26.6
Now married, except separated	3,943	50.2
Separated	239	3.0
Widowed	704	9.0
Divorced	883	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	129	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	386	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	66	17.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	25	6.5
1 or 2 years	14	3.6
3 or 4 years	27	7.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	66	17.1
Who are female	40	10.4
Who are married	27	7.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,298	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	294	4.7
Kindergarten	233	3.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,466	39.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,153	18.3
College or graduate school	2,152	34.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,942	100.0
Less than 9th grade	154	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	907	7.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,724	31.2
Some college, no degree	1,965	16.5
Associate's degree	1,139	9.5
Bachelor's degree	2,847	23.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,206	10.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	33.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,218	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,143	8.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,014	100.0
Same house	17,267	90.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,658	8.7
Same county	507	2.7
Different county	1,151	6.1
Same state	782	4.1
Different state	369	1.9
Abroad	89	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,103	100.0
Native	18,414	96.4
Born in United States	18,224	95.4
State of residence	13,565	71.0
Different state	4,659	24.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	190	1.0
Foreign born	689	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	689	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	557	80.8
Not a U.S. citizen	132	19.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	879	100.0

Native	190	21.6
Entered 2000 or later	32	3.6
Entered before 2000	158	18.0

Foreign born	689	78.4
Entered 2000 or later	11	1.3
Entered before 2000	678	77.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	689	100.0
Europe	307	44.6
Asia	132	19.2
Africa	14	2.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	182	26.4
Northern America	54	7.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,078	100.0
English only	17,258	95.5
Language other than English	820	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	305	1.7
Spanish	161	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	509	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	177	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	150	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.3
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,103	100.0
American	489	2.6
Arab	177	0.9
Czech	27	0.1
Danish	24	0.1
Dutch	127	0.7
English	3,255	17.0
French (except Basque)	2,528	13.2
French Canadian	788	4.1
German	1,744	9.1
Greek	72	0.4
Hungarian	72	0.4
Irish	6,087	31.9
Italian	3,951	20.7
Lithuanian	189	1.0
Norwegian	160	0.8
Polish	1,208	6.3
Portuguese	1,144	6.0
Russian	253	1.3
Scotch-Irish	571	3.0
Scottish	674	3.5
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	41	0.2
Swedish	469	2.5
Swiss	47	0.2
Ukrainian	55	0.3
Welsh	13	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	463	2.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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