Palmer School District, MA (2509300) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Palmer School District, MA (2509300)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Palmer 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	5,383	100.0
Family households (families)	3,614	67.1
With own children under 18 years	1,565	29.1
Married-couple family	2,761	51.3
With own children under 18 years	1,094	20.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	313	5.8
With own children under 18 years	106	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	540	10.0
With own children under 18 years	365	6.8
Nonfamily households	1,769	32.9
Householder living alone	1,481	27.5
65 years and over	581	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,669	31.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,355	25.2

Average household size	2.42
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,042	100.0
Householder	5,383	41.3
Spouse	2,741	21.0
Child	3,676	28.2
Other relatives	695	5.3
Nonrelatives	547	4.2
Unmarried partner	305	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,131	100.0
Never married	1,579	30.8
Now married, except separated	2,873	56.0
Separated	123	2.4
Widowed	161	3.1
Divorced	395	7.7

Females 15 years and over	5,562	100.0
Never married	1,264	22.7
Now married, except separated	2,899	52.1
Separated	136	2.4
Widowed	816	14.7
Divorced	447	8.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	287	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	72	25.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	127
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	83

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	114	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	0	0.0
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	0	0.0

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

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,812	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	120	4.3
Kindergarten	149	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,178	41.9
High school (grades 9-12)	760	27.0
College or graduate school	605	21.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,206	100.0
Less than 9th grade	265	2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	996	10.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,410	37.0
Some college, no degree	1,735	18.8
Associate's degree	906	9.8
Bachelor's degree	1,131	12.3
Graduate or professional degree	763	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,091	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,220	12.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,832	100.0
Same house	11,466	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,366	10.6
Same county	921	7.2
Different county	445	3.5
Same state	257	2.0
Different state	188	1.5
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,153	100.0
Native	12,743	96.9
Born in United States	12,665	96.3
State of residence	10,493	79.8
Different state	2,172	16.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	78	0.6
Foreign born	410	3.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	410	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	150	36.6
Not a U.S. citizen	260	63.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	488	100.0

Native	78	16.0
Entered 2000 or later	13	2.7
Entered before 2000	65	13.3

Foreign born	410	84.0
Entered 2000 or later	130	26.6
Entered before 2000	280	57.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	410	100.0
Europe	173	42.2
Asia	64	15.6
Africa	34	8.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	85	20.7
Northern America	54	13.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,118	100.0
English only	11,301	93.3
Language other than English	817	6.7
Speak English less than "very well"	208	1.7
Spanish	191	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	82	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	580	4.8
Speak English less than "very well"	80	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	12	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.1
Other languages	34	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	34	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,153	100.0
American	355	2.7
Arab	63	0.5
Czech	138	1.0
Danish	57	0.4
Dutch	147	1.1
English	1,642	12.5
French (except Basque)	2,889	22.0
French Canadian	959	7.3
German	1,243	9.5
Greek	101	0.8
Hungarian	15	0.1
Irish	3,198	24.3
Italian	1,265	9.6
Lithuanian	57	0.4
Norwegian	28	0.2
Polish	3,319	25.2
Portuguese	385	2.9
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	273	2.1
Scottish	269	2.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	263	2.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	17	0.1
Welsh	12	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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