Reading School District, MA (2509990) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Reading School District, MA (2509990)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Reading 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	8,485	100.0
Family households (families)	6,212	73.2
With own children under 18 years	2,998	35.3
Married-couple family	5,520	65.1
With own children under 18 years	2,829	33.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	142	1.7
With own children under 18 years	38	0.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	550	6.5
With own children under 18 years	131	1.5
Nonfamily households	2,273	26.8
Householder living alone	2,068	24.4
65 years and over	992	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,113	36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,348	27.7

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.29

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,036	100.0
Householder	8,485	36.8
Spouse	5,512	23.9
Child	7,945	34.5
Other relatives	794	3.4
Nonrelatives	300	1.3
Unmarried partner	185	0.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,622	100.0
Never married	2,069	24.0
Now married, except separated	5,806	67.3
Separated	8	0.1
Widowed	245	2.8
Divorced	494	5.7

Females 15 years and over	9,558	100.0
Never married	2,080	21.8
Now married, except separated	5,709	59.7
Separated	89	0.9
Widowed	1,019	10.7
Divorced	661	6.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	252	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	28	11.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	31

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	202	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	6,383	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	437	6.8
Kindergarten	419	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,921	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,370	21.5
College or graduate school	1,236	19.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,605	100.0
Less than 9th grade	199	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	440	2.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,877	18.4
Some college, no degree	2,380	15.3
Associate's degree	1,211	7.8
Bachelor's degree	4,753	30.5
Graduate or professional degree	3,745	24.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	54.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,077	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,481	8.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,026	100.0
Same house	21,573	93.7
Different house in the U.S.	1,394	6.1
Same county	899	3.9
Different county	495	2.1
Same state	283	1.2
Different state	212	0.9
Abroad	59	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,257	100.0
Native	22,055	94.8
Born in United States	21,853	94.0
State of residence	18,102	77.8
Different state	3,751	16.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	202	0.9
Foreign born	1,202	5.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,202	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	728	60.6
Not a U.S. citizen	474	39.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,404	100.0

Native	202	14.4
Entered 2000 or later	48	3.4
Entered before 2000	154	11.0

Foreign born	1,202	85.6
Entered 2000 or later	177	12.6
Entered before 2000	1,025	73.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,202	100.0
Europe	497	41.3
Asia	369	30.7
Africa	74	6.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	183	15.2
Northern America	79	6.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,995	100.0
English only	20,358	92.6
Language other than English	1,637	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	335	1.5
Spanish	137	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	54	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,161	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	203	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	307	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.4
Other languages	32	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,257	100.0
American	624	2.7
Arab	102	0.4
Czech	52	0.2
Danish	74	0.3
Dutch	108	0.5
English	4,310	18.5
French (except Basque)	1,153	5.0
French Canadian	1,041	4.5
German	1,763	7.6
Greek	260	1.1
Hungarian	102	0.4
Irish	8,625	37.1
Italian	6,078	26.1
Lithuanian	77	0.3
Norwegian	197	0.8
Polish	1,079	4.6
Portuguese	496	2.1
Russian	499	2.1
Scotch-Irish	587	2.5
Scottish	799	3.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	14	0.1
Swedish	1,045	4.5
Swiss	29	0.1
Ukrainian	58	0.2
Welsh	177	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	38	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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