Rockland School District, MA (2510170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Rockland School District, MA (2510170)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Rockland 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	6,710	100.0
Family households (families)	4,710	70.2
With own children under 18 years	2,077	31.0
Married-couple family	3,264	48.6
With own children under 18 years	1,331	19.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	567	8.5
With own children under 18 years	228	3.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	879	13.1
With own children under 18 years	518	7.7
Nonfamily households	2,000	29.8
Householder living alone	1,641	24.5
65 years and over	652	9.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,209	32.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,623	24.2

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,845	100.0
Householder	6,710	37.6
Spouse	3,255	18.2
Child	5,844	32.7
Other relatives	768	4.3
Nonrelatives	1,268	7.1
Unmarried partner	385	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,280	100.0
Never married	2,775	38.1
Now married, except separated	3,668	50.4
Separated	81	1.1
Widowed	196	2.7
Divorced	560	7.7

Females 15 years and over	7,550	100.0
Never married	2,423	32.1
Now married, except separated	3,366	44.6
Separated	124	1.6
Widowed	709	9.4
Divorced	928	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	169	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	65	38.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	175	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	93	53.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	42	24.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	51	29.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	93	53.1
Who are female	80	45.7
Who are married	65	37.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,339	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	401	9.2
Kindergarten	244	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,547	35.7
High school (grades 9-12)	966	22.3
College or graduate school	1,181	27.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,975	100.0
Less than 9th grade	269	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	824	6.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,534	37.9
Some college, no degree	2,494	20.8
Associate's degree	1,360	11.4
Bachelor's degree	1,799	15.0
Graduate or professional degree	695	5.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,023	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,521	10.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,639	100.0
Same house	15,278	86.6
Different house in the U.S.	2,032	11.5
Same county	1,171	6.6
Different county	861	4.9
Same state	785	4.5
Different state	76	0.4
Abroad	329	1.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,845	100.0
Native	16,228	90.9
Born in United States	16,179	90.7
State of residence	14,618	81.9
Different state	1,561	8.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	49	0.3
Foreign born	1,617	9.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,617	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,027	63.5
Not a U.S. citizen	590	36.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,666	100.0

Native	49	2.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	49	2.9

Foreign born	1,617	97.1
Entered 2000 or later	904	54.3
Entered before 2000	713	42.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,617	100.0
Europe	334	20.7
Asia	241	14.9
Africa	31	1.9
Oceania	6	0.4
Latin America	977	60.4
Northern America	28	1.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,767	100.0
English only	14,595	87.0
Language other than English	2,172	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	824	4.9
Spanish	263	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	53	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,574	9.4
Speak English less than "very well"	714	4.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	273	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.2
Other languages	62	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	18	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,845	100.0
American	684	3.8
Arab	205	1.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	100	0.6
Dutch	36	0.2
English	3,157	17.7
French (except Basque)	976	5.5
French Canadian	726	4.1
German	1,009	5.7
Greek	29	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	6,469	36.3
Italian	2,922	16.4
Lithuanian	173	1.0
Norwegian	156	0.9
Polish	472	2.6
Portuguese	620	3.5
Russian	85	0.5
Scotch-Irish	690	3.9
Scottish	805	4.5
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	61	0.3
Swedish	375	2.1
Swiss	15	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	13	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	98	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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