Salem School District, MA (2510380) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Salem School District, MA (2510380)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Salem 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	17,489	100.0
Family households (families)	9,873	56.5
With own children under 18 years	4,747	27.1
Married-couple family	6,442	36.8
With own children under 18 years	2,723	15.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	937	5.4
With own children under 18 years	477	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,494	14.3
With own children under 18 years	1,547	8.8
Nonfamily households	7,616	43.5
Householder living alone	6,076	34.7
65 years and over	2,053	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,189	29.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,088	23.4

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	3.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	40,510	100.0
Householder	17,489	43.2
Spouse	6,400	15.8
Child	10,875	26.8
Other relatives	2,744	6.8
Nonrelatives	3,002	7.4
Unmarried partner	1,590	3.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,534	100.0
Never married	5,900	38.0
Now married, except separated	7,163	46.1
Separated	160	1.0
Widowed	620	4.0
Divorced	1,691	10.9

Females 15 years and over	18,550	100.0
Never married	6,816	36.7
Now married, except separated	6,546	35.3
Separated	466	2.5
Widowed	1,992	10.7
Divorced	2,730	14.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	632	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	246	38.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	724	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	197	27.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	48	6.6
1 or 2 years	31	4.3
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	118	16.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	197	27.2
Who are female	139	19.2
Who are married	102	14.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,211	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	774	7.6
Kindergarten	548	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,318	32.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,500	14.7
College or graduate school	4,071	39.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	28,809	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,422	4.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,887	6.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,063	28.0
Some college, no degree	4,695	16.3
Associate's degree	2,363	8.2
Bachelor's degree	6,343	22.0
Graduate or professional degree	4,036	14.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	32,879	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,077	9.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,784	100.0
Same house	33,776	82.8
Different house in the U.S.	6,763	16.6
Same county	4,633	11.4
Different county	2,130	5.2
Same state	1,021	2.5
Different state	1,109	2.7
Abroad	245	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,547	100.0
Native	34,723	83.6
Born in United States	34,045	81.9
State of residence	27,101	65.2
Different state	6,944	16.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	678	1.6
Foreign born	6,824	16.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,824	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,002	44.0
Not a U.S. citizen	3,822	56.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,502	100.0

Native	678	9.0
Entered 2000 or later	124	1.7
Entered before 2000	554	7.4

Foreign born	6,824	91.0
Entered 2000 or later	2,471	32.9
Entered before 2000	4,353	58.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,824	100.0
Europe	1,783	26.1
Asia	707	10.4
Africa	350	5.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	3,760	55.1
Northern America	224	3.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	38,479	100.0
English only	28,999	75.4
Language other than English	9,480	24.6
Speak English less than "very well"	4,280	11.1
Spanish	5,193	13.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,453	6.4
Other Indo-European languages	3,643	9.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,548	4.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	346	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	257	0.7
Other languages	298	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	22	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,547	100.0
American	793	1.9
Arab	262	0.6
Czech	115	0.3
Danish	206	0.5
Dutch	273	0.7
English	4,344	10.5
French (except Basque)	4,319	10.4
French Canadian	2,519	6.1
German	2,410	5.8
Greek	1,379	3.3
Hungarian	59	0.1
Irish	10,113	24.3
Italian	6,201	14.9
Lithuanian	132	0.3
Norwegian	269	0.6
Polish	2,498	6.0
Portuguese	1,398	3.4
Russian	1,137	2.7
Scotch-Irish	513	1.2
Scottish	796	1.9
Slovak	56	0.1
Subsaharan African	387	0.9
Swedish	614	1.5
Swiss	96	0.2
Ukrainian	121	0.3
Welsh	139	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	180	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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