Sandwich School District, MA (2510470) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Sandwich School District, MA (2510470)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Sandwich 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	7,282	100.0
Family households (families)	5,500	75.5
With own children under 18 years	2,698	37.1
Married-couple family	4,710	64.7
With own children under 18 years	2,298	31.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	195	2.7
With own children under 18 years	99	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	595	8.2
With own children under 18 years	301	4.1
Nonfamily households	1,782	24.5
Householder living alone	1,507	20.7
65 years and over	578	7.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,880	39.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,727	23.7

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,757	100.0
Householder	7,282	36.9
Spouse	4,676	23.7
Child	6,725	34.0
Other relatives	604	3.1
Nonrelatives	470	2.4
Unmarried partner	267	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,545	100.0
Never married	2,053	27.2
Now married, except separated	4,807	63.7
Separated	25	0.3
Widowed	158	2.1
Divorced	502	6.7

Females 15 years and over	8,188	100.0
Never married	1,590	19.4
Now married, except separated	4,870	59.5
Separated	111	1.4
Widowed	615	7.5
Divorced	1,002	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	267	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	37	13.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	32

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	314	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	130	41.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	28	8.9
1 or 2 years	78	24.8
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	24	7.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	130	41.4
Who are female	76	24.2
Who are married	116	36.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,869	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	528	9.0
Kindergarten	252	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,662	45.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,356	23.1
College or graduate school	1,071	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,435	100.0
Less than 9th grade	91	0.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	450	3.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,893	21.5
Some college, no degree	2,529	18.8
Associate's degree	1,377	10.2
Bachelor's degree	4,056	30.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,039	15.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	45.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,641	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,898	13.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,868	100.0
Same house	18,498	93.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,359	6.8
Same county	717	3.6
Different county	642	3.2
Same state	260	1.3
Different state	382	1.9
Abroad	11	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,150	100.0
Native	19,302	95.8
Born in United States	19,201	95.3
State of residence	13,666	67.8
Different state	5,535	27.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	101	0.5
Foreign born	848	4.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	848	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	398	46.9
Not a U.S. citizen	450	53.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	949	100.0

Native	101	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	23	2.4
Entered before 2000	78	8.2

Foreign born	848	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	149	15.7
Entered before 2000	699	73.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	848	100.0
Europe	375	44.2
Asia	66	7.8
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	323	38.1
Northern America	84	9.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,001	100.0
English only	18,050	95.0
Language other than English	951	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	223	1.2
Spanish	230	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	28	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	654	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	178	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	40	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1
Other languages	27	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,150	100.0
American	2,025	10.0
Arab	119	0.6
Czech	61	0.3
Danish	45	0.2
Dutch	289	1.4
English	3,292	16.3
French (except Basque)	1,418	7.0
French Canadian	640	3.2
German	2,220	11.0
Greek	445	2.2
Hungarian	67	0.3
Irish	6,312	31.3
Italian	2,730	13.5
Lithuanian	141	0.7
Norwegian	188	0.9
Polish	1,007	5.0
Portuguese	663	3.3
Russian	413	2.0
Scotch-Irish	514	2.6
Scottish	671	3.3
Slovak	39	0.2
Subsaharan African	134	0.7
Swedish	892	4.4
Swiss	32	0.2
Ukrainian	132	0.7
Welsh	154	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	15	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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