Scituate School District, MA (2510560) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Scituate School District, MA (2510560)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Scituate 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	6,787	100.0
Family households (families)	4,910	72.3
With own children under 18 years	2,481	36.6
Married-couple family	3,990	58.8
With own children under 18 years	2,091	30.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	252	3.7
With own children under 18 years	110	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	668	9.8
With own children under 18 years	280	4.1
Nonfamily households	1,877	27.7
Householder living alone	1,615	23.8
65 years and over	840	12.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,581	38.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,180	32.1

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,083	100.0
Householder	6,787	37.5
Spouse	3,988	22.1
Child	6,137	33.9
Other relatives	759	4.2
Nonrelatives	412	2.3
Unmarried partner	267	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,315	100.0
Never married	1,550	24.5
Now married, except separated	4,075	64.5
Separated	9	0.1
Widowed	256	4.1
Divorced	425	6.7

Females 15 years and over	7,653	100.0
Never married	1,425	18.6
Now married, except separated	4,008	52.4
Separated	102	1.3
Widowed	1,025	13.4
Divorced	1,093	14.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	193	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	15	7.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	10
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	53

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	367	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	57	15.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	57	15.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	57	15.5
Who are female	47	12.8
Who are married	10	2.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,931	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	594	12.0
Kindergarten	359	7.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,243	45.5
High school (grades 9-12)	982	19.9
College or graduate school	753	15.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,355	100.0
Less than 9th grade	95	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	104	0.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,125	17.2
Some college, no degree	2,268	18.4
Associate's degree	915	7.4
Bachelor's degree	4,439	35.9
Graduate or professional degree	2,409	19.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	98.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	55.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,249	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,303	9.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,994	100.0
Same house	16,817	93.5
Different house in the U.S.	1,124	6.2
Same county	481	2.7
Different county	643	3.6
Same state	410	2.3
Different state	233	1.3
Abroad	53	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,192	100.0
Native	17,353	95.4
Born in United States	17,219	94.7
State of residence	13,163	72.4
Different state	4,056	22.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	134	0.7
Foreign born	839	4.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	839	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	568	67.7
Not a U.S. citizen	271	32.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	973	100.0

Native	134	13.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	134	13.8

Foreign born	839	86.2
Entered 2000 or later	106	10.9
Entered before 2000	733	75.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	839	100.0
Europe	374	44.6
Asia	130	15.5
Africa	146	17.4
Oceania	21	2.5
Latin America	79	9.4
Northern America	89	10.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,937	100.0
English only	16,193	95.6
Language other than English	744	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	325	1.9
Spanish	107	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	583	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	243	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	32	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	22	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,192	100.0
American	653	3.6
Arab	67	0.4
Czech	19	0.1
Danish	26	0.1
Dutch	268	1.5
English	3,704	20.4
French (except Basque)	892	4.9
French Canadian	379	2.1
German	2,113	11.6
Greek	115	0.6
Hungarian	28	0.2
Irish	8,640	47.5
Italian	2,628	14.4
Lithuanian	231	1.3
Norwegian	175	1.0
Polish	759	4.2
Portuguese	173	1.0
Russian	345	1.9
Scotch-Irish	593	3.3
Scottish	892	4.9
Slovak	28	0.2
Subsaharan African	266	1.5
Swedish	521	2.9
Swiss	96	0.5
Ukrainian	57	0.3
Welsh	257	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	20	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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