Sharon School District, MA (2510620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Sharon School District, MA (2510620)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Sharon 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	5,976	100.0
Family households (families)	4,906	82.1
With own children under 18 years	2,612	43.7
Married-couple family	4,342	72.7
With own children under 18 years	2,274	38.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	109	1.8
With own children under 18 years	80	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	455	7.6
With own children under 18 years	258	4.3
Nonfamily households	1,070	17.9
Householder living alone	922	15.4
65 years and over	530	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,722	45.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,486	24.9

Average household size	2.88
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,216	100.0
Householder	5,976	34.7
Spouse	4,379	25.4
Child	6,179	35.9
Other relatives	338	2.0
Nonrelatives	344	2.0
Unmarried partner	98	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,614	100.0
Never married	1,673	25.3
Now married, except separated	4,537	68.6
Separated	54	0.8
Widowed	145	2.2
Divorced	205	3.1

Females 15 years and over	6,810	100.0
Never married	1,292	19.0
Now married, except separated	4,462	65.5
Separated	70	1.0
Widowed	475	7.0
Divorced	511	7.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	180	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	30	16.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	20
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	44

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	155	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	50	32.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	11	7.1
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	39	25.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	50	32.3
Who are female	39	25.2
Who are married	50	32.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,356	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	472	8.8
Kindergarten	177	3.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,303	43.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,359	25.4
College or graduate school	1,045	19.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,363	100.0
Less than 9th grade	177	1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	248	2.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,337	11.8
Some college, no degree	1,381	12.2
Associate's degree	784	6.9
Bachelor's degree	3,497	30.8
Graduate or professional degree	3,939	34.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	65.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,463	100.0
Civilian veterans	964	7.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,221	100.0
Same house	16,046	93.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,142	6.6
Same county	623	3.6
Different county	519	3.0
Same state	87	0.5
Different state	432	2.5
Abroad	33	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,365	100.0
Native	14,570	83.9
Born in United States	14,417	83.0
State of residence	10,301	59.3
Different state	4,116	23.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	153	0.9
Foreign born	2,795	16.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,795	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,564	56.0
Not a U.S. citizen	1,231	44.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,948	100.0

Native	153	5.2
Entered 2000 or later	22	0.7
Entered before 2000	131	4.4

Foreign born	2,795	94.8
Entered 2000 or later	518	17.6
Entered before 2000	2,277	77.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,795	100.0
Europe	1,083	38.7
Asia	1,198	42.9
Africa	141	5.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	297	10.6
Northern America	76	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,317	100.0
English only	12,991	79.6
Language other than English	3,326	20.4
Speak English less than "very well"	776	4.8
Spanish	231	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,902	11.7
Speak English less than "very well"	516	3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	935	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	169	1.0
Other languages	258	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,365	100.0
American	1,012	5.8
Arab	158	0.9
Czech	16	0.1
Danish	112	0.6
Dutch	48	0.3
English	1,137	6.5
French (except Basque)	454	2.6
French Canadian	319	1.8
German	1,037	6.0
Greek	80	0.5
Hungarian	112	0.6
Irish	2,248	12.9
Italian	1,553	8.9
Lithuanian	230	1.3
Norwegian	81	0.5
Polish	1,261	7.3
Portuguese	118	0.7
Russian	2,504	14.4
Scotch-Irish	213	1.2
Scottish	143	0.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	201	1.2
Swedish	214	1.2
Swiss	47	0.3
Ukrainian	175	1.0
Welsh	46	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	342	2.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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