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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shirley 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,471 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,904 77.1
        With own children under 18 years 822 33.3
    Married-couple family 1,395 56.5
        With own children under 18 years 595 24.1
    Male householder, no wife present, family 76 3.1
        With own children under 18 years 19 0.8
    Female householder, no husband present, family 433 17.5
        With own children under 18 years 208 8.4
    Nonfamily households 567 22.9
    Householder living alone 436 17.6
        65 years and over 190 7.7
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 924 37.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 491 19.9
 
Average household size 2.58
Average family size 2.95
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 6,384 100.0
    Householder 2,471 38.7
        Spouse 1,393 21.8
        Child 1,928 30.2
        Other relatives 398 6.2
    Nonrelatives 194 3.0
        Unmarried partner 135 2.1
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,821 100.0
    Never married 1,716 44.9
    Now married, except separated 1,659 43.4
    Separated 22 0.6
    Widowed 76 2.0
    Divorced 348 9.1
 
Females 15 years and over 2,699 100.0
    Never married 517 19.2
    Now married, except separated 1,565 58.0
    Separated 4 0.1
    Widowed 186 6.9
    Divorced 427 15.8
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 159 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 38 23.9
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 51
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 89
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 232
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 205 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 28 13.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 28 13.7
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 28 13.7
        Who are female 14 6.8
        Who are married 28 13.7
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,667 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 118 7.1
        Kindergarten 103 6.2
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 621 37.3
        High school (grades 9-12) 395 23.7
        College or graduate school 430 25.8
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,822 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 205 3.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 584 10.0
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,119 36.4
        Some college, no degree 1,224 21.0
        Associate's degree 175 3.0
        Bachelor's degree 887 15.2
        Graduate or professional degree 628 10.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 86.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 26.0
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 6,278 100.0
    Civilian veterans 710 11.3
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 7,702 100.0
    Same house 6,969 90.5
    Different house in the U.S. 724 9.4
        Same county 282 3.7
        Different county 442 5.7
            Same state 268 3.5
            Different state 174 2.3
    Abroad 9 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 7,848 100.0
    Native 7,315 93.2
        Born in United States 6,931 88.3
            State of residence 5,018 63.9
            Different state 1,913 24.4
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 384 4.9
    Foreign born 533 6.8
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 533 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 192 36.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 341 64.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 917 100.0
 
    Native 384 41.9
        Entered 2000 or later 32 3.5
        Entered before 2000 352 38.4
 
    Foreign born 533 58.1
        Entered 2000 or later 182 19.8
        Entered before 2000 351 38.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 533 100.0
    Europe 164 30.8
    Asia 138 25.9
    Africa 25 4.7
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 108 20.3
    Northern America 98 18.4
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 7,446 100.0
    English only 6,716 90.2
    Language other than English 730 9.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 180 2.4
        Spanish 318 4.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 140 1.9
        Other Indo-European languages 280 3.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 18 0.2
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 63 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 4 0.1
        Other languages 69 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 18 0.2
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 7,848 100.0
    American 458 5.8
    Arab 88 1.1
    Czech 76 1.0
    Danish 21 0.3
    Dutch 14 0.2
    English 1,160 14.8
    French (except Basque) 708 9.0
    French Canadian 469 6.0
    German 515 6.6
    Greek 11 0.1
    Hungarian 0 0.0
    Irish 1,422 18.1
    Italian 834 10.6
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 110 1.4
    Polish 149 1.9
    Portuguese 152 1.9
    Russian 66 0.8
    Scotch-Irish 134 1.7
    Scottish 408 5.2
    Slovak 43 0.5
    Subsaharan African 11 0.1
    Swedish 199 2.5
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 32 0.4
    Welsh 14 0.2
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 10 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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