Somerset School District, MA (2510860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Somerset School District, MA (2510860)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Somerset 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	7,087	100.0
Family households (families)	4,929	69.5
With own children under 18 years	2,021	28.5
Married-couple family	4,084	57.6
With own children under 18 years	1,645	23.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	149	2.1
With own children under 18 years	62	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	696	9.8
With own children under 18 years	314	4.4
Nonfamily households	2,158	30.5
Householder living alone	1,833	25.9
65 years and over	1,115	15.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,225	31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,513	35.5

Average household size	2.53
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,947	100.0
Householder	7,087	39.5
Spouse	4,087	22.8
Child	5,038	28.1
Other relatives	823	4.6
Nonrelatives	912	5.1
Unmarried partner	448	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,057	100.0
Never married	1,818	25.8
Now married, except separated	4,274	60.6
Separated	111	1.6
Widowed	319	4.5
Divorced	535	7.6

Females 15 years and over	8,621	100.0
Never married	1,761	20.4
Now married, except separated	4,196	48.7
Separated	38	0.4
Widowed	1,661	19.3
Divorced	965	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	169	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	8	4.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	332	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	144	43.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	12	3.6
1 or 2 years	22	6.6
3 or 4 years	19	5.7
5 or more years	91	27.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	144	43.4
Who are female	72	21.7
Who are married	144	43.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,462	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	258	5.8
Kindergarten	168	3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,820	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,071	24.0
College or graduate school	1,145	25.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,608	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,203	8.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,142	8.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,088	30.0
Some college, no degree	2,655	19.5
Associate's degree	1,119	8.2
Bachelor's degree	2,208	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	1,193	8.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,822	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,476	10.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,320	100.0
Same house	16,819	91.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,464	8.0
Same county	1,019	5.6
Different county	445	2.4
Same state	338	1.8
Different state	107	0.6
Abroad	37	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,503	100.0
Native	16,947	91.6
Born in United States	16,775	90.7
State of residence	14,448	78.1
Different state	2,327	12.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	172	0.9
Foreign born	1,556	8.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,556	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,271	81.7
Not a U.S. citizen	285	18.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,728	100.0

Native	172	10.0
Entered 2000 or later	23	1.3
Entered before 2000	149	8.6

Foreign born	1,556	90.0
Entered 2000 or later	77	4.5
Entered before 2000	1,479	85.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,556	100.0
Europe	1,367	87.9
Asia	42	2.7
Africa	97	6.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	31	2.0
Northern America	19	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,858	100.0
English only	15,337	85.9
Language other than English	2,521	14.1
Speak English less than "very well"	940	5.3
Spanish	82	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	2,401	13.4
Speak English less than "very well"	915	5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	38	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,503	100.0
American	393	2.1
Arab	329	1.8
Czech	10	0.1
Danish	21	0.1
Dutch	26	0.1
English	2,108	11.4
French (except Basque)	3,516	19.0
French Canadian	1,515	8.2
German	529	2.9
Greek	81	0.4
Hungarian	33	0.2
Irish	3,039	16.4
Italian	1,321	7.1
Lithuanian	58	0.3
Norwegian	68	0.4
Polish	1,033	5.6
Portuguese	8,412	45.5
Russian	62	0.3
Scotch-Irish	82	0.4
Scottish	252	1.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	43	0.2
Swedish	110	0.6
Swiss	42	0.2
Ukrainian	104	0.6
Welsh	75	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	12	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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