Somerville School District, MA (2510890) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Somerville School District, MA (2510890)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Somerville 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	31,122	100.0
Family households (families)	13,871	44.6
With own children under 18 years	5,153	16.6
Married-couple family	9,223	29.6
With own children under 18 years	3,090	9.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,363	4.4
With own children under 18 years	302	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,285	10.6
With own children under 18 years	1,761	5.7
Nonfamily households	17,251	55.4
Householder living alone	10,323	33.2
65 years and over	2,653	8.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,502	17.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,532	17.8

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	72,987	100.0
Householder	31,122	42.6
Spouse	9,188	12.6
Child	13,508	18.5
Other relatives	4,502	6.2
Nonrelatives	14,667	20.1
Unmarried partner	2,411	3.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	32,517	100.0
Never married	18,832	57.9
Now married, except separated	10,925	33.6
Separated	411	1.3
Widowed	535	1.6
Divorced	1,814	5.6

Females 15 years and over	36,210	100.0
Never married	19,431	53.7
Now married, except separated	10,661	29.4
Separated	830	2.3
Widowed	2,454	6.8
Divorced	2,834	7.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	994	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	464	46.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	34
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	821	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	242	29.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	25	3.0
1 or 2 years	168	20.5
3 or 4 years	16	1.9
5 or more years	33	4.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	242	29.5
Who are female	158	19.2
Who are married	144	17.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,288	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	482	2.5
Kindergarten	466	2.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,591	18.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,232	11.6
College or graduate school	12,517	64.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	54,081	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,504	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,016	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,850	21.9
Some college, no degree	6,219	11.5
Associate's degree	2,198	4.1
Bachelor's degree	14,680	27.1
Graduate or professional degree	12,614	23.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	50.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	67,025	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,067	4.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	75,179	100.0
Same house	57,322	76.2
Different house in the U.S.	16,439	21.9
Same county	8,737	11.6
Different county	7,702	10.2
Same state	3,436	4.6
Different state	4,266	5.7
Abroad	1,418	1.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	75,880	100.0
Native	54,758	72.2
Born in United States	53,648	70.7
State of residence	32,707	43.1
Different state	20,941	27.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,110	1.5
Foreign born	21,122	27.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	21,122	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,081	33.5
Not a U.S. citizen	14,041	66.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	22,232	100.0

Native	1,110	5.0
Entered 2000 or later	186	0.8
Entered before 2000	924	4.2

Foreign born	21,122	95.0
Entered 2000 or later	9,138	41.1
Entered before 2000	11,984	53.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	21,122	100.0
Europe	5,300	25.1
Asia	5,095	24.1
Africa	785	3.7
Oceania	308	1.5
Latin America	8,929	42.3
Northern America	705	3.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	72,996	100.0
English only	49,135	67.3
Language other than English	23,861	32.7
Speak English less than "very well"	8,535	11.7
Spanish	6,141	8.4
Speak English less than "very well"	2,533	3.5
Other Indo-European languages	14,219	19.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,988	6.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,820	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	842	1.2
Other languages	681	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	172	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	75,880	100.0
American	3,991	5.3
Arab	607	0.8
Czech	110	0.1
Danish	166	0.2
Dutch	597	0.8
English	4,803	6.3
French (except Basque)	2,407	3.2
French Canadian	2,022	2.7
German	4,522	6.0
Greek	1,098	1.4
Hungarian	253	0.3
Irish	14,152	18.7
Italian	8,761	11.5
Lithuanian	292	0.4
Norwegian	401	0.5
Polish	2,591	3.4
Portuguese	4,984	6.6
Russian	1,479	1.9
Scotch-Irish	1,056	1.4
Scottish	1,137	1.5
Slovak	37	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,088	1.4
Swedish	765	1.0
Swiss	187	0.2
Ukrainian	322	0.4
Welsh	354	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,994	2.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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