Springfield School District, MA (2511130) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Springfield School District, MA (2511130)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Springfield 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	56,055	100.0
Family households (families)	34,612	61.7
With own children under 18 years	17,739	31.6
Married-couple family	17,910	32.0
With own children under 18 years	7,103	12.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,386	6.0
With own children under 18 years	1,743	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	13,316	23.8
With own children under 18 years	8,893	15.9
Nonfamily households	21,443	38.3
Householder living alone	18,062	32.2
65 years and over	6,197	11.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	20,329	36.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	12,697	22.7

Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.32

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	146,026	100.0
Householder	56,055	38.4
Spouse	17,759	12.2
Child	50,106	34.3
Other relatives	12,591	8.6
Nonrelatives	9,515	6.5
Unmarried partner	4,345	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	55,968	100.0
Never married	27,093	48.4
Now married, except separated	20,540	36.7
Separated	1,812	3.2
Widowed	1,322	2.4
Divorced	5,201	9.3

Females 15 years and over	63,546	100.0
Never married	26,366	41.5
Now married, except separated	19,746	31.1
Separated	3,113	4.9
Widowed	5,952	9.4
Divorced	8,369	13.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,753	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,848	67.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	121
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,125	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,659	40.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	327	7.9
1 or 2 years	269	6.5
3 or 4 years	209	5.1
5 or more years	854	20.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,659	40.2
Who are female	1,199	29.1
Who are married	1,040	25.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	44,931	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,753	6.1
Kindergarten	2,242	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,935	39.9
High school (grades 9-12)	9,270	20.6
College or graduate school	12,731	28.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	92,540	100.0
Less than 9th grade	9,505	10.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,176	14.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	31,821	34.4
Some college, no degree	16,067	17.4
Associate's degree	6,188	6.7
Bachelor's degree	9,739	10.5
Graduate or professional degree	6,044	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	112,035	100.0
Civilian veterans	8,999	8.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	150,790	100.0
Same house	124,208	82.4
Different house in the U.S.	25,084	16.6
Same county	18,996	12.6
Different county	6,088	4.0
Same state	2,387	1.6
Different state	3,701	2.5
Abroad	1,498	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	153,170	100.0
Native	138,108	90.2
Born in United States	116,370	76.0
State of residence	86,489	56.5
Different state	29,881	19.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	21,738	14.2
Foreign born	15,062	9.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	15,062	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,765	51.6
Not a U.S. citizen	7,297	48.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	36,800	100.0

Native	21,738	59.1
Entered 2000 or later	5,707	15.5
Entered before 2000	16,031	43.6

Foreign born	15,062	40.9
Entered 2000 or later	3,839	10.4
Entered before 2000	11,223	30.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	15,062	100.0
Europe	3,208	21.3
Asia	2,821	18.7
Africa	1,513	10.0
Oceania	15	0.1
Latin America	6,951	46.1
Northern America	554	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	141,669	100.0
English only	96,921	68.4
Language other than English	44,748	31.6
Speak English less than "very well"	19,961	14.1
Spanish	34,848	24.6
Speak English less than "very well"	15,184	10.7
Other Indo-European languages	5,644	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,263	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,622	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,829	1.3
Other languages	1,634	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	685	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	153,170	100.0
American	2,855	1.9
Arab	517	0.3
Czech	44	0.0
Danish	57	0.0
Dutch	686	0.4
English	7,834	5.1
French (except Basque)	11,394	7.4
French Canadian	4,105	2.7
German	4,715	3.1
Greek	973	0.6
Hungarian	219	0.1
Irish	17,921	11.7
Italian	11,014	7.2
Lithuanian	483	0.3
Norwegian	203	0.1
Polish	7,414	4.8
Portuguese	1,979	1.3
Russian	993	0.6
Scotch-Irish	1,410	0.9
Scottish	2,032	1.3
Slovak	78	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,189	1.4
Swedish	1,161	0.8
Swiss	49	0.0
Ukrainian	301	0.2
Welsh	140	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4,148	2.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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