Taunton School District, MA (2511520) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Taunton School District, MA (2511520)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Taunton 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	21,471	100.0
Family households (families)	14,472	67.4
With own children under 18 years	6,855	31.9
Married-couple family	10,515	49.0
With own children under 18 years	4,511	21.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,075	5.0
With own children under 18 years	468	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,882	13.4
With own children under 18 years	1,876	8.7
Nonfamily households	6,999	32.6
Householder living alone	5,810	27.1
65 years and over	1,905	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,542	35.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,147	24.0

Average household size	2.55
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,799	100.0
Householder	21,471	39.2
Spouse	10,477	19.1
Child	16,562	30.2
Other relatives	3,275	6.0
Nonrelatives	3,014	5.5
Unmarried partner	1,689	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,269	100.0
Never married	6,803	32.0
Now married, except separated	11,431	53.7
Separated	563	2.6
Widowed	547	2.6
Divorced	1,925	9.1

Females 15 years and over	23,609	100.0
Never married	7,052	29.9
Now married, except separated	11,029	46.7
Separated	537	2.3
Widowed	2,430	10.3
Divorced	2,561	10.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	744	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	271	36.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,144	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	274	24.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	47	4.1
1 or 2 years	76	6.6
3 or 4 years	36	3.1
5 or more years	115	10.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	274	24.0
Who are female	182	15.9
Who are married	201	17.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,813	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,295	10.1
Kindergarten	777	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,520	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	2,688	21.0
College or graduate school	2,533	19.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	38,168	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,068	8.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,376	11.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	13,140	34.4
Some college, no degree	6,818	17.9
Associate's degree	3,161	8.3
Bachelor's degree	5,140	13.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,465	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	42,798	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,591	8.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	54,972	100.0
Same house	47,320	86.1
Different house in the U.S.	7,428	13.5
Same county	4,856	8.8
Different county	2,572	4.7
Same state	1,817	3.3
Different state	755	1.4
Abroad	224	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	55,718	100.0
Native	49,257	88.4
Born in United States	48,294	86.7
State of residence	41,552	74.6
Different state	6,742	12.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	963	1.7
Foreign born	6,461	11.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,461	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,887	60.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,574	39.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,424	100.0

Native	963	13.0
Entered 2000 or later	231	3.1
Entered before 2000	732	9.9

Foreign born	6,461	87.0
Entered 2000 or later	836	11.3
Entered before 2000	5,625	75.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,461	100.0
Europe	3,894	60.3
Asia	428	6.6
Africa	875	13.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,083	16.8
Northern America	181	2.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	52,109	100.0
English only	41,949	80.5
Language other than English	10,160	19.5
Speak English less than "very well"	4,345	8.3
Spanish	1,789	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	805	1.5
Other Indo-European languages	7,457	14.3
Speak English less than "very well"	3,382	6.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	320	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	100	0.2
Other languages	594	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	55,718	100.0
American	1,482	2.7
Arab	945	1.7
Czech	92	0.2
Danish	50	0.1
Dutch	156	0.3
English	6,902	12.4
French (except Basque)	6,569	11.8
French Canadian	2,430	4.4
German	2,483	4.5
Greek	484	0.9
Hungarian	61	0.1
Irish	12,154	21.8
Italian	5,366	9.6
Lithuanian	317	0.6
Norwegian	72	0.1
Polish	2,226	4.0
Portuguese	17,135	30.8
Russian	376	0.7
Scotch-Irish	661	1.2
Scottish	1,093	2.0
Slovak	29	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,405	4.3
Swedish	1,014	1.8
Swiss	29	0.1
Ukrainian	45	0.1
Welsh	64	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	732	1.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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