Wachusett School District, MA (2511880) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wachusett School District, MA (2511880)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wachusett 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	14,506	100.0
Family households (families)	11,150	76.9
With own children under 18 years	5,343	36.8
Married-couple family	9,586	66.1
With own children under 18 years	4,617	31.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	479	3.3
With own children under 18 years	165	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,085	7.5
With own children under 18 years	561	3.9
Nonfamily households	3,356	23.1
Householder living alone	2,850	19.6
65 years and over	1,243	8.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,614	38.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,564	24.6

Average household size	2.80
Average family size	3.24

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	40,574	100.0
Householder	14,506	35.8
Spouse	9,575	23.6
Child	14,069	34.7
Other relatives	1,379	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,045	2.6
Unmarried partner	603	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,005	100.0
Never married	4,461	27.9
Now married, except separated	9,927	62.0
Separated	66	0.4
Widowed	413	2.6
Divorced	1,138	7.1

Females 15 years and over	16,739	100.0
Never married	3,663	21.9
Now married, except separated	9,851	58.9
Separated	151	0.9
Widowed	1,437	8.6
Divorced	1,637	9.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	466	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	84	18.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	20
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	103
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	499	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	130	26.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	12	2.4
3 or 4 years	96	19.2
5 or more years	22	4.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	130	26.1
Who are female	63	12.6
Who are married	104	20.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,353	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	942	7.6
Kindergarten	665	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,906	39.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,767	22.4
College or graduate school	3,073	24.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	27,116	100.0
Less than 9th grade	273	1.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	822	3.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,330	23.3
Some college, no degree	4,076	15.0
Associate's degree	2,640	9.7
Bachelor's degree	7,499	27.7
Graduate or professional degree	5,476	20.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	47.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	30,573	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,396	11.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,975	100.0
Same house	38,279	93.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,691	6.6
Same county	2,224	5.4
Different county	467	1.1
Same state	237	0.6
Different state	230	0.6
Abroad	5	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,452	100.0
Native	39,320	94.9
Born in United States	39,025	94.1
State of residence	31,853	76.8
Different state	7,172	17.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	295	0.7
Foreign born	2,132	5.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,132	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,330	62.4
Not a U.S. citizen	802	37.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,427	100.0

Native	295	12.2
Entered 2000 or later	23	0.9
Entered before 2000	272	11.2

Foreign born	2,132	87.8
Entered 2000 or later	349	14.4
Entered before 2000	1,783	73.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,132	100.0
Europe	859	40.3
Asia	753	35.3
Africa	82	3.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	272	12.8
Northern America	166	7.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	39,018	100.0
English only	36,412	93.3
Language other than English	2,606	6.7
Speak English less than "very well"	602	1.5
Spanish	455	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	54	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,513	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	311	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	369	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	156	0.4
Other languages	269	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	81	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,452	100.0
American	1,809	4.4
Arab	425	1.0
Czech	31	0.1
Danish	256	0.6
Dutch	284	0.7
English	7,075	17.1
French (except Basque)	5,836	14.1
French Canadian	2,093	5.0
German	4,453	10.7
Greek	715	1.7
Hungarian	155	0.4
Irish	11,803	28.5
Italian	6,820	16.5
Lithuanian	890	2.1
Norwegian	307	0.7
Polish	3,175	7.7
Portuguese	603	1.5
Russian	467	1.1
Scotch-Irish	835	2.0
Scottish	1,606	3.9
Slovak	31	0.1
Subsaharan African	213	0.5
Swedish	2,705	6.5
Swiss	118	0.3
Ukrainian	105	0.3
Welsh	167	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	154	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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