Wakefield School District, MA (2511910) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wakefield School District, MA (2511910)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wakefield 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	9,712	100.0
Family households (families)	6,277	64.6
With own children under 18 years	2,787	28.7
Married-couple family	5,271	54.3
With own children under 18 years	2,422	24.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	355	3.7
With own children under 18 years	80	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	651	6.7
With own children under 18 years	285	2.9
Nonfamily households	3,435	35.4
Householder living alone	2,817	29.0
65 years and over	1,036	10.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,963	30.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,547	26.2

Average household size	2.52
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,463	100.0
Householder	9,712	39.7
Spouse	5,298	21.7
Child	7,564	30.9
Other relatives	785	3.2
Nonrelatives	1,104	4.5
Unmarried partner	467	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,775	100.0
Never married	3,114	31.9
Now married, except separated	5,541	56.7
Separated	108	1.1
Widowed	193	2.0
Divorced	819	8.4

Females 15 years and over	10,679	100.0
Never married	2,948	27.6
Now married, except separated	5,428	50.8
Separated	86	0.8
Widowed	1,268	11.9
Divorced	949	8.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	286	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	51	17.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	32

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	257	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	0	0.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	0	0.0
Who are female	0	0.0
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,855	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	387	6.6
Kindergarten	255	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,329	39.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,544	26.4
College or graduate school	1,340	22.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,608	100.0
Less than 9th grade	225	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	701	4.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,058	23.0
Some college, no degree	2,978	16.9
Associate's degree	1,699	9.6
Bachelor's degree	5,156	29.3
Graduate or professional degree	2,791	15.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	45.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,356	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,883	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	24,443	100.0
Same house	22,087	90.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,308	9.4
Same county	1,606	6.6
Different county	702	2.9
Same state	489	2.0
Different state	213	0.9
Abroad	48	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	24,715	100.0
Native	23,329	94.4
Born in United States	23,217	93.9
State of residence	19,981	80.8
Different state	3,236	13.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	112	0.5
Foreign born	1,386	5.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,386	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	945	68.2
Not a U.S. citizen	441	31.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,498	100.0

Native	112	7.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	112	7.5

Foreign born	1,386	92.5
Entered 2000 or later	249	16.6
Entered before 2000	1,137	75.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,386	100.0
Europe	684	49.4
Asia	381	27.5
Africa	38	2.7
Oceania	26	1.9
Latin America	145	10.5
Northern America	112	8.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	23,402	100.0
English only	21,264	90.9
Language other than English	2,138	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	340	1.5
Spanish	259	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	79	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,473	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	116	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	295	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	83	0.4
Other languages	111	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	62	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	24,715	100.0
American	754	3.1
Arab	254	1.0
Czech	50	0.2
Danish	70	0.3
Dutch	227	0.9
English	3,512	14.2
French (except Basque)	1,322	5.3
French Canadian	1,471	6.0
German	1,811	7.3
Greek	332	1.3
Hungarian	83	0.3
Irish	8,490	34.4
Italian	7,090	28.7
Lithuanian	89	0.4
Norwegian	96	0.4
Polish	1,058	4.3
Portuguese	869	3.5
Russian	352	1.4
Scotch-Irish	865	3.5
Scottish	920	3.7
Slovak	16	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	534	2.2
Swiss	33	0.1
Ukrainian	22	0.1
Welsh	51	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	41	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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