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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wales 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 876 100.0
    Family households (families) 570 65.1
        With own children under 18 years 224 25.6
    Married-couple family 474 54.1
        With own children under 18 years 175 20.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 42 4.8
        With own children under 18 years 21 2.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 54 6.2
        With own children under 18 years 28 3.2
    Nonfamily households 306 34.9
    Householder living alone 257 29.3
        65 years and over 54 6.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 238 27.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 143 16.3
 
Average household size 2.45
Average family size 3.04
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 2,143 100.0
    Householder 876 40.9
        Spouse 473 22.1
        Child 617 28.8
        Other relatives 72 3.4
    Nonrelatives 105 4.9
        Unmarried partner 50 2.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 893 100.0
    Never married 255 28.6
    Now married, except separated 493 55.2
    Separated 10 1.1
    Widowed 17 1.9
    Divorced 118 13.2
 
Females 15 years and over 867 100.0
    Never married 164 18.9
    Now married, except separated 480 55.4
    Separated 7 0.8
    Widowed 71 8.2
    Divorced 145 16.7
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 21 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 7 33.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 32
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 43
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 51
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 44
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 20 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 3 15.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 3 15.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 3 15.0
        Who are female 3 15.0
        Who are married 0 0.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 415 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 22 5.3
        Kindergarten 86 20.7
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 182 43.9
        High school (grades 9-12) 51 12.3
        College or graduate school 74 17.8
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 1,545 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 23 1.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 115 7.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 663 42.9
        Some college, no degree 263 17.0
        Associate's degree 196 12.7
        Bachelor's degree 195 12.6
        Graduate or professional degree 90 5.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 91.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 18.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 1,706 100.0
    Civilian veterans 256 15.0
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 2,118 100.0
    Same house 2,010 94.9
    Different house in the U.S. 108 5.1
        Same county 11 0.5
        Different county 97 4.6
            Same state 53 2.5
            Different state 44 2.1
    Abroad 0 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 2,143 100.0
    Native 2,081 97.1
        Born in United States 2,072 96.7
            State of residence 1,457 68.0
            Different state 615 28.7
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 9 0.4
    Foreign born 62 2.9
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 62 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 57 91.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 5 8.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 71 100.0
 
    Native 9 12.7
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 9 12.7
 
    Foreign born 62 87.3
        Entered 2000 or later 20 28.2
        Entered before 2000 42 59.2
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 62 100.0
    Europe 34 54.8
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 12 19.4
    Northern America 16 25.8
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 2,030 100.0
    English only 1,997 98.4
    Language other than English 33 1.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 7 0.3
        Spanish 7 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other Indo-European languages 26 1.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 7 0.3
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 2,143 100.0
    American 77 3.6
    Arab 3 0.1
    Czech 3 0.1
    Danish 18 0.8
    Dutch 22 1.0
    English 483 22.5
    French (except Basque) 462 21.6
    French Canadian 198 9.2
    German 165 7.7
    Greek 97 4.5
    Hungarian 0 0.0
    Irish 373 17.4
    Italian 272 12.7
    Lithuanian 25 1.2
    Norwegian 0 0.0
    Polish 257 12.0
    Portuguese 20 0.9
    Russian 19 0.9
    Scotch-Irish 137 6.4
    Scottish 155 7.2
    Slovak 3 0.1
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 73 3.4
    Swiss 3 0.1
    Ukrainian 35 1.6
    Welsh 17 0.8
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 12 0.6
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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