Waltham School District, MA (2512000) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Waltham School District, MA (2512000)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Waltham 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	22,671	100.0
Family households (families)	11,752	51.8
With own children under 18 years	4,661	20.6
Married-couple family	9,041	39.9
With own children under 18 years	3,446	15.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	788	3.5
With own children under 18 years	279	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,923	8.5
With own children under 18 years	936	4.1
Nonfamily households	10,919	48.2
Householder living alone	8,451	37.3
65 years and over	2,159	9.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,180	22.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,764	21.0

Average household size	2.27
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	51,463	100.0
Householder	22,671	44.1
Spouse	9,098	17.7
Child	11,470	22.3
Other relatives	3,466	6.7
Nonrelatives	4,758	9.2
Unmarried partner	1,533	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	27,491	100.0
Never married	14,138	51.4
Now married, except separated	10,495	38.2
Separated	436	1.6
Widowed	444	1.6
Divorced	1,978	7.2

Females 15 years and over	26,213	100.0
Never married	11,067	42.2
Now married, except separated	10,139	38.7
Separated	512	2.0
Widowed	2,311	8.8
Divorced	2,184	8.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	700	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	97	13.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	56

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	772	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	154	19.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	87	11.3
1 or 2 years	43	5.6
3 or 4 years	10	1.3
5 or more years	14	1.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	154	19.9
Who are female	81	10.5
Who are married	106	13.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,854	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	899	5.0
Kindergarten	472	2.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,970	16.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,968	11.0
College or graduate school	11,545	64.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	39,982	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,494	6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,289	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,639	26.6
Some college, no degree	5,293	13.2
Associate's degree	2,316	5.8
Bachelor's degree	9,733	24.3
Graduate or professional degree	7,218	18.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	42.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	51,856	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,323	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	59,780	100.0
Same house	46,651	78.0
Different house in the U.S.	11,384	19.0
Same county	5,338	8.9
Different county	6,046	10.1
Same state	3,010	5.0
Different state	3,036	5.1
Abroad	1,745	2.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	60,547	100.0
Native	45,892	75.8
Born in United States	45,010	74.3
State of residence	31,751	52.4
Different state	13,259	21.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	882	1.5
Foreign born	14,655	24.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	14,655	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,619	38.3
Not a U.S. citizen	9,036	61.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	15,537	100.0

Native	882	5.7
Entered 2000 or later	158	1.0
Entered before 2000	724	4.7

Foreign born	14,655	94.3
Entered 2000 or later	5,563	35.8
Entered before 2000	9,092	58.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	14,655	100.0
Europe	2,580	17.6
Asia	5,326	36.3
Africa	935	6.4
Oceania	79	0.5
Latin America	4,910	33.5
Northern America	825	5.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	57,453	100.0
English only	40,275	70.1
Language other than English	17,178	29.9
Speak English less than "very well"	6,761	11.8
Spanish	5,548	9.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,551	4.4
Other Indo-European languages	7,819	13.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,681	4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,908	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,301	2.3
Other languages	903	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	228	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	60,547	100.0
American	1,047	1.7
Arab	660	1.1
Czech	120	0.2
Danish	170	0.3
Dutch	402	0.7
English	4,892	8.1
French (except Basque)	3,312	5.5
French Canadian	2,361	3.9
German	3,582	5.9
Greek	648	1.1
Hungarian	221	0.4
Irish	13,504	22.3
Italian	10,237	16.9
Lithuanian	358	0.6
Norwegian	313	0.5
Polish	2,052	3.4
Portuguese	711	1.2
Russian	1,696	2.8
Scotch-Irish	1,024	1.7
Scottish	1,760	2.9
Slovak	81	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,169	1.9
Swedish	997	1.6
Swiss	68	0.1
Ukrainian	434	0.7
Welsh	239	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,708	2.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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