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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ware 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 4,350 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,678 61.6
        With own children under 18 years 1,145 26.3
    Married-couple family 2,076 47.7
        With own children under 18 years 776 17.8
    Male householder, no wife present, family 113 2.6
        With own children under 18 years 57 1.3
    Female householder, no husband present, family 489 11.2
        With own children under 18 years 312 7.2
    Nonfamily households 1,672 38.4
    Householder living alone 1,428 32.8
        65 years and over 588 13.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,275 29.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,211 27.8
 
Average household size 2.26
Average family size 2.89
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 9,843 100.0
    Householder 4,350 44.2
        Spouse 2,053 20.9
        Child 2,654 27.0
        Other relatives 361 3.7
    Nonrelatives 425 4.3
        Unmarried partner 255 2.6
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,775 100.0
    Never married 890 23.6
    Now married, except separated 2,149 56.9
    Separated 23 0.6
    Widowed 145 3.8
    Divorced 568 15.0
 
Females 15 years and over 4,346 100.0
    Never married 1,091 25.1
    Now married, except separated 2,150 49.5
    Separated 95 2.2
    Widowed 617 14.2
    Divorced 393 9.0
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 83 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 22 26.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 20
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 35
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 58
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 80
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 233 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 67 28.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 54 23.2
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 5 2.1
        5 or more years 8 3.4
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 67 28.8
        Who are female 26 11.2
        Who are married 55 23.6
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,192 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 259 11.8
        Kindergarten 183 8.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 819 37.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 611 27.9
        College or graduate school 320 14.6
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 6,808 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 321 4.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 705 10.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,060 44.9
        Some college, no degree 1,055 15.5
        Associate's degree 469 6.9
        Bachelor's degree 867 12.7
        Graduate or professional degree 331 4.9
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 84.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 17.6
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 7,609 100.0
    Civilian veterans 983 12.9
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 9,758 100.0
    Same house 8,456 86.7
    Different house in the U.S. 1,255 12.9
        Same county 548 5.6
        Different county 707 7.2
            Same state 636 6.5
            Different state 71 0.7
    Abroad 47 0.5
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 9,843 100.0
    Native 9,462 96.1
        Born in United States 9,226 93.7
            State of residence 7,924 80.5
            Different state 1,302 13.2
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 236 2.4
    Foreign born 381 3.9
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 381 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 302 79.3
    Not a U.S. citizen 79 20.7
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 617 100.0
 
    Native 236 38.2
        Entered 2000 or later 34 5.5
        Entered before 2000 202 32.7
 
    Foreign born 381 61.8
        Entered 2000 or later 30 4.9
        Entered before 2000 351 56.9
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 381 100.0
    Europe 279 73.2
    Asia 5 1.3
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 39 10.2
    Northern America 58 15.2
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 9,168 100.0
    English only 8,486 92.6
    Language other than English 682 7.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 285 3.1
        Spanish 107 1.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 39 0.4
        Other Indo-European languages 575 6.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 246 2.7
        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 9,843 100.0
    American 173 1.8
    Arab 31 0.3
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 14 0.1
    Dutch 91 0.9
    English 1,248 12.7
    French (except Basque) 3,290 33.4
    French Canadian 1,127 11.4
    German 644 6.5
    Greek 98 1.0
    Hungarian 36 0.4
    Irish 1,712 17.4
    Italian 799 8.1
    Lithuanian 49 0.5
    Norwegian 0 0.0
    Polish 2,578 26.2
    Portuguese 76 0.8
    Russian 0 0.0
    Scotch-Irish 222 2.3
    Scottish 247 2.5
    Slovak 13 0.1
    Subsaharan African 29 0.3
    Swedish 143 1.5
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 21 0.2
    Welsh 9 0.1
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 10 0.1
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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