Wareham School District, MA (2512060) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wareham School District, MA (2512060)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wareham 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	8,970	100.0
Family households (families)	5,402	60.2
With own children under 18 years	2,162	24.1
Married-couple family	4,205	46.9
With own children under 18 years	1,394	15.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	424	4.7
With own children under 18 years	288	3.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	773	8.6
With own children under 18 years	480	5.4
Nonfamily households	3,568	39.8
Householder living alone	3,126	34.8
65 years and over	1,443	16.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,356	26.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,651	29.6

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,035	100.0
Householder	8,970	42.6
Spouse	4,210	20.0
Child	6,180	29.4
Other relatives	679	3.2
Nonrelatives	996	4.7
Unmarried partner	543	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,499	100.0
Never married	2,736	32.2
Now married, except separated	4,342	51.1
Separated	95	1.1
Widowed	458	5.4
Divorced	868	10.2

Females 15 years and over	9,087	100.0
Never married	2,162	23.8
Now married, except separated	4,358	48.0
Separated	122	1.3
Widowed	1,026	11.3
Divorced	1,419	15.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	248	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	73	29.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	163
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	2

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	441	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	177	40.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	107	24.3
1 or 2 years	70	15.9
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	177	40.1
Who are female	118	26.8
Who are married	95	21.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,564	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	352	7.7
Kindergarten	198	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,132	46.7
High school (grades 9-12)	911	20.0
College or graduate school	971	21.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,007	100.0
Less than 9th grade	441	2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	989	6.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,661	37.7
Some college, no degree	3,263	21.7
Associate's degree	1,424	9.5
Bachelor's degree	1,865	12.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,364	9.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,742	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,163	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,978	100.0
Same house	19,175	91.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,769	8.4
Same county	1,174	5.6
Different county	595	2.8
Same state	517	2.5
Different state	78	0.4
Abroad	34	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,150	100.0
Native	20,194	95.5
Born in United States	20,058	94.8
State of residence	17,032	80.5
Different state	3,026	14.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	136	0.6
Foreign born	956	4.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	956	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	650	68.0
Not a U.S. citizen	306	32.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,092	100.0

Native	136	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	15	1.4
Entered before 2000	121	11.1

Foreign born	956	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	86	7.9
Entered before 2000	870	79.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	956	100.0
Europe	392	41.0
Asia	167	17.5
Africa	17	1.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	275	28.8
Northern America	105	11.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,040	100.0
English only	18,812	93.9
Language other than English	1,228	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	411	2.1
Spanish	216	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	64	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	979	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	347	1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	33	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,150	100.0
American	1,472	7.0
Arab	185	0.9
Czech	35	0.2
Danish	24	0.1
Dutch	34	0.2
English	3,850	18.2
French (except Basque)	1,646	7.8
French Canadian	669	3.2
German	1,359	6.4
Greek	319	1.5
Hungarian	20	0.1
Irish	5,770	27.3
Italian	2,383	11.3
Lithuanian	214	1.0
Norwegian	129	0.6
Polish	830	3.9
Portuguese	1,683	8.0
Russian	141	0.7
Scotch-Irish	486	2.3
Scottish	491	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,263	6.0
Swedish	462	2.2
Swiss	38	0.2
Ukrainian	14	0.1
Welsh	105	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	18	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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