Wellesley School District, MA (2512270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wellesley School District, MA (2512270)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wellesley 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	8,182	100.0
Family households (families)	6,027	73.7
With own children under 18 years	3,296	40.3
Married-couple family	5,126	62.6
With own children under 18 years	2,782	34.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	222	2.7
With own children under 18 years	135	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	679	8.3
With own children under 18 years	379	4.6
Nonfamily households	2,155	26.3
Householder living alone	1,876	22.9
65 years and over	913	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,345	40.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,326	28.4

Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,992	100.0
Householder	8,182	37.2
Spouse	5,128	23.3
Child	7,858	35.7
Other relatives	380	1.7
Nonrelatives	444	2.0
Unmarried partner	157	0.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,951	100.0
Never married	3,152	35.2
Now married, except separated	5,236	58.5
Separated	19	0.2
Widowed	178	2.0
Divorced	366	4.1

Females 15 years and over	12,581	100.0
Never married	5,474	43.5
Now married, except separated	5,299	42.1
Separated	161	1.3
Widowed	801	6.4
Divorced	846	6.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	208	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	21	10.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	19
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	54

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	68	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	9	13.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	9	13.2
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	9	13.2
Who are female	9	13.2
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,717	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	821	7.0
Kindergarten	330	2.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,161	27.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,544	13.2
College or graduate school	5,861	50.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,679	100.0
Less than 9th grade	203	1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	190	1.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	984	6.7
Some college, no degree	1,267	8.6
Associate's degree	506	3.4
Bachelor's degree	4,763	32.4
Graduate or professional degree	6,766	46.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	78.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,324	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,382	6.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,906	100.0
Same house	22,899	85.1
Different house in the U.S.	3,206	11.9
Same county	1,019	3.8
Different county	2,187	8.1
Same state	802	3.0
Different state	1,385	5.1
Abroad	801	3.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,091	100.0
Native	22,628	83.5
Born in United States	22,062	81.4
State of residence	11,983	44.2
Different state	10,079	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	566	2.1
Foreign born	4,463	16.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,463	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,327	52.1
Not a U.S. citizen	2,136	47.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,029	100.0

Native	566	11.3
Entered 2000 or later	240	4.8
Entered before 2000	326	6.5

Foreign born	4,463	88.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,548	30.8
Entered before 2000	2,915	58.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,463	100.0
Europe	1,368	30.7
Asia	1,845	41.3
Africa	168	3.8
Oceania	51	1.1
Latin America	693	15.5
Northern America	338	7.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	25,463	100.0
English only	20,020	78.6
Language other than English	5,443	21.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,029	4.0
Spanish	1,008	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	128	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	2,325	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	430	1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,979	7.8
Speak English less than "very well"	447	1.8
Other languages	131	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,091	100.0
American	848	3.1
Arab	231	0.9
Czech	204	0.8
Danish	111	0.4
Dutch	511	1.9
English	4,050	14.9
French (except Basque)	1,355	5.0
French Canadian	441	1.6
German	3,169	11.7
Greek	197	0.7
Hungarian	172	0.6
Irish	5,966	22.0
Italian	3,530	13.0
Lithuanian	136	0.5
Norwegian	337	1.2
Polish	1,121	4.1
Portuguese	157	0.6
Russian	1,098	4.1
Scotch-Irish	524	1.9
Scottish	874	3.2
Slovak	36	0.1
Subsaharan African	155	0.6
Swedish	661	2.4
Swiss	103	0.4
Ukrainian	178	0.7
Welsh	185	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	189	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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