West Springfield School District, MA (2512510) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Springfield School District, MA (2512510)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Springfield 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	11,839	100.0
Family households (families)	6,721	56.8
With own children under 18 years	3,043	25.7
Married-couple family	4,840	40.9
With own children under 18 years	2,040	17.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	499	4.2
With own children under 18 years	210	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,382	11.7
With own children under 18 years	793	6.7
Nonfamily households	5,118	43.2
Householder living alone	4,406	37.2
65 years and over	1,429	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,288	27.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,040	25.7

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,879	100.0
Householder	11,839	42.5
Spouse	4,864	17.4
Child	8,134	29.2
Other relatives	1,597	5.7
Nonrelatives	1,445	5.2
Unmarried partner	659	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,277	100.0
Never married	4,069	36.1
Now married, except separated	5,379	47.7
Separated	449	4.0
Widowed	428	3.8
Divorced	952	8.4

Females 15 years and over	12,204	100.0
Never married	3,662	30.0
Now married, except separated	5,193	42.6
Separated	280	2.3
Widowed	1,311	10.7
Divorced	1,758	14.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	399	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	72	18.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	18
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	77
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	46

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	459	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	110	24.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	26	5.7
1 or 2 years	16	3.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	68	14.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	110	24.0
Who are female	83	18.1
Who are married	70	15.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,293	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	413	6.6
Kindergarten	272	4.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,398	38.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,729	27.5
College or graduate school	1,481	23.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,562	100.0
Less than 9th grade	745	3.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,817	9.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,617	33.8
Some college, no degree	3,498	17.9
Associate's degree	1,783	9.1
Bachelor's degree	3,186	16.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,916	9.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,133	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,365	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	27,983	100.0
Same house	24,420	87.3
Different house in the U.S.	3,247	11.6
Same county	2,462	8.8
Different county	785	2.8
Same state	243	0.9
Different state	542	1.9
Abroad	316	1.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,324	100.0
Native	23,912	84.4
Born in United States	23,236	82.0
State of residence	19,047	67.2
Different state	4,189	14.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	676	2.4
Foreign born	4,412	15.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,412	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,766	40.0
Not a U.S. citizen	2,646	60.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,088	100.0

Native	676	13.3
Entered 2000 or later	176	3.5
Entered before 2000	500	9.8

Foreign born	4,412	86.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,707	33.5
Entered before 2000	2,705	53.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,412	100.0
Europe	2,184	49.5
Asia	1,843	41.8
Africa	41	0.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	256	5.8
Northern America	88	2.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,571	100.0
English only	20,624	77.6
Language other than English	5,947	22.4
Speak English less than "very well"	3,108	11.7
Spanish	1,066	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	265	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	3,608	13.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,836	6.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,077	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	857	3.2
Other languages	196	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	150	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,324	100.0
American	630	2.2
Arab	325	1.1
Czech	119	0.4
Danish	29	0.1
Dutch	226	0.8
English	2,779	9.8
French (except Basque)	3,501	12.4
French Canadian	1,949	6.9
German	1,721	6.1
Greek	558	2.0
Hungarian	70	0.2
Irish	6,082	21.5
Italian	4,513	15.9
Lithuanian	94	0.3
Norwegian	42	0.1
Polish	3,212	11.3
Portuguese	245	0.9
Russian	1,315	4.6
Scotch-Irish	501	1.8
Scottish	593	2.1
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	119	0.4
Swedish	62	0.2
Swiss	23	0.1
Ukrainian	821	2.9
Welsh	148	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	76	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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