Westfield School District, MA (2512630) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Westfield School District, MA (2512630)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Westfield 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	14,775	100.0
Family households (families)	9,955	67.4
With own children under 18 years	4,891	33.1
Married-couple family	7,612	51.5
With own children under 18 years	3,495	23.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	625	4.2
With own children under 18 years	288	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,718	11.6
With own children under 18 years	1,108	7.5
Nonfamily households	4,820	32.6
Householder living alone	3,969	26.9
65 years and over	1,696	11.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,139	34.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,952	26.7

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,471	100.0
Householder	14,775	38.4
Spouse	7,630	19.8
Child	12,015	31.2
Other relatives	1,610	4.2
Nonrelatives	2,441	6.3
Unmarried partner	800	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,215	100.0
Never married	6,048	37.3
Now married, except separated	7,957	49.1
Separated	307	1.9
Widowed	506	3.1
Divorced	1,397	8.6

Females 15 years and over	17,440	100.0
Never married	5,632	32.3
Now married, except separated	7,857	45.1
Separated	489	2.8
Widowed	1,779	10.2
Divorced	1,683	9.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	304	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	115	37.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	24
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	394	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	113	28.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	38	9.6
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	30	7.6
5 or more years	45	11.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	113	28.7
Who are female	84	21.3
Who are married	57	14.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,688	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	748	5.9
Kindergarten	438	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,239	33.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,204	17.4
College or graduate school	5,059	39.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,344	100.0
Less than 9th grade	956	3.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,678	6.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,752	37.0
Some college, no degree	4,733	18.0
Associate's degree	2,310	8.8
Bachelor's degree	4,599	17.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,316	8.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,752	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,366	10.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,984	100.0
Same house	34,504	84.2
Different house in the U.S.	6,371	15.5
Same county	4,516	11.0
Different county	1,855	4.5
Same state	833	2.0
Different state	1,022	2.5
Abroad	109	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,373	100.0
Native	37,915	91.6
Born in United States	36,934	89.3
State of residence	29,154	70.5
Different state	7,780	18.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	981	2.4
Foreign born	3,458	8.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,458	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,289	37.3
Not a U.S. citizen	2,169	62.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,439	100.0

Native	981	22.1
Entered 2000 or later	137	3.1
Entered before 2000	844	19.0

Foreign born	3,458	77.9
Entered 2000 or later	1,526	34.4
Entered before 2000	1,932	43.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,458	100.0
Europe	2,244	64.9
Asia	827	23.9
Africa	117	3.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	199	5.8
Northern America	71	2.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	38,952	100.0
English only	33,882	87.0
Language other than English	5,070	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,508	6.4
Spanish	1,361	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	404	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	3,196	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,860	4.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	413	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	235	0.6
Other languages	100	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,373	100.0
American	1,553	3.8
Arab	124	0.3
Czech	268	0.6
Danish	71	0.2
Dutch	264	0.6
English	4,695	11.3
French (except Basque)	5,403	13.1
French Canadian	2,329	5.6
German	3,715	9.0
Greek	375	0.9
Hungarian	74	0.2
Irish	8,710	21.1
Italian	4,479	10.8
Lithuanian	364	0.9
Norwegian	246	0.6
Polish	5,474	13.2
Portuguese	432	1.0
Russian	1,235	3.0
Scotch-Irish	551	1.3
Scottish	742	1.8
Slovak	509	1.2
Subsaharan African	51	0.1
Swedish	481	1.2
Swiss	29	0.1
Ukrainian	1,315	3.2
Welsh	104	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	87	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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