Weymouth School District, MA (2512840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Weymouth School District, MA (2512840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Weymouth 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	22,476	100.0
Family households (families)	13,961	62.1
With own children under 18 years	6,099	27.1
Married-couple family	10,714	47.7
With own children under 18 years	4,631	20.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	844	3.8
With own children under 18 years	338	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,403	10.7
With own children under 18 years	1,130	5.0
Nonfamily households	8,515	37.9
Householder living alone	7,286	32.4
65 years and over	2,418	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,428	28.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,864	26.1

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	53,050	100.0
Householder	22,476	42.4
Spouse	10,720	20.2
Child	15,366	29.0
Other relatives	2,396	4.5
Nonrelatives	2,092	3.9
Unmarried partner	1,203	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,166	100.0
Never married	7,153	33.8
Now married, except separated	11,477	54.2
Separated	154	0.7
Widowed	683	3.2
Divorced	1,699	8.0

Females 15 years and over	23,514	100.0
Never married	6,687	28.4
Now married, except separated	11,248	47.8
Separated	330	1.4
Widowed	2,607	11.1
Divorced	2,642	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	717	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	248	34.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	118
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	801	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	230	28.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	24	3.0
1 or 2 years	92	11.5
3 or 4 years	41	5.1
5 or more years	73	9.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	230	28.7
Who are female	156	19.5
Who are married	121	15.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,868	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	959	8.1
Kindergarten	560	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,666	39.3
High school (grades 9-12)	3,127	26.3
College or graduate school	2,556	21.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	38,449	100.0
Less than 9th grade	711	1.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,905	5.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	12,826	33.4
Some college, no degree	7,319	19.0
Associate's degree	3,999	10.4
Bachelor's degree	8,046	20.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,643	9.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	42,360	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,734	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	52,945	100.0
Same house	47,164	89.1
Different house in the U.S.	5,625	10.6
Same county	2,835	5.4
Different county	2,790	5.3
Same state	2,208	4.2
Different state	582	1.1
Abroad	156	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	53,602	100.0
Native	48,902	91.2
Born in United States	48,290	90.1
State of residence	43,386	80.9
Different state	4,904	9.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	612	1.1
Foreign born	4,700	8.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,700	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,328	49.5
Not a U.S. citizen	2,372	50.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,312	100.0

Native	612	11.5
Entered 2000 or later	88	1.7
Entered before 2000	524	9.9

Foreign born	4,700	88.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,641	30.9
Entered before 2000	3,059	57.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,700	100.0
Europe	1,057	22.5
Asia	1,480	31.5
Africa	711	15.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,304	27.7
Northern America	148	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	50,568	100.0
English only	45,404	89.8
Language other than English	5,164	10.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,729	3.4
Spanish	649	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	152	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	2,947	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,025	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,015	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	504	1.0
Other languages	553	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	53,602	100.0
American	2,050	3.8
Arab	581	1.1
Czech	12	0.0
Danish	166	0.3
Dutch	382	0.7
English	7,762	14.5
French (except Basque)	2,482	4.6
French Canadian	1,450	2.7
German	2,919	5.4
Greek	531	1.0
Hungarian	61	0.1
Irish	23,263	43.4
Italian	10,632	19.8
Lithuanian	656	1.2
Norwegian	271	0.5
Polish	1,604	3.0
Portuguese	787	1.5
Russian	373	0.7
Scotch-Irish	1,785	3.3
Scottish	2,570	4.8
Slovak	113	0.2
Subsaharan African	616	1.1
Swedish	1,439	2.7
Swiss	96	0.2
Ukrainian	49	0.1
Welsh	129	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	281	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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