Whitman-Hanson School District, MA (2512930) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Whitman-Hanson School District, MA (2512930)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Whitman-Hanson 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	8,426	100.0
Family households (families)	6,276	74.5
With own children under 18 years	3,014	35.8
Married-couple family	5,120	60.8
With own children under 18 years	2,447	29.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	268	3.2
With own children under 18 years	119	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	888	10.5
With own children under 18 years	448	5.3
Nonfamily households	2,150	25.5
Householder living alone	1,781	21.1
65 years and over	726	8.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,233	38.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,798	21.3

Average household size	2.86
Average family size	3.35

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	24,073	100.0
Householder	8,426	35.0
Spouse	5,102	21.2
Child	8,347	34.7
Other relatives	1,320	5.5
Nonrelatives	878	3.6
Unmarried partner	527	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,438	100.0
Never married	2,964	31.4
Now married, except separated	5,449	57.7
Separated	131	1.4
Widowed	249	2.6
Divorced	645	6.8

Females 15 years and over	9,996	100.0
Never married	2,685	26.9
Now married, except separated	5,442	54.4
Separated	150	1.5
Widowed	744	7.4
Divorced	975	9.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	187	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	29	15.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	10
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	75
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	552	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	79	14.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	25	4.5
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	54	9.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	79	14.3
Who are female	36	6.5
Who are married	54	9.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,294	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	521	8.3
Kindergarten	232	3.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,459	39.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,629	25.9
College or graduate school	1,453	23.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,068	100.0
Less than 9th grade	193	1.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	875	5.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,227	38.8
Some college, no degree	3,217	20.0
Associate's degree	1,794	11.2
Bachelor's degree	2,734	17.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,028	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,097	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,177	12.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,864	100.0
Same house	21,998	92.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,856	7.8
Same county	1,227	5.1
Different county	629	2.6
Same state	458	1.9
Different state	171	0.7
Abroad	10	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	24,073	100.0
Native	22,986	95.5
Born in United States	22,859	95.0
State of residence	20,607	85.6
Different state	2,252	9.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	127	0.5
Foreign born	1,087	4.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,087	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	616	56.7
Not a U.S. citizen	471	43.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,214	100.0

Native	127	10.5
Entered 2000 or later	36	3.0
Entered before 2000	91	7.5

Foreign born	1,087	89.5
Entered 2000 or later	265	21.8
Entered before 2000	822	67.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,087	100.0
Europe	418	38.5
Asia	92	8.5
Africa	119	10.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	241	22.2
Northern America	217	20.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,527	100.0
English only	21,160	93.9
Language other than English	1,367	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	386	1.7
Spanish	192	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,015	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	302	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	122	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	53	0.2
Other languages	38	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	24,073	100.0
American	1,080	4.5
Arab	149	0.6
Czech	63	0.3
Danish	143	0.6
Dutch	172	0.7
English	3,646	15.1
French (except Basque)	1,553	6.5
French Canadian	1,023	4.2
German	2,133	8.9
Greek	168	0.7
Hungarian	94	0.4
Irish	10,322	42.9
Italian	4,820	20.0
Lithuanian	410	1.7
Norwegian	209	0.9
Polish	868	3.6
Portuguese	666	2.8
Russian	120	0.5
Scotch-Irish	893	3.7
Scottish	1,086	4.5
Slovak	12	0.0
Subsaharan African	402	1.7
Swedish	654	2.7
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	95	0.4
Welsh	165	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	147	0.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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