Worcester School District, MA (2513230) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Worcester School District, MA (2513230)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Worcester 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	68,249	100.0
Family households (families)	39,718	58.2
With own children under 18 years	20,046	29.4
Married-couple family	25,124	36.8
With own children under 18 years	11,030	16.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,685	5.4
With own children under 18 years	1,855	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	10,909	16.0
With own children under 18 years	7,161	10.5
Nonfamily households	28,531	41.8
Householder living alone	23,284	34.1
65 years and over	7,804	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	21,722	31.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	15,226	22.3

Average household size	2.43
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	165,785	100.0
Householder	68,249	41.2
Spouse	25,120	15.2
Child	49,551	29.9
Other relatives	9,858	5.9
Nonrelatives	13,007	7.8
Unmarried partner	5,214	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	70,587	100.0
Never married	31,612	44.8
Now married, except separated	28,224	40.0
Separated	1,788	2.5
Widowed	2,388	3.4
Divorced	6,575	9.3

Females 15 years and over	75,843	100.0
Never married	29,639	39.1
Now married, except separated	27,471	36.2
Separated	2,232	2.9
Widowed	7,615	10.0
Divorced	8,886	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,825	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,275	45.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	96
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,964	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	986	33.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	388	13.1
1 or 2 years	113	3.8
3 or 4 years	190	6.4
5 or more years	295	10.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	986	33.3
Who are female	661	22.3
Who are married	730	24.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	52,943	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,681	5.1
Kindergarten	2,343	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,097	32.3
High school (grades 9-12)	9,490	17.9
College or graduate school	21,332	40.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	114,210	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,672	6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,773	9.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	34,530	30.2
Some college, no degree	19,862	17.4
Associate's degree	7,965	7.0
Bachelor's degree	20,688	18.1
Graduate or professional degree	12,720	11.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	139,290	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,148	8.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	176,037	100.0
Same house	147,564	83.8
Different house in the U.S.	26,669	15.1
Same county	18,556	10.5
Different county	8,113	4.6
Same state	4,009	2.3
Different state	4,104	2.3
Abroad	1,804	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	178,397	100.0
Native	144,890	81.2
Born in United States	134,836	75.6
State of residence	107,051	60.0
Different state	27,785	15.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	10,054	5.6
Foreign born	33,507	18.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	33,507	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	14,408	43.0
Not a U.S. citizen	19,099	57.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	43,561	100.0

Native	10,054	23.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,919	4.4
Entered before 2000	8,135	18.7

Foreign born	33,507	76.9
Entered 2000 or later	11,577	26.6
Entered before 2000	21,930	50.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	33,507	100.0
Europe	6,770	20.2
Asia	8,845	26.4
Africa	5,224	15.6
Oceania	140	0.4
Latin America	11,875	35.4
Northern America	653	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	167,675	100.0
English only	115,584	68.9
Language other than English	52,091	31.1
Speak English less than "very well"	29,243	17.4
Spanish	25,081	15.0
Speak English less than "very well"	14,546	8.7
Other Indo-European languages	14,856	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	7,447	4.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6,730	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4,648	2.8
Other languages	5,424	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,602	1.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	178,397	100.0
American	3,515	2.0
Arab	2,495	1.4
Czech	414	0.2
Danish	172	0.1
Dutch	1,072	0.6
English	11,756	6.6
French (except Basque)	19,095	10.7
French Canadian	4,981	2.8
German	6,757	3.8
Greek	2,563	1.4
Hungarian	689	0.4
Irish	33,488	18.8
Italian	21,104	11.8
Lithuanian	3,400	1.9
Norwegian	815	0.5
Polish	10,019	5.6
Portuguese	1,441	0.8
Russian	2,309	1.3
Scotch-Irish	1,774	1.0
Scottish	2,760	1.5
Slovak	40	0.0
Subsaharan African	4,123	2.3
Swedish	5,313	3.0
Swiss	110	0.1
Ukrainian	286	0.2
Welsh	455	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,729	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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