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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 --ValuePercent
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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