Merrimack School District, NH (3304740) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Merrimack School District, NH (3304740)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merrimack School District, NH 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	9,390	100.0
Family households (families)	7,290	77.6
With own children under 18 years	3,535	37.6
Married-couple family	6,194	66.0
With own children under 18 years	2,917	31.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	301	3.2
With own children under 18 years	194	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	795	8.5
With own children under 18 years	424	4.5
Nonfamily households	2,100	22.4
Householder living alone	1,698	18.1
65 years and over	477	5.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,797	40.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,704	18.1

Average household size	2.82
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	26,436	100.0
Householder	9,390	35.5
Spouse	6,216	23.5
Child	8,748	33.1
Other relatives	1,205	4.6
Nonrelatives	877	3.3
Unmarried partner	506	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,263	100.0
Never married	2,766	27.0
Now married, except separated	6,430	62.7
Separated	28	0.3
Widowed	209	2.0
Divorced	830	8.1

Females 15 years and over	10,827	100.0
Never married	2,246	20.7
Now married, except separated	6,322	58.4
Separated	119	1.1
Widowed	904	8.3
Divorced	1,236	11.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	266	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	30	11.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	10
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	471	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	101	21.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	16	3.4
1 or 2 years	29	6.2
3 or 4 years	42	8.9
5 or more years	14	3.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	101	21.4
Who are female	64	13.6
Who are married	85	18.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,897	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	452	6.6
Kindergarten	286	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,029	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,941	28.1
College or graduate school	1,189	17.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,858	100.0
Less than 9th grade	347	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	738	4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,297	24.1
Some college, no degree	3,192	17.9
Associate's degree	2,207	12.4
Bachelor's degree	4,810	26.9
Graduate or professional degree	2,267	12.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,659	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,347	11.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,308	100.0
Same house	23,873	90.7
Different house in the U.S.	2,316	8.8
Same county	1,510	5.7
Different county	806	3.1
Same state	258	1.0
Different state	548	2.1
Abroad	119	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,579	100.0
Native	25,331	95.3
Born in United States	24,967	93.9
State of residence	11,116	41.8
Different state	13,851	52.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	364	1.4
Foreign born	1,248	4.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,248	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	514	41.2
Not a U.S. citizen	734	58.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,612	100.0

Native	364	22.6
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	364	22.6

Foreign born	1,248	77.4
Entered 2000 or later	350	21.7
Entered before 2000	898	55.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,248	100.0
Europe	492	39.4
Asia	365	29.2
Africa	17	1.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	157	12.6
Northern America	217	17.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,887	100.0
English only	22,854	91.8
Language other than English	2,033	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	698	2.8
Spanish	590	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,102	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	483	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	305	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	130	0.5
Other languages	36	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	27	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,579	100.0
American	1,018	3.8
Arab	86	0.3
Czech	40	0.2
Danish	86	0.3
Dutch	260	1.0
English	4,607	17.3
French (except Basque)	4,853	18.3
French Canadian	2,682	10.1
German	3,276	12.3
Greek	711	2.7
Hungarian	179	0.7
Irish	5,985	22.5
Italian	3,097	11.7
Lithuanian	287	1.1
Norwegian	109	0.4
Polish	1,541	5.8
Portuguese	875	3.3
Russian	200	0.8
Scotch-Irish	446	1.7
Scottish	1,279	4.8
Slovak	31	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	759	2.9
Swiss	77	0.3
Ukrainian	69	0.3
Welsh	183	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	82	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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