Merrimack Valley School District, NH (3304760) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Merrimack Valley School District, NH (3304760)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Merrimack Valley 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	6,352	100.0
Family households (families)	4,506	70.9
With own children under 18 years	2,002	31.5
Married-couple family	3,434	54.1
With own children under 18 years	1,346	21.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	318	5.0
With own children under 18 years	180	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	754	11.9
With own children under 18 years	476	7.5
Nonfamily households	1,846	29.1
Householder living alone	1,295	20.4
65 years and over	486	7.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,235	35.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,347	21.2

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,981	100.0
Householder	6,352	37.4
Spouse	3,446	20.3
Child	5,163	30.4
Other relatives	950	5.6
Nonrelatives	1,070	6.3
Unmarried partner	582	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,473	100.0
Never married	1,783	27.5
Now married, except separated	3,728	57.6
Separated	50	0.8
Widowed	113	1.7
Divorced	799	12.3

Females 15 years and over	7,417	100.0
Never married	1,642	22.1
Now married, except separated	3,822	51.5
Separated	103	1.4
Widowed	824	11.1
Divorced	1,026	13.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	265	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	98	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	133
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	313	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	121	38.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	62	19.8
1 or 2 years	34	10.9
3 or 4 years	4	1.3
5 or more years	21	6.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	121	38.7
Who are female	44	14.1
Who are married	84	26.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,049	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	173	4.3
Kindergarten	311	7.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,997	49.3
High school (grades 9-12)	915	22.6
College or graduate school	653	16.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,911	100.0
Less than 9th grade	311	2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	717	6.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,359	36.6
Some college, no degree	2,114	17.7
Associate's degree	1,766	14.8
Bachelor's degree	1,875	15.7
Graduate or professional degree	769	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,006	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,724	13.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,131	100.0
Same house	14,847	86.7
Different house in the U.S.	2,272	13.3
Same county	1,428	8.3
Different county	844	4.9
Same state	430	2.5
Different state	414	2.4
Abroad	12	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,370	100.0
Native	16,918	97.4
Born in United States	16,880	97.2
State of residence	10,432	60.1
Different state	6,448	37.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	38	0.2
Foreign born	452	2.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	452	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	130	28.8
Not a U.S. citizen	322	71.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	490	100.0

Native	38	7.8
Entered 2000 or later	8	1.6
Entered before 2000	30	6.1

Foreign born	452	92.2
Entered 2000 or later	36	7.3
Entered before 2000	416	84.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	452	100.0
Europe	100	22.1
Asia	36	8.0
Africa	28	6.2
Oceania	41	9.1
Latin America	117	25.9
Northern America	130	28.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,386	100.0
English only	15,765	96.2
Language other than English	621	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	172	1.0
Spanish	62	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	28	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	529	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	129	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	30	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,370	100.0
American	834	4.8
Arab	35	0.2
Czech	7	0.0
Danish	65	0.4
Dutch	167	1.0
English	4,113	23.7
French (except Basque)	3,369	19.4
French Canadian	1,616	9.3
German	1,656	9.5
Greek	249	1.4
Hungarian	29	0.2
Irish	3,786	21.8
Italian	1,580	9.1
Lithuanian	51	0.3
Norwegian	145	0.8
Polish	673	3.9
Portuguese	64	0.4
Russian	36	0.2
Scotch-Irish	536	3.1
Scottish	947	5.5
Slovak	7	0.0
Subsaharan African	125	0.7
Swedish	392	2.3
Swiss	31	0.2
Ukrainian	24	0.1
Welsh	68	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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