| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
12,973
|
100%
|
| Occupied Units |
12,652
|
97.5
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
9,801
|
77.5%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
2,851
|
22.5%
|
| Vacant |
321
|
2.5%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
49
|
0.4%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
12,652
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
8,912
|
70.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,750
|
29.6
%
|
| Married-couple family |
7,006
|
55.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,043
|
24.1
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,476
|
11.7
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
594
|
4.7
%
|
| Non-Family households |
3,740
|
29.6
%
|
| Householder living alone |
3,087
|
24.4
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,504
|
11.9
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
4,058
|
32.1
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
4,075
|
32.2
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3%
|
|
| Rental |
3.3% |
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
33,828
|
| Total |
33,507
|
| White |
31,784
|
| Black or African American |
398
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
36
|
| Asian |
1,062
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
11
|
| Some
other race |
216
|
| Two
or more races |
321
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
394
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
K
01 02 03 04 05 06
|
8
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
2
|
|
Secondary
|
PK
09 10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
11
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Archbishop Williams High | South Shore SDA School | St Francis Of Assisi | Thayer Academy |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
