| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
26,413
|
100%
|
| Occupied Units |
25,594
|
96.9%
|
| Owner-occupied |
11,583
|
45.3%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
14,011
|
54.7%
|
| Vacant |
819
|
3.1%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
189
|
0.7%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
25,594
|
100%
|
| Family households (families) |
12,227
|
47.8%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
5,615
|
21.9%
|
| Married-couple family |
9,833
|
38.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
4,481
|
17.5 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,829
|
7.1
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
962
|
3.8
%
|
| Non-Family households |
13,367
|
52.2 %
|
| Householder living alone |
9,395
|
36.7 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
2,584
|
10.1
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
5,805
|
22.7
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
5,161
|
20.2 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
2.1
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
57,107
|
| Total |
55,860
|
| White |
46,304
|
| Black or African American |
1,566
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
71
|
| Asian |
7,325
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
16
|
| Some
other race |
578
|
| Two
or more races |
1,247
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
2,018
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
|
8
|
|
Secondary
|
09
10 11 12 13
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
|
9
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Beacon High School | Beaver Country Day | Dexter School | Gan Torah Acad |
| Maimonides | NE Hebrew Acad Elem & Sec | Southfield | St Mary of the Assumption | The Park |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
