| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
8,163
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
7,952
|
97.4 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
5,902
|
74.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
2,050
|
25.8 %
|
| Vacant |
211
|
2.6 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
34
|
0.4
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
7,952
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
5,548
|
69.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,455
|
30.9
%
|
| Married-couple family |
4,647
|
58.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,100
|
26.4 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
710
|
8.9
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
295
|
3.7 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,404
|
30.2
%
|
| Householder living alone |
2,022
|
25.4
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
975
|
12.3
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,586
|
32.5
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,352
|
29.6
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
1.9
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
20,775
|
| Total |
20,578
|
| White |
19,220
|
| Black or African American |
598
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
24
|
| Asian |
626
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
5
|
| Some
other race |
105
|
| Two
or more races |
197
|
| Hispanic
or Latino (of any race) |
296
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
3
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
09
10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
5
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | St. John Elementary |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
