| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
8,908
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
8,654
|
97.1
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
6,937
|
80.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,717
|
19.8
%
|
| Vacant |
254
|
2.9
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
15
|
0.2 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
8,654
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
6,146
|
71.0
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,606
|
30.1 %
|
| Married-couple family |
4,874
|
56.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,151
|
24.9 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
957
|
11.1
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
383
|
4.4 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,508
|
29.0
%
|
| Householder living alone |
2,065
|
23.9
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
904
|
10.4 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,795
|
32.3 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,676
|
30.9
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.8
|
|
| Rental |
4.6
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
23,464
|
| Total |
23,211
|
| White |
22,175
|
| Black or African American |
362
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
37
|
| Asian |
439
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
10
|
| Some
other race |
188
|
| Two
or more races |
253
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
567
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
5
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
08
09 10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
7
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of December 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Dedham Country Day | Noble and Greenough | The Rashi School | Ursuline Academy |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
