| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
7,631
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
7,489
|
98.1 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
6,113
|
81.6 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,376
|
18.4 %
|
| Vacant |
142
|
1.9 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
35
|
0.5 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
7,489
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
5,575
|
74.4 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,803
|
37.4
%
|
| Married-couple family |
4,664
|
62.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,377
|
31.7 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
668
|
8.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
322
|
4.3 %
|
| Non-Family households |
1,914
|
25.6 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,551
|
20.7
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
517
|
6.9
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,958
|
39.5 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,474
|
19.7 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
1.8
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 22,299 |
| Total | 22,096 |
| White | 20,501 |
| Black or African American | 354 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
10 |
| Asian |
309 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| Some
other race |
920 |
| Two
or more races |
203 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
352 |
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 13 14
|
5
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
07
08 09
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
10
11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
|
7
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
