| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
6,299
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
6,141
|
97.5 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
4,417
|
71.9 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,724
|
28.1 %
|
| Vacant |
158
|
2.5
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
39
|
0.6 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
6,141
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
4,395
|
71.6
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,167
|
35.3
%
|
| Married-couple family |
3,676
|
59.9
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,817
|
29.6
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
530
|
8.6 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
276
|
4.5 %
|
| Non-Family households |
1,746
|
28.4
%
|
| Householder living alone |
1,437
|
23.4 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
526
|
8.6 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,277
|
37.1 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,390
|
22.6
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.8
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 16,246 |
| Total | 16,159 |
| White | 15,774 |
| Black or African American | 134 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
18 |
| Asian |
199 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| Some
other race |
32 |
| Two
or more races |
87 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
172 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04
|
3
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
05
06 07 08
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
08 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 August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | The Sage School |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
