| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
10,327
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
10,152
|
98.3 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
8,247
|
81.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,905
|
18.8 %
|
| Vacant |
175
|
1.7 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
31
|
0.3 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
10,152
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
7,881
|
77.6 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
4,523
|
44.6
%
|
| Married-couple family |
6,742
|
66.4 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,951
|
38.9 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
859
|
8.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
461
|
4.5 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,271
|
22.4 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,858
|
18.3 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
685
|
6.7 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
4,690
|
46.2 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,775
|
17.5
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.9
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 29,560 |
| Total | 29,312 |
| White | 28,364 |
| Black or African American | 318 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
43 |
| Asian |
491 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 9 |
| Some
other race |
87 |
| Two
or more races |
248 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
318 |
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
|
7
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
2
|
|
Secondary
|
09
10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
10
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
