| Housing |
Units
|
Per Cent
|
| Total Housing |
7,368
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
7,189
|
97.6 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
6,212
|
86.4
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
977
|
13.6 %
|
| Vacant |
179
|
2.4 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
61
|
0.8 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
7,189
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
5,479
|
76.2
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,718
|
37.8 %
|
| Married-couple family |
4,721
|
65.7 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,383
|
33.1 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
610
|
8.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
276
|
3.8
%
|
| Non-Family households |
1,710
|
23.8 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,511
|
21.0 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
724
|
10.1
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,817
|
39.2
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,897
|
26.4
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.4
|
|
| Rental |
3.4
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 19,882 |
| Total | 19,694 |
| White | 19,386 |
| Black or African American | 79 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
7 |
| Asian |
175 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
| Some
other race |
44 |
| Two
or more races |
188 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
149 |
| * 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 August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Derby Academy | Notre Dame Academy | Old Colony Montessori Sch | St Paul Elementary |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
