| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
8,120
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
7,942
|
97.8
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
5,700
|
71.8 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
2,242
|
28.2 %
|
| Vacant |
178
|
2.2 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
37
|
0.5
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
7,942
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
5,859
|
73.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,547
|
44.7
%
|
| Married-couple family |
4,937
|
62.2
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,025
|
38.1 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
703
|
8.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
412
|
5.2 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,083
|
26.2
%
|
| Householder living alone |
1,672
|
21.1 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
465
|
5.9
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,689
|
46.4 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,108
|
14.0 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.9
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
22,414
|
| Total |
22,204
|
| White |
21,137
|
| Black or African American |
489
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
46
|
| Asian |
432
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
4
|
| Some
other race |
96
|
| Two
or more races |
210
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
317
|
| 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 September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Southeastern Reg Voc Tech |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
