| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
4,248
|
100.0
% %
|
| Occupied Units |
4,182
|
98.4 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
3,519
|
84.1 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
663
|
15.9
%
|
| Vacant |
66
|
1.6 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
5
|
0.1
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
4,182
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
3,336
|
79.8
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,912
|
45.7 %
|
| Married-couple family |
2,921
|
69.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,696
|
40.6 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
312
|
7.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
175
|
4.2 %
|
| Non-Family households |
846
|
20.2
%
|
| Householder living alone |
720
|
17.2 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
297
|
7.1 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
1,973
|
47.2 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
773
|
18.5 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.1
|
|
| Rental |
3.1
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
12,448
|
| Total |
12,364
|
| White |
12,139
|
| Black or African American |
71
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
12
|
| Asian |
120
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2
|
| Some
other race |
20
|
| Two
or more races |
84
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
105
|
| 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 | ||
