| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
3,066
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
3,004
|
98.0
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
2,312
|
77.0 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
692
|
23.0 %
|
| Vacant |
62
|
2.0
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
6
|
0.2
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
3,004
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
2,164
|
72.0 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,120
|
37.3 %
|
| Married-couple family |
1,812
|
60.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
936
|
31.2 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
278
|
9.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
155
|
5.2 %
|
| Non-Family households |
840
|
28.0 %
|
| Householder living alone |
685
|
22.8
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
213
|
7.1
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
1,164
|
38.7 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
551
|
18.3
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.8
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
7,902
|
| Total |
7,836
|
| White |
7,660
|
| Black or African American |
56
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
11
|
| Asian |
90
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0
|
| Some
other race |
19
|
| Two
or more races |
66
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
74
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04
|
1
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
05
06 07 08 09
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
3
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
