| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
9,161
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
8,982
|
98.0
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
7,554
|
84.1
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,428
|
15.9
%
|
| Vacant |
179
|
2.0
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
19
|
0.2
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
8,982
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
6,757
|
75.2
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,364
|
37.5
%
|
| Married-couple family |
5,396
|
60.1 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,844
|
31.7 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,072
|
11.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
443
|
4.9
%
|
| Non-Family households |
2,225
|
24.8 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,905
|
21.2 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,143
|
12.7
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,529
|
39.3 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,909
|
32.4 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.4
|
|
| Rental |
2.9
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
26,062
|
| Total |
25,640
|
| White |
22,252
|
| Black or African American |
2,666
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
17
|
| Asian |
531
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
10
|
| Some
other race |
164
|
| Two
or more races |
422
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
450
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
4
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06 07 08 09
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
6
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of January 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Delphi Academy | Fontbonne Academy | Milton Academy | St Agatha Elementary |
| St Mary of the Hills Elem | Thacher Montessori | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
