| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
10,846
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
10,612
|
97.8 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
8,587
|
80.9 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
2,025
|
19.1 %
|
| Vacant |
234
|
2.2 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
53
|
0.5
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
10,612
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
7,782
|
73.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,924
|
37.0 %
|
| Married-couple family |
6,887
|
64.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,528
|
33.2
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
728
|
6.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
337
|
3.2 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,830
|
26.7 %
|
| Householder living alone |
2,479
|
23.4 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,477
|
13.9 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
4,013
|
37.8 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
3,419
|
32.2
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.4
|
|
| Rental |
2.6
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 28,911 |
| Total | 28,718 |
| White | 27,412 |
| Black or African American | 201 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
8 |
| Asian |
1,024 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Some
other race |
73 |
| Two
or more races |
193 |
| Hispanic
or Latino (of any race) |
341 |
| * Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
5
|
|
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
|
7
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of January 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Monsignor Haddad Middle | St Joseph Elementary | St Sebastian Country Day |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |||
