| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
5,961
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
5,872
|
98.5 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
4,829
|
82.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,043
|
17.8 %
|
| Vacant |
89
|
1.5 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
19
|
0.3 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
5,872
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
4,472
|
76.2
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,481
|
42.3
%
|
| Married-couple family |
3,629
|
61.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,969
|
33.5
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
633
|
10.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
404
|
6.9 %
|
| Non-Family households |
1,400
|
23.8
%
|
| Householder living alone |
1,132
|
19.3
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
406
|
6.9 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,610
|
44.4 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,001
|
17.0 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
2.1
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
18,036
|
| Total |
17,841
|
| White |
16,621
|
| Black or African American |
209
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
24
|
| Asian |
180
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1
|
| Some
other race |
806
|
| Two
or more races |
195
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
206
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 09
|
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 | ||
| Private Schools | New Testament |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
