| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
40,093
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
38,883
|
97.0
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
19,070
|
49.0 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
19,813
|
51.0
%
|
| Vacant |
1,210
|
3.0
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
181
|
0.5 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
38,883
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
20,534
|
52.8 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
8,048
|
20.7
%
|
| Married-couple family |
15,031
|
38.7 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
5,936
|
15.3 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
4,081
|
10.5
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,728
|
4.4 %
|
| Non-Family households |
18,349
|
47.2 %
|
| Householder living alone |
14,618
|
37.6 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
5,205
|
13.4 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
8,777
|
22.6 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
10,717
|
27.6 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.4
|
|
| Rental |
2.7
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 88,025 |
| Total | 86,472 |
| White | 70,066 |
| Black or African American | 1,947 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
142 |
| Asian |
13,546 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 20 |
| Some
other race |
751 |
| Two
or more races |
1,553 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
1,835 |
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
11
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
05
06 07 08
|
5
|
|
Secondary
|
09 10 11 12
|
2
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
18
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Heritage School | Sacred Heart Elem. | St Ann Elem. | St Joseph Elem. |
| St Mary Elementray | Woodward School for Girls | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
