| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
11,533
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
11,313
|
98.1 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
8,184
|
72.3 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
3,129
|
27.7 %
|
| Vacant |
220
|
1.9 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
36
|
0.3
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
11,313
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
7,982
|
70.6 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,587
|
31.7
%
|
| Married-couple family |
5,992
|
53.0 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,727
|
24.1 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,518
|
13.4 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
709
|
6.3
%
|
| Non-Family households |
3,331
|
29.4 %
|
| Householder living alone |
2,675
|
23.6
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,190
|
10.5 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,983
|
35.2 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
3,200
|
28.3 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.3
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
30,963
|
| Total |
29,925
|
| White |
19,455
|
| Black or African American |
6,456
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
70
|
| Asian |
3,151
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
11
|
| Some
other race |
782
|
| Two
or more races |
1,038
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
1,006
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06
|
6
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
07
08
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
09 10 11 12
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
8
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
