| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
6,026
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
5,934
|
98.5
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
5,340
|
90.0
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
594
|
10.0
%
|
| Vacant |
92
|
1.5
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
20
|
0.3
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
5,934
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
4,930
|
83.1
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,686
|
45.3
%
|
| Married-couple family |
4,437
|
74.8
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,452
|
41.3
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
393
|
6.6
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
192
|
3.2
%
|
| Non-Family households |
1,004
|
16.9
%
|
| Householder living alone |
867
|
14.6
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
458
|
7.7
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,773
|
46.7
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,331
|
22.4
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
2.8
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
17,408
|
| Total |
17,194
|
| White |
15,659
|
| Black or African American |
591
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
23
|
| Asian |
846
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1
|
| Some
other race |
74
|
| Two
or more races |
214
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
194
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
K 01 02 03 04 05 06
|
3
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
1
|
|
Secondary
|
PK 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 December 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Islamic Academy of N.E. | New Life Christian Acad |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
