| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
10,488
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
10,254
|
97.8 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
7,642
|
74.5
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
2,612
|
25.5 %
|
| Vacant |
234
|
2.2 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
59
|
0.6 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
10,254
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
7,267
|
70.9 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,107
|
30.3 %
|
| Married-couple family |
5,720
|
55.8
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,425
|
23.6 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
1,191
|
11.6 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
560
|
5.5 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,987
|
29.1 %
|
| Householder living alone |
2,505
|
24.4 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
1,018
|
9.9 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,426
|
33.4
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,778
|
27.1 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
2.2
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 27,149 |
| Total | 26,530 |
| White | 24,017 |
| Black or African American | 1,548 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
28 |
| Asian |
580 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 13 |
| Some
other race |
344 |
| Two
or more races |
619 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
419 |
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05
|
6
|
|
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
|
8
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of December 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
