| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
5,590
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
5,504
|
98.5 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
5,076
|
92.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
428
|
7.8
%
|
| Vacant |
86
|
1.5 %
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
8
|
0.1
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
5,504
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
4,751
|
86.3 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,814
|
51.1
%
|
| Married-couple family |
4,319
|
78.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,554
|
46.4 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
339
|
6.2 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
210
|
3.8 %
|
| Non-Family households |
753
|
13.7 %
|
| Householder living alone |
608
|
11.0 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
301
|
5.5 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,875
|
52.2 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,023
|
18.6
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
4.3
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
16,841
|
| Total |
16,679
|
| White |
15,870
|
| Black or African American |
134
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
5
|
| Asian |
626
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
5
|
| Some
other race |
39
|
| Two
or more races |
162
|
| Hispanic
or Latino (of any race) |
208
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05
|
4
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
1
|
|
Total
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
|
5
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of October 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Broccoli Hall |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
