| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
8,229
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
8,060
|
97.9
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
6,860
|
85.1
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,200
|
14.9
%
|
| Vacant |
169
|
2.1
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
27
|
0.3
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
8,060
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
5,972
|
74.1 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,850
|
35.4 %
|
| Married-couple family |
5,094
|
63.2 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
2,504
|
31.1 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
676
|
8.4
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
298
|
3.7
%
|
| Non-Family households |
2,088
|
25.9 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,817
|
22.5 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
928
|
11.5 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
2,966
|
36.8
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,357
|
29.2 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.3
|
|
| Rental |
4.3
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
22,824
|
| Total |
22,679
|
| White |
21,777
|
| Black or African American |
363
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
24
|
| Asian |
257
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2
|
| Some
other race |
256
|
| Two
or more races |
145
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
461
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Private Schools | Blessed Sacrament Elem | League School | N E Home Longview Farm |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |||
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05
|
4
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
06
07 08
|
2
|
| Secondary | 09 10 11 12 | 1 |
|
Total
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
7
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
