| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
8,861
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
8,594
|
97.0 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
7,139
|
83.1 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
1,455
|
16.9 %
|
| Vacant |
267
|
3.0
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
72
|
0.8 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
8,594
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
6,537
|
76.1 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,427
|
39.9 %
|
| Married-couple family |
5,772
|
67.2 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
3,078
|
35.8
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
607
|
7.1 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
288
|
3.4 %
|
| Non-Family households |
2,057
|
23.9
%
|
| Householder living alone |
1,775
|
20.7 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
901
|
10.5 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3,480
|
40.5 %
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
2,436
|
28.3 %
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.8
|
|
| Rental |
2.4
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
26,613
|
| Total |
26,230
|
| White |
23,947
|
| Black or African American |
426
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
22
|
| Asian |
1,691
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3
|
| Some
other race |
141
|
| Two
or more races |
383
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
617
|
| * Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
6
|
|
Middle/Junior
High
|
PK
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 September 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Dana Hall | St John the Evangelist | St Paul Elem. | Tenacre Country Day |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
