| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
2,510
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
2,444
|
97.4 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
2,092
|
85.6 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
352
|
14.4
%
|
| Vacant |
66
|
2.6
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
3
|
0.1 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
2,444
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
1,796
|
73.5
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
761
|
31.1
%
|
| Married-couple family |
1,463
|
59.9
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
637
|
26.1 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
240
|
9.8
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
92
|
3.8 %
|
| Non-Family households |
648
|
26.5
%
|
| Householder living alone |
531
|
21.7 %
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
272
|
11.1 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
833
|
34.1
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
760
|
31.1
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.8
|
|
| Rental |
2.4
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
6,634
|
| Total |
6,550
|
| White |
6,395
|
| Black or African American |
63
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
17
|
| Asian |
45
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0
|
| Some
other race |
30
|
| Two
or more races |
84
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
67
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05 06
|
3
|
| Secondary | 07 08 09 10 11 12 | 1 |
|
Total
|
PK K 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
|
4
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of August 31 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | N E Baptist Academy |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
