| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
5,251
|
100.0 %
|
| Occupied Units |
5,122
|
97.5 %
|
| Owner-occupied |
4,568
|
89.2 %
|
|
Renter-occupied |
554
|
10.8
%
|
| Vacant |
129
|
2.5
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
33
|
0.6 %
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
5,122
|
100.0 %
|
| Family households (families) |
3,866
|
75.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,872
|
36.5 %
|
| Married-couple family |
3,435
|
67.1 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,726
|
33.7 %
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
334
|
6.5 %
|
| With own children under 18 years |
127
|
2.5
%
|
| Non-Family households |
1,256
|
24.5 %
|
| Householder living alone |
1,150
|
22.5
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
839
|
16.4 %
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
1,942
|
37.9
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
1,926
|
37.6
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.5
|
|
| Rental |
2.6
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population | 14,117 |
| Total | 14,005 |
| White | 13,549 |
| Black or African American | 70 |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
6 |
| Asian |
350 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Some
other race |
30 |
| Two
or more races |
112 |
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
132 |
| * Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Education | ||
|
Grade
|
Grades
Offered
|
Number
of Schools
|
|
Elementary
|
PK
K 01 02 03 04 05
|
5
|
|
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
|
7
|
| Kindergarten starting age is 5 as of November 1 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||
| Private Schools | Xaverian Brothers High |
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | |
