| Housing |
Units
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Housing |
22,573
|
100.0
%
|
| Occupied Units |
22,028
|
97.6
%
|
| Owner-occupied |
14,834
|
67.3
%
|
|
Renter-occupied |
7,194
|
32.7
%
|
| Vacant |
545
|
2.4
%
|
| Seasonal- Recreational Use |
102
|
0.5
%
|
| Households by Type |
Number
|
Per
Cent
|
| Total Households |
22,028
|
100.0
%
|
| Family households (families) |
13,928
|
63.2
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
6,008
|
27.3
%
|
| Married-couple family |
10,710
|
48.6
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
4,670
|
21.2
%
|
| Female householder, no husband present |
2,449
|
11.1
%
|
| With own children under 18 years |
1,089
|
4.9
%
|
| Non-Family households |
8,100
|
36.8
%
|
| Householder living alone |
6,746
|
30.6
%
|
| Householder 65 years and over |
2,437
|
11.1
%
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
6,496
|
29.5
%
|
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
5,880
|
26.7
%
|
| Vacancy Rate |
Per
Cent
|
|
| Homeowner |
0.4
|
|
| Rental |
2.1
|
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 | ||
| Total Population |
53,988
|
| Total |
53,325
|
| White |
51,229
|
| Black or African American |
779
|
| American
Indian and Alaska Native |
102
|
| Asian |
843
|
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
28
|
| Some
other race |
344
|
| Two
or more races |
663
|
| Hispanic
or Latino(of any race) |
721
|
| Source: U.S.A. Census 2000 |
| Private Schools | First Baptist Christian | Sacred Heart Elementary | South Shore Christian | |
| St Francis Xavier | St Jerome Elementary | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Department of Education | ||||
