Chelsea, MA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,727100.0
Nursery school, preschool5876.0
Kindergarten6997.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,56446.9
High school (grades 9-12)2,14022.0
College or graduate school1,73717.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over21,597100.0
Less than 9th grade4,75822.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,99518.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,49730.1
Some college, no degree3,06414.2
Associate degree1,1195.2
Bachelor's degree1,5137.0
Graduate or professional degree6513.0
Percent high school graduate or higher59.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over26,769100.0
Never married10,38738.8
Now married, except separated10,78440.3
Separated1,2044.5
Widowed2,0097.5
Female
1,5685.9
Divorced2,3858.9
Female
1,2564.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,013100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren41140.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over25,523100.0
Civilian veterans2,2638.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,262100.0
With a disability95911.6
Population 21 to 64 years19,807100.0
With a disability6,67033.7
Percent employed
48.8(X)
No disability13,13766.3
Percent employed
65.8(X)
Population 65 years and over3,370100.0
With a disability1,91756.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over32,314100.0
Same house in 199516,15150.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,61335.9
Same county
8,02524.8
Different county
3,58811.1
Same state
2,3937.4
Different state
1,1953.7
Elsewhere in 19954,55014.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,080100.0
Native22,40663.9
Born in United States
19,35255.2
State of residence
16,72247.7
Different state
2,6307.5
Born outside United States
3,0548.7
Foreign born12,67436.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
7,51221.4
Naturalized citizen
2,5487.3
Not a citizen
10,12628.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)12,674100.0
Europe1,33010.5
Asia1,29210.2
Africa7576.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America9,18072.4
Northern America1150.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over32,314100.0
English only13,45341.6
Language other than English18,86158.4
Speak English less than 'very well
9,94630.8
Spanish
14,14443.8
Speak English less than "very well"
7,39822.9
Other Indo-European languages
2,9539.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1,4834.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,2223.8
Speak English less than "very well"
8232.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,080100.0

Total ancestries reported

34,03097.0
Arab1900.5
Czech1240.1
Danish300.1
Dutch290.1
English9922.8
French (except Basque)17492.1
French Canadian15251.5
German4921.4
Greek500.1
Hungarian00.0
Irish12,9738.5
Italian3,1619.0
Lithuanian540.2
Norwegian530.2
Polish1,2793.6
Portuguese3541.0
Russian3200.9
Scotch-Irish1840.5
Scottish1540.4
Slovak70.0
Subsaharan African8352.4
Swedish1370.4
Swiss300.1
Ukrainian370.1
United States or American1,4454.1
Welsh220.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)5401.5
Other ancestries19,36455.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

Sources +