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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Massachusetts

Social Statistics

Salem, Massachusetts

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,402100.0
Nursery school, preschool7196.9
Kindergarten4564.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,87737.3
High school (grades 9-12)1,83517.6
College or graduate school3,51533.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over28,169100.0
Less than 9th grade1,6535.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,5058.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,01828.5
Some college, no degree5,16218.3
Associate degree2,0597.3
Bachelor's degree5,88720.9
Graduate or professional degree2,88510.2
Percent high school graduate or higher85.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher31.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over33,473100.0
Never married11,84235.4
Now married, except separated15,18345.4
Separated7462.2
Widowed2,4327.3
Female
2,0456.1
Divorced3,2709.8
Female
2,0536.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years427100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren14133.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over32,312100.0
Civilian veterans3,62511.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,719100.0
With a disability77810.1
Population 21 to 64 years24,773100.0
With a disability4,61118.6
Percent employed
56.3(X)
No disability20,16281.4
Percent employed
83.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,515100.0
With a disability2,11838.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over38,170100.0
Same house in 199520,98255.0
Different house in the U.S. in 199516,07042.1
Same county
10,64527.9
Different county
5,42514.2
Same state
2,6947.1
Different state
2,7317.2
Elsewhere in 19951,1182.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population40,407100.0
Native35,59888.1
Born in United States
34,87386.3
State of residence
28,94971.6
Different state
5,92414.7
Born outside United States
7251.8
Foreign born4,80911.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,8124.5
Naturalized citizen
2,0785.1
Not a citizen
2,7316.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,809100.0
Europe1,28526.7
Asia84617.6
Africa491.0
Oceania521.1
Latin America2,38849.7
Northern America1893.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over38,170100.0
English only30,32679.4
Language other than English7,84420.6
Speak English less than 'very well
3,0247.9
Spanish
3,88710.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,7634.6
Other Indo-European languages
3,0588.0
Speak English less than "very well"
7441.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7632.0
Speak English less than "very well"
4741.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population40,407100.0

Total ancestries reported

46,999116.3
Arab2020.5
Czech1310.1
Danish710.2
Dutch1280.3
English4,24410.5
French (except Basque)14,46811.1
French Canadian13,3098.2
German1,6214.0
Greek1,1882.9
Hungarian1200.3
Irish19,64223.9
Italian5,03512.5
Lithuanian2960.7
Norwegian1130.3
Polish2,8567.1
Portuguese9142.3
Russian6051.5
Scotch-Irish5751.4
Scottish7581.9
Slovak400.1
Subsaharan African1920.5
Swedish4681.2
Swiss590.1
Ukrainian1820.5
United States or American1,2203.0
Welsh1990.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2520.6
Other ancestries8,21120.3
(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

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