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

Social Statistics

Westfield, Massachusetts

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school12,035100.0
Nursery school, preschool7316.1
Kindergarten4593.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,40536.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,25518.7
College or graduate school4,18534.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over25,439100.0
Less than 9th grade1,3995.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,4529.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,21932.3
Some college, no degree4,77618.8
Associate degree2,4349.6
Bachelor's degree4,12616.2
Graduate or professional degree2,0338.0
Percent high school graduate or higher84.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over32,234100.0
Never married9,91030.7
Now married, except separated16,77652.0
Separated5581.7
Widowed2,1766.8
Female
1,7085.3
Divorced2,8148.7
Female
1,5574.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years505100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren16332.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over30,505100.0
Civilian veterans4,04013.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,658100.0
With a disability7027.3
Population 21 to 64 years22,222100.0
With a disability3,24914.6
Percent employed
52.2(X)
No disability18,97385.4
Percent employed
81.9(X)
Population 65 years and over5,088100.0
With a disability1,95638.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over37,521100.0
Same house in 199521,47157.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,76439.3
Same county
9,93226.5
Different county
4,83212.9
Same state
3,1938.5
Different state
1,6394.4
Elsewhere in 19951,2863.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population40,072100.0
Native37,22292.9
Born in United States
36,48891.1
State of residence
29,60673.9
Different state
6,88217.2
Born outside United States
7341.8
Foreign born2,8507.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,6674.2
Naturalized citizen
9812.4
Not a citizen
1,8694.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,850100.0
Europe2,15475.6
Asia40514.2
Africa170.6
Oceania60.2
Latin America923.2
Northern America1766.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over37,521100.0
English only33,00288.0
Language other than English4,51912.0
Speak English less than 'very well
2,2356.0
Spanish
1,4924.0
Speak English less than "very well"
5351.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,9097.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1,6704.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
890.2
Speak English less than "very well"
300.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population40,072100.0

Total ancestries reported

50,193125.3
Arab1930.5
Czech12740.7
Danish920.2
Dutch2420.6
English4,50711.2
French (except Basque)15,81314.5
French Canadian13,0787.7
German3,5929.0
Greek4771.2
Hungarian670.2
Irish18,98222.4
Italian5,07712.7
Lithuanian5221.3
Norwegian1400.3
Polish6,29015.7
Portuguese4441.1
Russian7761.9
Scotch-Irish4831.2
Scottish1,1322.8
Slovak3841.0
Subsaharan African310.1
Swedish6871.7
Swiss580.1
Ukrainian8812.2
United States or American1,6214.0
Welsh680.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)640.2
Other ancestries4,21810.5
(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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