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Grafton Hill (A)

East Worcester

Population

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% change

NA

x

0.66

size

3,902

42,226

42,506

43,851

% white

63.4

79.27

77.60

55.0

% black

11.5

5.63

7.67

11.7

% African American

% asian

3.2

2.85

4.60

5.5

% hispanic

17.1

13.73

21.54

27.4

Immigration

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% foreign born

20.5

9.26

12.87

19.5

% immigrated in last 10 years

9.9

x

6.98

8.0

Linguistically Isolated Households

71

1,006

1,523

2,693

% Households linguistically isolated

4.1

5.33

8.06

15.6

School age linguistically isolated

0

755

820

1,841

Number of persons born in X

Top 5 Immigrant Groups

Housing

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

total units

1,716

17,481

43,105

18,876

% renter occupied (of all occupied)

59.1

64.45

65.39

66.0

% owner occupied

40.9

35.55

34.61

34.0

% Vacant

9.1

8.23

2.12

9.1

% housing built before 1960

70.5

66.84

27.22

68.5

% housing built after 1980

16.0

15.82

7.11

17.9

housing units: % single family homes

24.4

2.11

10.76

24.5

number single family

438

369

4,638

4,935

Income and Poverty

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

poverty rate: % people poor

12.7

20.39

24.07

23.5

median family income

49,893

29,729

35,286

46,827

median household income

49,942

39,432

% Households where housing costs are>30% of income

40.4

23.92

28.61

46.9

% Children poor

3.4

37.01

35.95

8.4

% Families Below 50% Metro Family Median Income

31.4

24.82

4.78

45.2

Est.2006 Median Family Income

x

43,302

2005 Median Family Income

x

42,516

2005 % Poor

Education

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Population 25 years and over

2,643

26,907

27,805

28,437

% less than 9th grade

5.8

14.22

10.93

7.9

% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma

9.2

9.79

20.68

11.6

% high school graduate or higher

84.9

31.48

69.03

80.4

% Some college, no degree

14.0

15.36

15.23

17.7

% Associate degree

3.2

8.73

6.0

6.3

% bachelor's degree or higher

38.5

9.79

16.94

22.3

% Graduate or professional degree

8.8

5.40

7.0

7.8

Employment

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

Employment/population ratio

62.4

52.74

52.29

55.3

Unemployment rate

7.0

5.59

4.9

11.4

Occupation: Percent managerial/professional

30.8

x

13.68

29.0

Occupation: % prod., transport, material moving

6.1

x

9.76

12.8

Aging

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% under 5 years

NA

6.9

7.7

% 5-17 years

NA

15.1

17.7

% 65 years and over

NA

11.9

11.7

Family Structure

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

1990

2000

2006--10

2010

% single-parent family (w/ children under 18)

NA

18.1

28.7

% married-couple family (w/ children under 18)

NA

36.2

23.1

% female-headed family (w/ children under 18)

NA

14.7

22.9

% all parents in family in labor force

NA