West Bridgewater, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 417,329 (86,307 male householders, 41,618 female householders)

  97,089 spouses, 154,870 children (146,729 natural, 3,391 adopted, 4,750 stepchildren), 8,780 grandchildren, 4,455 brothers or sisters, 5,200 parents, foster children, 5,123 other relatives, 10,196 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 65,769 (22,929 male householders (17,306 living alone)), 30,272 female householders (25,724 living alone)), 12,568 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 11,821 (7,645 institutionalized population)

92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).

94.8% of residents of West Bridgewater speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 478 (6.4%)
(66.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,772
• Other state: 626
• Northeast: 390
• Midwest: 62
• South: 131
• West: 43

74% of West Bridgewater residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Massachusetts.

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,977
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 195
• 3 or 4: 73
• 5 to 9: 54
• Mobile homes: 198

Median worth of mobile homes: $217,612

Private vs. public school enrollment: