Branford School District, CT (0900420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Branford School District, CT (0900420)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Branford School District, CT based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	12,608	100.0
Family households (families)	7,619	60.4
With own children under 18 years	2,913	23.1
Married-couple family	5,911	46.9
With own children under 18 years	2,083	16.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	347	2.8
With own children under 18 years	131	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,361	10.8
With own children under 18 years	699	5.5
Nonfamily households	4,989	39.6
Householder living alone	4,126	32.7
65 years and over	1,473	11.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,132	24.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,674	29.1

Average household size	2.27
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,665	100.0
Householder	12,608	44.0
Spouse	5,883	20.5
Child	7,744	27.0
Other relatives	976	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,454	5.1
Unmarried partner	769	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,868	100.0
Never married	3,741	31.5
Now married, except separated	6,237	52.6
Separated	157	1.3
Widowed	499	4.2
Divorced	1,234	10.4

Females 15 years and over	12,637	100.0
Never married	3,351	26.5
Now married, except separated	6,058	47.9
Separated	173	1.4
Widowed	1,071	8.5
Divorced	1,984	15.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	173	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	397	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	131	33.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	33	8.3
3 or 4 years	10	2.5
5 or more years	88	22.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	131	33.0
Who are female	87	21.9
Who are married	77	19.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,563	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	350	5.3
Kindergarten	237	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,745	41.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,587	24.2
College or graduate school	1,644	25.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,214	100.0
Less than 9th grade	451	2.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	811	3.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,210	24.6
Some college, no degree	4,009	18.9
Associate's degree	1,466	6.9
Bachelor's degree	5,056	23.8
Graduate or professional degree	4,211	19.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	43.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	23,334	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,593	11.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,710	100.0
Same house	25,665	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	3,006	10.5
Same county	1,906	6.6
Different county	1,100	3.8
Same state	412	1.4
Different state	688	2.4
Abroad	39	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,916	100.0
Native	26,640	92.1
Born in United States	26,374	91.2
State of residence	19,423	67.2
Different state	6,951	24.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	266	0.9
Foreign born	2,276	7.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,276	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	906	39.8
Not a U.S. citizen	1,370	60.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,542	100.0

Native	266	10.5
Entered 2000 or later	33	1.3
Entered before 2000	233	9.2

Foreign born	2,276	89.5
Entered 2000 or later	556	21.9
Entered before 2000	1,720	67.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,276	100.0
Europe	929	40.8
Asia	891	39.1
Africa	30	1.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	359	15.8
Northern America	67	2.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,822	100.0
English only	25,112	90.3
Language other than English	2,710	9.7
Speak English less than "very well"	936	3.4
Spanish	568	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	196	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	1,585	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	543	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	436	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	188	0.7
Other languages	121	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,916	100.0
American	798	2.8
Arab	41	0.1
Czech	79	0.3
Danish	109	0.4
Dutch	349	1.2
English	3,968	13.7
French (except Basque)	1,172	4.1
French Canadian	378	1.3
German	3,701	12.8
Greek	153	0.5
Hungarian	606	2.1
Irish	7,009	24.2
Italian	8,797	30.4
Lithuanian	291	1.0
Norwegian	294	1.0
Polish	2,092	7.2
Portuguese	182	0.6
Russian	709	2.5
Scotch-Irish	719	2.5
Scottish	694	2.4
Slovak	176	0.6
Subsaharan African	35	0.1
Swedish	1,278	4.4
Swiss	270	0.9
Ukrainian	271	0.9
Welsh	179	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	299	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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