Bridgeport School District, CT (0900450) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bridgeport School District, CT (0900450)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bridgeport 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	50,695	100.0
Family households (families)	31,409	62.0
With own children under 18 years	16,614	32.8
Married-couple family	16,469	32.5
With own children under 18 years	7,780	15.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,126	6.2
With own children under 18 years	1,281	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,814	23.3
With own children under 18 years	7,553	14.9
Nonfamily households	19,286	38.0
Householder living alone	16,135	31.8
65 years and over	5,598	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,885	37.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	11,438	22.6

Average household size	2.63
Average family size	3.35

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	133,358	100.0
Householder	50,695	38.0
Spouse	16,488	12.4
Child	44,445	33.3
Other relatives	12,992	9.7
Nonrelatives	8,738	6.6
Unmarried partner	3,251	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	50,915	100.0
Never married	24,066	47.3
Now married, except separated	20,180	39.6
Separated	1,294	2.5
Widowed	1,238	2.4
Divorced	4,137	8.1

Females 15 years and over	55,855	100.0
Never married	22,701	40.6
Now married, except separated	18,582	33.3
Separated	1,933	3.5
Widowed	5,650	10.1
Divorced	6,989	12.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,369	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,255	53.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	110
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,485	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,378	39.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	305	8.8
1 or 2 years	359	10.3
3 or 4 years	262	7.5
5 or more years	452	13.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,378	39.5
Who are female	979	28.1
Who are married	834	23.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	39,892	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,495	6.3
Kindergarten	1,795	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	15,745	39.5
High school (grades 9-12)	8,967	22.5
College or graduate school	10,890	27.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	83,867	100.0
Less than 9th grade	10,683	12.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	11,986	14.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	29,536	35.2
Some college, no degree	14,070	16.8
Associate's degree	4,849	5.8
Bachelor's degree	8,599	10.3
Graduate or professional degree	4,144	4.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	73.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	100,671	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,343	5.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	134,443	100.0
Same house	113,694	84.6
Different house in the U.S.	19,572	14.6
Same county	15,200	11.3
Different county	4,372	3.3
Same state	1,441	1.1
Different state	2,931	2.2
Abroad	1,177	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	136,715	100.0
Native	102,218	74.8
Born in United States	89,136	65.2
State of residence	63,549	46.5
Different state	25,587	18.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	13,082	9.6
Foreign born	34,497	25.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	34,497	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	12,400	35.9
Not a U.S. citizen	22,097	64.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	47,579	100.0

Native	13,082	27.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,912	4.0
Entered before 2000	11,170	23.5

Foreign born	34,497	72.5
Entered 2000 or later	12,095	25.4
Entered before 2000	22,402	47.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	34,497	100.0
Europe	4,743	13.7
Asia	3,101	9.0
Africa	1,941	5.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	24,291	70.4
Northern America	421	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	126,280	100.0
English only	71,000	56.2
Language other than English	55,280	43.8
Speak English less than "very well"	26,066	20.6
Spanish	36,231	28.7
Speak English less than "very well"	15,825	12.5
Other Indo-European languages	15,550	12.3
Speak English less than "very well"	8,295	6.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,219	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,469	1.2
Other languages	1,280	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	477	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	136,715	100.0
American	1,902	1.4
Arab	1,001	0.7
Czech	311	0.2
Danish	70	0.1
Dutch	273	0.2
English	2,796	2.0
French (except Basque)	1,619	1.2
French Canadian	393	0.3
German	2,983	2.2
Greek	449	0.3
Hungarian	1,653	1.2
Irish	7,061	5.2
Italian	10,662	7.8
Lithuanian	203	0.1
Norwegian	141	0.1
Polish	3,336	2.4
Portuguese	3,660	2.7
Russian	1,077	0.8
Scotch-Irish	364	0.3
Scottish	502	0.4
Slovak	1,116	0.8
Subsaharan African	2,652	1.9
Swedish	439	0.3
Swiss	72	0.1
Ukrainian	150	0.1
Welsh	88	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	12,311	9.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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