Cheshire School District, CT (0900750) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Cheshire School District, CT (0900750)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Cheshire 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	9,186	100.0
Family households (families)	7,244	78.9
With own children under 18 years	3,771	41.1
Married-couple family	6,395	69.6
With own children under 18 years	3,362	36.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	192	2.1
With own children under 18 years	41	0.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	657	7.2
With own children under 18 years	368	4.0
Nonfamily households	1,942	21.1
Householder living alone	1,623	17.7
65 years and over	1,027	11.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,892	42.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,440	26.6

Average household size	2.81
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,783	100.0
Householder	9,186	35.6
Spouse	6,382	24.8
Child	8,836	34.3
Other relatives	791	3.1
Nonrelatives	588	2.3
Unmarried partner	305	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,489	100.0
Never married	4,287	34.3
Now married, except separated	6,960	55.7
Separated	121	1.0
Widowed	211	1.7
Divorced	910	7.3

Females 15 years and over	10,644	100.0
Never married	2,043	19.2
Now married, except separated	6,557	61.6
Separated	73	0.7
Widowed	1,211	11.4
Divorced	760	7.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	244	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	40
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	318	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	37	11.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	37	11.6
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	37	11.6
Who are female	18	5.7
Who are married	37	11.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,127	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	587	7.2
Kindergarten	328	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,216	39.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,011	24.7
College or graduate school	1,985	24.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,150	100.0
Less than 9th grade	427	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	684	3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,994	20.9
Some college, no degree	3,107	16.2
Associate's degree	1,245	6.5
Bachelor's degree	5,169	27.0
Graduate or professional degree	4,524	23.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	50.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,664	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,741	8.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,611	100.0
Same house	24,991	87.3
Different house in the U.S.	3,350	11.7
Same county	1,454	5.1
Different county	1,896	6.6
Same state	1,446	5.1
Different state	450	1.6
Abroad	270	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,878	100.0
Native	26,433	91.5
Born in United States	25,833	89.5
State of residence	18,181	63.0
Different state	7,652	26.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	600	2.1
Foreign born	2,445	8.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,445	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,394	57.0
Not a U.S. citizen	1,051	43.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,045	100.0

Native	600	19.7
Entered 2000 or later	54	1.8
Entered before 2000	546	17.9

Foreign born	2,445	80.3
Entered 2000 or later	625	20.5
Entered before 2000	1,820	59.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,445	100.0
Europe	721	29.5
Asia	913	37.3
Africa	97	4.0
Oceania	13	0.5
Latin America	576	23.6
Northern America	125	5.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,208	100.0
English only	23,474	86.3
Language other than English	3,734	13.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,010	3.7
Spanish	1,494	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	417	1.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,354	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	188	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	790	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	374	1.4
Other languages	96	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,878	100.0
American	576	2.0
Arab	120	0.4
Czech	57	0.2
Danish	203	0.7
Dutch	236	0.8
English	4,008	13.9
French (except Basque)	1,684	5.8
French Canadian	721	2.5
German	3,409	11.8
Greek	520	1.8
Hungarian	393	1.4
Irish	7,208	25.0
Italian	7,284	25.2
Lithuanian	228	0.8
Norwegian	284	1.0
Polish	2,440	8.4
Portuguese	527	1.8
Russian	967	3.3
Scotch-Irish	598	2.1
Scottish	781	2.7
Slovak	150	0.5
Subsaharan African	108	0.4
Swedish	936	3.2
Swiss	58	0.2
Ukrainian	242	0.8
Welsh	118	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	80	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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