Colchester School District, CT (0900840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Colchester School District, CT (0900840)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Colchester 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	5,707	100.0
Family households (families)	4,549	79.7
With own children under 18 years	2,369	41.5
Married-couple family	3,798	66.5
With own children under 18 years	2,025	35.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	187	3.3
With own children under 18 years	51	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	564	9.9
With own children under 18 years	293	5.1
Nonfamily households	1,158	20.3
Householder living alone	917	16.1
65 years and over	268	4.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,468	43.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	898	15.7

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,439	100.0
Householder	5,707	37.0
Spouse	3,805	24.6
Child	5,105	33.1
Other relatives	315	2.0
Nonrelatives	507	3.3
Unmarried partner	344	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,101	100.0
Never married	1,633	26.8
Now married, except separated	3,902	64.0
Separated	42	0.7
Widowed	69	1.1
Divorced	455	7.5

Females 15 years and over	5,889	100.0
Never married	991	16.8
Now married, except separated	3,901	66.2
Separated	57	1.0
Widowed	354	6.0
Divorced	586	10.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	131	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	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	7

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	115	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	27	23.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	6	5.2
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	21	18.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	27	23.5
Who are female	27	23.5
Who are married	6	5.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,113	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	414	10.1
Kindergarten	268	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,958	47.6
High school (grades 9-12)	771	18.7
College or graduate school	702	17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,246	100.0
Less than 9th grade	162	1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	295	2.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,983	29.1
Some college, no degree	1,699	16.6
Associate's degree	1,226	12.0
Bachelor's degree	2,286	22.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,595	15.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,240	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,232	11.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,444	100.0
Same house	14,017	90.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,397	9.0
Same county	631	4.1
Different county	766	5.0
Same state	580	3.8
Different state	186	1.2
Abroad	30	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,536	100.0
Native	14,870	95.7
Born in United States	14,804	95.3
State of residence	10,325	66.5
Different state	4,479	28.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	66	0.4
Foreign born	666	4.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	666	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	441	66.2
Not a U.S. citizen	225	33.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	732	100.0

Native	66	9.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	66	9.0

Foreign born	666	91.0
Entered 2000 or later	118	16.1
Entered before 2000	548	74.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	666	100.0
Europe	306	45.9
Asia	63	9.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	165	24.8
Northern America	132	19.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,310	100.0
English only	13,587	94.9
Language other than English	723	5.1
Speak English less than "very well"	252	1.8
Spanish	209	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	91	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	503	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	150	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	11	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,536	100.0
American	646	4.2
Arab	107	0.7
Czech	75	0.5
Danish	75	0.5
Dutch	164	1.1
English	2,209	14.2
French (except Basque)	1,589	10.2
French Canadian	1,323	8.5
German	1,787	11.5
Greek	235	1.5
Hungarian	162	1.0
Irish	3,087	19.9
Italian	2,910	18.7
Lithuanian	121	0.8
Norwegian	355	2.3
Polish	2,336	15.0
Portuguese	228	1.5
Russian	419	2.7
Scotch-Irish	542	3.5
Scottish	517	3.3
Slovak	101	0.7
Subsaharan African	8	0.1
Swedish	578	3.7
Swiss	42	0.3
Ukrainian	225	1.4
Welsh	97	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	182	1.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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