Danbury School District, CT (0901020) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Danbury School District, CT (0901020)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Danbury 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	29,160	100.0
Family households (families)	19,235	66.0
With own children under 18 years	9,086	31.2
Married-couple family	14,349	49.2
With own children under 18 years	6,664	22.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,591	5.5
With own children under 18 years	643	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,295	11.3
With own children under 18 years	1,779	6.1
Nonfamily households	9,925	34.0
Householder living alone	7,780	26.7
65 years and over	2,476	8.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,802	33.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,152	21.1

Average household size	2.58
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	75,277	100.0
Householder	29,160	38.7
Spouse	14,246	18.9
Child	21,048	28.0
Other relatives	5,653	7.5
Nonrelatives	5,170	6.9
Unmarried partner	1,546	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	32,008	100.0
Never married	12,169	38.0
Now married, except separated	16,557	51.7
Separated	653	2.0
Widowed	613	1.9
Divorced	2,016	6.3

Females 15 years and over	32,413	100.0
Never married	8,830	27.2
Now married, except separated	16,069	49.6
Separated	1,004	3.1
Widowed	2,585	8.0
Divorced	3,925	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,079	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	292	27.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	29
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	967	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	272	28.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	95	9.8
1 or 2 years	16	1.7
3 or 4 years	90	9.3
5 or more years	71	7.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	272	28.1
Who are female	183	18.9
Who are married	216	22.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,180	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,358	7.5
Kindergarten	816	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,865	37.8
High school (grades 9-12)	3,568	19.6
College or graduate school	5,573	30.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	53,827	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,722	8.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,245	9.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	16,336	30.3
Some college, no degree	8,033	14.9
Associate's degree	2,891	5.4
Bachelor's degree	10,262	19.1
Graduate or professional degree	6,338	11.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	30.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	61,578	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,941	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	77,766	100.0
Same house	66,584	85.6
Different house in the U.S.	10,389	13.4
Same county	5,665	7.3
Different county	4,724	6.1
Same state	1,137	1.5
Different state	3,587	4.6
Abroad	793	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	78,708	100.0
Native	55,212	70.1
Born in United States	53,993	68.6
State of residence	30,046	38.2
Different state	23,947	30.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,219	1.5
Foreign born	23,496	29.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	23,496	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	7,529	32.0
Not a U.S. citizen	15,967	68.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	24,715	100.0

Native	1,219	4.9
Entered 2000 or later	227	0.9
Entered before 2000	992	4.0

Foreign born	23,496	95.1
Entered 2000 or later	8,900	36.0
Entered before 2000	14,596	59.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	23,496	100.0
Europe	3,455	14.7
Asia	4,522	19.2
Africa	625	2.7
Oceania	9	0.0
Latin America	14,459	61.5
Northern America	426	1.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	73,238	100.0
English only	44,887	61.3
Language other than English	28,351	38.7
Speak English less than "very well"	13,427	18.3
Spanish	13,439	18.3
Speak English less than "very well"	7,489	10.2
Other Indo-European languages	11,430	15.6
Speak English less than "very well"	4,706	6.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,801	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,022	1.4
Other languages	681	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	210	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	78,708	100.0
American	2,247	2.9
Arab	1,261	1.6
Czech	179	0.2
Danish	167	0.2
Dutch	535	0.7
English	4,450	5.7
French (except Basque)	1,696	2.2
French Canadian	773	1.0
German	7,131	9.1
Greek	392	0.5
Hungarian	599	0.8
Irish	11,348	14.4
Italian	11,554	14.7
Lithuanian	212	0.3
Norwegian	370	0.5
Polish	3,291	4.2
Portuguese	4,658	5.9
Russian	1,018	1.3
Scotch-Irish	521	0.7
Scottish	829	1.1
Slovak	653	0.8
Subsaharan African	936	1.2
Swedish	642	0.8
Swiss	165	0.2
Ukrainian	233	0.3
Welsh	221	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	743	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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