Groton School District, CT (0901770) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Groton School District, CT (0901770)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Groton 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	16,232	100.0
Family households (families)	10,393	64.0
With own children under 18 years	5,018	30.9
Married-couple family	7,885	48.6
With own children under 18 years	3,669	22.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	643	4.0
With own children under 18 years	224	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,865	11.5
With own children under 18 years	1,125	6.9
Nonfamily households	5,839	36.0
Householder living alone	4,702	29.0
65 years and over	1,527	9.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,469	33.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,652	22.5

Average household size	2.39
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,738	100.0
Householder	16,232	41.9
Spouse	7,906	20.4
Child	11,398	29.4
Other relatives	1,281	3.3
Nonrelatives	1,921	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,008	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,328	100.0
Never married	5,846	35.8
Now married, except separated	8,424	51.6
Separated	173	1.1
Widowed	485	3.0
Divorced	1,400	8.6

Females 15 years and over	16,025	100.0
Never married	3,883	24.2
Now married, except separated	8,269	51.6
Separated	345	2.2
Widowed	1,674	10.4
Divorced	1,854	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	607	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	229	37.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	99
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	605	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	178	29.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	7.4
1 or 2 years	32	5.3
3 or 4 years	40	6.6
5 or more years	61	10.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	178	29.4
Who are female	125	20.7
Who are married	76	12.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,554	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	595	6.2
Kindergarten	568	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,707	38.8
High school (grades 9-12)	2,072	21.7
College or graduate school	2,612	27.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,311	100.0
Less than 9th grade	698	2.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,418	5.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,456	29.5
Some college, no degree	5,402	21.3
Associate's degree	2,179	8.6
Bachelor's degree	4,625	18.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,533	14.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,784	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,204	15.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	39,639	100.0
Same house	29,944	75.5
Different house in the U.S.	9,188	23.2
Same county	4,954	12.5
Different county	4,234	10.7
Same state	328	0.8
Different state	3,906	9.9
Abroad	507	1.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	40,114	100.0
Native	37,439	93.3
Born in United States	36,320	90.5
State of residence	17,004	42.4
Different state	19,316	48.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,119	2.8
Foreign born	2,675	6.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,675	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,343	50.2
Not a U.S. citizen	1,332	49.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,794	100.0

Native	1,119	29.5
Entered 2000 or later	553	14.6
Entered before 2000	566	14.9

Foreign born	2,675	70.5
Entered 2000 or later	785	20.7
Entered before 2000	1,890	49.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,675	100.0
Europe	536	20.0
Asia	1,520	56.8
Africa	72	2.7
Oceania	14	0.5
Latin America	381	14.2
Northern America	152	5.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	37,230	100.0
English only	32,661	87.7
Language other than English	4,569	12.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,381	3.7
Spanish	1,469	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	430	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,699	4.6
Speak English less than "very well"	446	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,329	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	467	1.3
Other languages	72	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	38	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	40,114	100.0
American	1,621	4.0
Arab	219	0.5
Czech	115	0.3
Danish	114	0.3
Dutch	714	1.8
English	6,490	16.2
French (except Basque)	2,411	6.0
French Canadian	1,486	3.7
German	6,133	15.3
Greek	370	0.9
Hungarian	245	0.6
Irish	7,685	19.2
Italian	5,447	13.6
Lithuanian	120	0.3
Norwegian	592	1.5
Polish	2,405	6.0
Portuguese	674	1.7
Russian	381	0.9
Scotch-Irish	919	2.3
Scottish	1,574	3.9
Slovak	132	0.3
Subsaharan African	130	0.3
Swedish	764	1.9
Swiss	152	0.4
Ukrainian	103	0.3
Welsh	420	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	349	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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