Hamden School District, CT (0901860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Hamden School District, CT (0901860)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Hamden 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	23,000	100.0
Family households (families)	14,140	61.5
With own children under 18 years	6,403	27.8
Married-couple family	10,699	46.5
With own children under 18 years	4,534	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	558	2.4
With own children under 18 years	268	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,883	12.5
With own children under 18 years	1,601	7.0
Nonfamily households	8,860	38.5
Householder living alone	7,239	31.5
65 years and over	2,803	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,040	30.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,344	27.6

Average household size	2.40
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	55,096	100.0
Householder	23,000	41.7
Spouse	10,702	19.4
Child	15,694	28.5
Other relatives	2,528	4.6
Nonrelatives	3,172	5.8
Unmarried partner	1,140	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,695	100.0
Never married	8,046	37.1
Now married, except separated	11,346	52.3
Separated	73	0.3
Widowed	568	2.6
Divorced	1,662	7.7

Females 15 years and over	26,791	100.0
Never married	9,703	36.2
Now married, except separated	10,993	41.0
Separated	356	1.3
Widowed	3,227	12.0
Divorced	2,512	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	598	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	133	22.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	14
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	6
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,063	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	448	42.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	120	11.3
1 or 2 years	46	4.3
3 or 4 years	115	10.8
5 or more years	167	15.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	448	42.1
Who are female	255	24.0
Who are married	366	34.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,566	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,053	6.4
Kindergarten	423	2.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,413	26.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,511	21.2
College or graduate school	7,166	43.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	39,641	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,200	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,040	5.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,361	26.1
Some college, no degree	7,634	19.3
Associate's degree	2,382	6.0
Bachelor's degree	7,669	19.3
Graduate or professional degree	8,355	21.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	40.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,040	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,883	8.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	57,320	100.0
Same house	49,291	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	7,899	13.8
Same county	5,172	9.0
Different county	2,727	4.8
Same state	1,101	1.9
Different state	1,626	2.8
Abroad	130	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	57,863	100.0
Native	51,930	89.7
Born in United States	50,861	87.9
State of residence	35,226	60.9
Different state	15,635	27.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,069	1.8
Foreign born	5,933	10.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,933	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,436	57.9
Not a U.S. citizen	2,497	42.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,002	100.0

Native	1,069	15.3
Entered 2000 or later	249	3.6
Entered before 2000	820	11.7

Foreign born	5,933	84.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,554	22.2
Entered before 2000	4,379	62.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,933	100.0
Europe	1,762	29.7
Asia	1,924	32.4
Africa	174	2.9
Oceania	26	0.4
Latin America	1,825	30.8
Northern America	222	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	54,464	100.0
English only	47,446	87.1
Language other than English	7,018	12.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,683	4.9
Spanish	2,467	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,006	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	3,055	5.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,027	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,143	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	565	1.0
Other languages	353	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	57,863	100.0
American	1,398	2.4
Arab	204	0.4
Czech	42	0.1
Danish	249	0.4
Dutch	339	0.6
English	4,636	8.0
French (except Basque)	2,147	3.7
French Canadian	736	1.3
German	4,482	7.7
Greek	704	1.2
Hungarian	414	0.7
Irish	11,279	19.5
Italian	15,718	27.2
Lithuanian	535	0.9
Norwegian	299	0.5
Polish	3,130	5.4
Portuguese	583	1.0
Russian	1,285	2.2
Scotch-Irish	698	1.2
Scottish	866	1.5
Slovak	137	0.2
Subsaharan African	384	0.7
Swedish	727	1.3
Swiss	91	0.2
Ukrainian	323	0.6
Welsh	89	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,335	2.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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