Ledyard School District, CT (0902160) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ledyard School District, CT (0902160)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ledyard 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	5,663	100.0
Family households (families)	4,157	73.4
With own children under 18 years	2,081	36.7
Married-couple family	3,645	64.4
With own children under 18 years	1,774	31.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	200	3.5
With own children under 18 years	118	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	312	5.5
With own children under 18 years	189	3.3
Nonfamily households	1,506	26.6
Householder living alone	1,267	22.4
65 years and over	466	8.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,200	38.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,238	21.9

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,159	100.0
Householder	5,663	37.4
Spouse	3,607	23.8
Child	4,842	31.9
Other relatives	607	4.0
Nonrelatives	440	2.9
Unmarried partner	283	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,681	100.0
Never married	1,412	24.9
Now married, except separated	3,749	66.0
Separated	14	0.2
Widowed	206	3.6
Divorced	300	5.3

Females 15 years and over	5,921	100.0
Never married	1,280	21.6
Now married, except separated	3,733	63.0
Separated	50	0.8
Widowed	227	3.8
Divorced	631	10.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	203	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	27	13.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	18
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	317	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	117	36.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	53	16.7
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	15	4.7
5 or more years	49	15.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	117	36.9
Who are female	51	16.1
Who are married	102	32.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,143	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	370	8.9
Kindergarten	153	3.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,040	49.2
High school (grades 9-12)	788	19.0
College or graduate school	792	19.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,029	100.0
Less than 9th grade	104	1.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	357	3.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,220	32.1
Some college, no degree	1,907	19.0
Associate's degree	754	7.5
Bachelor's degree	2,041	20.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,646	16.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,751	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,053	19.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,937	100.0
Same house	13,334	89.3
Different house in the U.S.	1,603	10.7
Same county	877	5.9
Different county	726	4.9
Same state	107	0.7
Different state	619	4.1
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,159	100.0
Native	14,528	95.8
Born in United States	14,336	94.6
State of residence	7,078	46.7
Different state	7,258	47.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	192	1.3
Foreign born	631	4.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	631	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	394	62.4
Not a U.S. citizen	237	37.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	823	100.0

Native	192	23.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	192	23.3

Foreign born	631	76.7
Entered 2000 or later	154	18.7
Entered before 2000	477	58.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	631	100.0
Europe	161	25.5
Asia	335	53.1
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	71	11.3
Northern America	64	10.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,963	100.0
English only	12,953	92.8
Language other than English	1,010	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	193	1.4
Spanish	516	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	277	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	100	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	183	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.3
Other languages	34	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,159	100.0
American	431	2.8
Arab	186	1.2
Czech	35	0.2
Danish	47	0.3
Dutch	240	1.6
English	3,152	20.8
French (except Basque)	1,264	8.3
French Canadian	494	3.3
German	2,208	14.6
Greek	27	0.2
Hungarian	123	0.8
Irish	2,566	16.9
Italian	2,419	16.0
Lithuanian	109	0.7
Norwegian	194	1.3
Polish	1,011	6.7
Portuguese	562	3.7
Russian	51	0.3
Scotch-Irish	491	3.2
Scottish	637	4.2
Slovak	84	0.6
Subsaharan African	111	0.7
Swedish	391	2.6
Swiss	131	0.9
Ukrainian	151	1.0
Welsh	202	1.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	76	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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