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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Meriden 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 23,107 100.0
    Family households (families) 15,108 65.4
        With own children under 18 years 7,242 31.3
    Married-couple family 10,112 43.8
        With own children under 18 years 4,140 17.9
    Male householder, no wife present, family 1,140 4.9
        With own children under 18 years 485 2.1
    Female householder, no husband present, family 3,856 16.7
        With own children under 18 years 2,617 11.3
    Nonfamily households 7,999 34.6
    Householder living alone 6,511 28.2
        65 years and over 2,437 10.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 8,029 34.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 5,383 23.3
 
Average household size 2.51
Average family size 3.09
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 58,010 100.0
    Householder 23,107 39.8
        Spouse 10,151 17.5
        Child 18,253 31.5
        Other relatives 3,203 5.5
    Nonrelatives 3,296 5.7
        Unmarried partner 1,853 3.2
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 22,667 100.0
    Never married 8,512 37.6
    Now married, except separated 10,928 48.2
    Separated 182 0.8
    Widowed 615 2.7
    Divorced 2,430 10.7
 
Females 15 years and over 24,717 100.0
    Never married 7,966 32.2
    Now married, except separated 10,625 43.0
    Separated 457 1.8
    Widowed 2,350 9.5
    Divorced 3,319 13.4
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 735 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 318 43.3
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 36
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 49
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 7
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 103
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 13
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,274 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 615 48.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 65 5.1
        1 or 2 years 311 24.4
        3 or 4 years 116 9.1
        5 or more years 123 9.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 615 48.3
        Who are female 357 28.0
        Who are married 507 39.8
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 15,338 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 1,159 7.6
        Kindergarten 685 4.5
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 6,405 41.8
        High school (grades 9-12) 3,867 25.2
        College or graduate school 3,222 21.0
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 39,508 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 2,641 6.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,914 12.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,393 33.9
        Some college, no degree 7,601 19.2
        Associate's degree 3,058 7.7
        Bachelor's degree 5,083 12.9
        Graduate or professional degree 2,818 7.1
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 80.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 20.0
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 44,794 100.0
    Civilian veterans 4,585 10.2
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 58,361 100.0
    Same house 50,715 86.9
    Different house in the U.S. 7,321 12.5
        Same county 5,983 10.3
        Different county 1,338 2.3
            Same state 658 1.1
            Different state 680 1.2
    Abroad 325 0.6
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 59,078 100.0
    Native 53,077 89.8
        Born in United States 48,341 81.8
            State of residence 36,654 62.0
            Different state 11,687 19.8
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 4,736 8.0
    Foreign born 6,001 10.2
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 6,001 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 2,779 46.3
    Not a U.S. citizen 3,222 53.7
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 10,737 100.0
 
    Native 4,736 44.1
        Entered 2000 or later 763 7.1
        Entered before 2000 3,973 37.0
 
    Foreign born 6,001 55.9
        Entered 2000 or later 1,400 13.0
        Entered before 2000 4,601 42.9
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 6,001 100.0
    Europe 1,101 18.3
    Asia 1,142 19.0
    Africa 183 3.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 3,169 52.8
    Northern America 406 6.8
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 55,407 100.0
    English only 39,693 71.6
    Language other than English 15,714 28.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 6,244 11.3
        Spanish 11,943 21.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 4,952 8.9
        Other Indo-European languages 2,897 5.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 951 1.7
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 684 1.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 310 0.6
        Other languages 190 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 31 0.1
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 59,078 100.0
    American 1,452 2.5
    Arab 136 0.2
    Czech 104 0.2
    Danish 90 0.2
    Dutch 297 0.5
    English 5,242 8.9
    French (except Basque) 4,843 8.2
    French Canadian 1,519 2.6
    German 5,976 10.1
    Greek 153 0.3
    Hungarian 435 0.7
    Irish 8,431 14.3
    Italian 9,944 16.8
    Lithuanian 284 0.5
    Norwegian 123 0.2
    Polish 6,607 11.2
    Portuguese 536 0.9
    Russian 543 0.9
    Scotch-Irish 598 1.0
    Scottish 681 1.2
    Slovak 68 0.1
    Subsaharan African 147 0.2
    Swedish 734 1.2
    Swiss 92 0.2
    Ukrainian 283 0.5
    Welsh 192 0.3
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 477 0.8
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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