Meriden School District, CT (0902400) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Meriden School District, CT (0902400)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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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 --	Value	Percent
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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