New Canaan School District, CT (0902700) DP2 Social Characteristics

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New Canaan School District, CT (0902700)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for New Canaan 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	6,838	100.0
Family households (families)	5,300	77.5
With own children under 18 years	3,164	46.3
Married-couple family	4,597	67.2
With own children under 18 years	2,872	42.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	151	2.2
With own children under 18 years	69	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	552	8.1
With own children under 18 years	223	3.3
Nonfamily households	1,538	22.5
Householder living alone	1,308	19.1
65 years and over	705	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,209	46.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,917	28.0

Average household size	2.90
Average family size	3.35

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,805	100.0
Householder	6,838	34.5
Spouse	4,639	23.4
Child	7,511	37.9
Other relatives	328	1.7
Nonrelatives	489	2.5
Unmarried partner	111	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,150	100.0
Never married	1,811	25.3
Now married, except separated	4,744	66.3
Separated	89	1.2
Widowed	198	2.8
Divorced	308	4.3

Females 15 years and over	7,504	100.0
Never married	1,462	19.5
Now married, except separated	4,743	63.2
Separated	49	0.7
Widowed	695	9.3
Divorced	555	7.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	176	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	41

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	81	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	10	12.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	10	12.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	10	12.3
Who are female	10	12.3
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,430	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	671	10.4
Kindergarten	314	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,195	49.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,483	23.1
College or graduate school	767	11.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,696	100.0
Less than 9th grade	252	2.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	232	1.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,128	8.9
Some college, no degree	1,144	9.0
Associate's degree	553	4.4
Bachelor's degree	5,180	40.8
Graduate or professional degree	4,207	33.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	73.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,477	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,187	8.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,661	100.0
Same house	17,716	90.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,866	9.5
Same county	872	4.4
Different county	994	5.1
Same state	99	0.5
Different state	895	4.6
Abroad	79	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,805	100.0
Native	17,898	90.4
Born in United States	17,490	88.3
State of residence	6,559	33.1
Different state	10,931	55.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	408	2.1
Foreign born	1,907	9.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,907	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	810	42.5
Not a U.S. citizen	1,097	57.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,315	100.0

Native	408	17.6
Entered 2000 or later	90	3.9
Entered before 2000	318	13.7

Foreign born	1,907	82.4
Entered 2000 or later	560	24.2
Entered before 2000	1,347	58.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,907	100.0
Europe	1,130	59.3
Asia	445	23.3
Africa	22	1.2
Oceania	20	1.0
Latin America	162	8.5
Northern America	128	6.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,619	100.0
English only	16,676	89.6
Language other than English	1,943	10.4
Speak English less than "very well"	483	2.6
Spanish	424	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	57	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,061	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	239	1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	370	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	187	1.0
Other languages	88	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,805	100.0
American	908	4.6
Arab	79	0.4
Czech	333	1.7
Danish	245	1.2
Dutch	302	1.5
English	4,026	20.3
French (except Basque)	611	3.1
French Canadian	220	1.1
German	3,178	16.0
Greek	290	1.5
Hungarian	264	1.3
Irish	4,661	23.5
Italian	3,229	16.3
Lithuanian	196	1.0
Norwegian	290	1.5
Polish	710	3.6
Portuguese	82	0.4
Russian	464	2.3
Scotch-Irish	421	2.1
Scottish	1,003	5.1
Slovak	56	0.3
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	272	1.4
Swiss	185	0.9
Ukrainian	105	0.5
Welsh	84	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	32	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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