Newtown School District, CT (0902910) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Newtown School District, CT (0902910)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Newtown 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	8,636	100.0
Family households (families)	7,049	81.6
With own children under 18 years	3,904	45.2
Married-couple family	6,257	72.5
With own children under 18 years	3,535	40.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	248	2.9
With own children under 18 years	93	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	544	6.3
With own children under 18 years	276	3.2
Nonfamily households	1,587	18.4
Householder living alone	1,402	16.2
65 years and over	680	7.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,111	47.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,053	23.8

Average household size	2.97
Average family size	3.35

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,669	100.0
Householder	8,636	33.6
Spouse	6,287	24.5
Child	9,378	36.5
Other relatives	889	3.5
Nonrelatives	479	1.9
Unmarried partner	257	1.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,583	100.0
Never married	3,324	31.4
Now married, except separated	6,573	62.1
Separated	43	0.4
Widowed	120	1.1
Divorced	523	4.9

Females 15 years and over	9,836	100.0
Never married	1,690	17.2
Now married, except separated	6,635	67.5
Separated	38	0.4
Widowed	858	8.7
Divorced	615	6.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	296	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	28	9.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	15
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	155
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	373	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	32	8.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	32	8.6
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	32	8.6
Who are female	32	8.6
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,066	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	637	7.9
Kindergarten	460	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,698	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	2,060	25.5
College or graduate school	1,211	15.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,142	100.0
Less than 9th grade	331	1.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	729	4.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,667	21.4
Some college, no degree	2,609	15.2
Associate's degree	1,054	6.1
Bachelor's degree	5,117	29.9
Graduate or professional degree	3,635	21.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	51.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,894	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,727	9.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,364	100.0
Same house	25,004	94.8
Different house in the U.S.	1,297	4.9
Same county	730	2.8
Different county	567	2.2
Same state	227	0.9
Different state	340	1.3
Abroad	63	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,679	100.0
Native	24,689	92.5
Born in United States	24,404	91.5
State of residence	14,148	53.0
Different state	10,256	38.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	285	1.1
Foreign born	1,990	7.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,990	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,181	59.3
Not a U.S. citizen	809	40.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,275	100.0

Native	285	12.5
Entered 2000 or later	83	3.6
Entered before 2000	202	8.9

Foreign born	1,990	87.5
Entered 2000 or later	373	16.4
Entered before 2000	1,617	71.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,990	100.0
Europe	1,047	52.6
Asia	417	21.0
Africa	36	1.8
Oceania	32	1.6
Latin America	281	14.1
Northern America	177	8.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,987	100.0
English only	22,878	91.6
Language other than English	2,109	8.4
Speak English less than "very well"	639	2.6
Spanish	761	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	248	1.0
Other Indo-European languages	1,075	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	346	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	209	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	45	0.2
Other languages	64	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,679	100.0
American	791	3.0
Arab	226	0.8
Czech	380	1.4
Danish	131	0.5
Dutch	281	1.1
English	3,432	12.9
French (except Basque)	1,230	4.6
French Canadian	507	1.9
German	5,191	19.5
Greek	247	0.9
Hungarian	814	3.1
Irish	6,593	24.7
Italian	6,183	23.2
Lithuanian	162	0.6
Norwegian	334	1.3
Polish	2,274	8.5
Portuguese	291	1.1
Russian	833	3.1
Scotch-Irish	547	2.1
Scottish	794	3.0
Slovak	188	0.7
Subsaharan African	115	0.4
Swedish	674	2.5
Swiss	178	0.7
Ukrainian	73	0.3
Welsh	247	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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