Plainfield School District, CT (0903270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Plainfield School District, CT (0903270)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Plainfield 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	5,614	100.0
Family households (families)	3,971	70.7
With own children under 18 years	1,887	33.6
Married-couple family	2,893	51.5
With own children under 18 years	1,359	24.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	314	5.6
With own children under 18 years	159	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	764	13.6
With own children under 18 years	369	6.6
Nonfamily households	1,643	29.3
Householder living alone	1,395	24.8
65 years and over	469	8.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,006	35.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,276	22.7

Average household size	2.72
Average family size	3.23

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,296	100.0
Householder	5,614	36.7
Spouse	2,920	19.1
Child	4,942	32.3
Other relatives	993	6.5
Nonrelatives	827	5.4
Unmarried partner	377	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,865	100.0
Never married	1,876	32.0
Now married, except separated	3,138	53.5
Separated	114	1.9
Widowed	132	2.3
Divorced	605	10.3

Females 15 years and over	6,425	100.0
Never married	1,430	22.3
Now married, except separated	3,082	48.0
Separated	148	2.3
Widowed	678	10.6
Divorced	1,087	16.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	87	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	21
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	369	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	112	30.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	70	19.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	42	11.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	112	30.4
Who are female	61	16.5
Who are married	104	28.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,648	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	212	5.8
Kindergarten	291	8.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,792	49.1
High school (grades 9-12)	738	20.2
College or graduate school	615	16.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,603	100.0
Less than 9th grade	635	6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,364	12.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,285	40.4
Some college, no degree	2,063	19.5
Associate's degree	819	7.7
Bachelor's degree	979	9.2
Graduate or professional degree	458	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,565	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,492	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,313	100.0
Same house	13,358	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,869	12.2
Same county	904	5.9
Different county	965	6.3
Same state	588	3.8
Different state	377	2.5
Abroad	86	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,389	100.0
Native	15,002	97.5
Born in United States	14,824	96.3
State of residence	10,292	66.9
Different state	4,532	29.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	178	1.2
Foreign born	387	2.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	387	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	334	86.3
Not a U.S. citizen	53	13.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	565	100.0

Native	178	31.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	178	31.5

Foreign born	387	68.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	387	68.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	387	100.0
Europe	148	38.2
Asia	13	3.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	104	26.9
Northern America	122	31.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,507	100.0
English only	13,668	94.2
Language other than English	839	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	201	1.4
Spanish	246	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	89	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	507	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	77	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	86	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,389	100.0
American	701	4.6
Arab	74	0.5
Czech	98	0.6
Danish	10	0.1
Dutch	145	0.9
English	1,788	11.6
French (except Basque)	3,705	24.1
French Canadian	2,291	14.9
German	2,107	13.7
Greek	110	0.7
Hungarian	50	0.3
Irish	2,882	18.7
Italian	1,818	11.8
Lithuanian	167	1.1
Norwegian	78	0.5
Polish	1,108	7.2
Portuguese	426	2.8
Russian	137	0.9
Scotch-Irish	272	1.8
Scottish	221	1.4
Slovak	17	0.1
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	174	1.1
Swiss	11	0.1
Ukrainian	7	0.0
Welsh	129	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	174	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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