Regional School District 17, CT (0903539) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Regional School District 17, CT (0903539)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Regional School District 17, 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	5,018	100.0
Family households (families)	3,844	76.6
With own children under 18 years	1,899	37.8
Married-couple family	3,473	69.2
With own children under 18 years	1,610	32.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	95	1.9
With own children under 18 years	77	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	276	5.5
With own children under 18 years	212	4.2
Nonfamily households	1,174	23.4
Householder living alone	869	17.3
65 years and over	345	6.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,023	40.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,132	22.6

Average household size	2.80
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	14,035	100.0
Householder	5,018	35.8
Spouse	3,493	24.9
Child	4,558	32.5
Other relatives	457	3.3
Nonrelatives	509	3.6
Unmarried partner	305	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,597	100.0
Never married	1,476	26.4
Now married, except separated	3,595	64.2
Separated	11	0.2
Widowed	88	1.6
Divorced	427	7.6

Females 15 years and over	5,621	100.0
Never married	1,171	20.8
Now married, except separated	3,567	63.5
Separated	52	0.9
Widowed	320	5.7
Divorced	511	9.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	142	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	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	58

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	360	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	67	18.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	35	9.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	32	8.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	67	18.6
Who are female	52	14.4
Who are married	32	8.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,020	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	257	6.4
Kindergarten	141	3.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,903	47.3
High school (grades 9-12)	981	24.4
College or graduate school	738	18.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,657	100.0
Less than 9th grade	74	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	593	6.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,462	25.5
Some college, no degree	1,752	18.1
Associate's degree	925	9.6
Bachelor's degree	2,214	22.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,637	17.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,468	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,291	12.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,097	100.0
Same house	13,366	94.8
Different house in the U.S.	731	5.2
Same county	411	2.9
Different county	320	2.3
Same state	223	1.6
Different state	97	0.7
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	14,238	100.0
Native	13,587	95.4
Born in United States	13,496	94.8
State of residence	9,918	69.7
Different state	3,578	25.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	91	0.6
Foreign born	651	4.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	651	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	409	62.8
Not a U.S. citizen	242	37.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	742	100.0

Native	91	12.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	91	12.3

Foreign born	651	87.7
Entered 2000 or later	127	17.1
Entered before 2000	524	70.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	651	100.0
Europe	410	63.0
Asia	65	10.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	142	21.8
Northern America	34	5.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,463	100.0
English only	12,463	92.6
Language other than English	1,000	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	258	1.9
Spanish	430	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	92	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	489	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	147	1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	66	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1
Other languages	15	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	14,238	100.0
American	550	3.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	122	0.9
Danish	102	0.7
Dutch	249	1.7
English	2,745	19.3
French (except Basque)	808	5.7
French Canadian	552	3.9
German	2,026	14.2
Greek	143	1.0
Hungarian	139	1.0
Irish	3,686	25.9
Italian	3,668	25.8
Lithuanian	232	1.6
Norwegian	70	0.5
Polish	1,265	8.9
Portuguese	79	0.6
Russian	47	0.3
Scotch-Irish	345	2.4
Scottish	615	4.3
Slovak	41	0.3
Subsaharan African	20	0.1
Swedish	461	3.2
Swiss	80	0.6
Ukrainian	130	0.9
Welsh	19	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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