Ridgefield School District, CT (0903810) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ridgefield School District, CT (0903810)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ridgefield 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	8,256	100.0
Family households (families)	6,409	77.6
With own children under 18 years	3,737	45.3
Married-couple family	5,796	70.2
With own children under 18 years	3,359	40.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	112	1.4
With own children under 18 years	36	0.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	501	6.1
With own children under 18 years	342	4.1
Nonfamily households	1,847	22.4
Householder living alone	1,551	18.8
65 years and over	868	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,799	46.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,015	24.4

Average household size	2.86
Average family size	3.32

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,632	100.0
Householder	8,256	34.9
Spouse	5,774	24.4
Child	8,729	36.9
Other relatives	375	1.6
Nonrelatives	498	2.1
Unmarried partner	240	1.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,618	100.0
Never married	1,997	23.2
Now married, except separated	5,951	69.1
Separated	18	0.2
Widowed	194	2.3
Divorced	458	5.3

Females 15 years and over	9,428	100.0
Never married	1,752	18.6
Now married, except separated	5,874	62.3
Separated	60	0.6
Widowed	841	8.9
Divorced	901	9.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	218	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	7	3.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	3
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	38

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	133	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	16	12.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	7	5.3
3 or 4 years	9	6.8
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	16	12.0
Who are female	7	5.3
Who are married	9	6.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,730	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	645	8.3
Kindergarten	381	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,534	45.7
High school (grades 9-12)	2,058	26.6
College or graduate school	1,112	14.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,270	100.0
Less than 9th grade	132	0.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	193	1.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,847	12.1
Some college, no degree	1,669	10.9
Associate's degree	988	6.5
Bachelor's degree	5,715	37.4
Graduate or professional degree	4,726	30.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	68.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,542	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,172	7.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,769	100.0
Same house	21,646	91.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,766	7.4
Same county	1,059	4.5
Different county	707	3.0
Same state	29	0.1
Different state	678	2.9
Abroad	357	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,905	100.0
Native	21,404	89.5
Born in United States	21,096	88.2
State of residence	6,504	27.2
Different state	14,592	61.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	308	1.3
Foreign born	2,501	10.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,501	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,324	52.9
Not a U.S. citizen	1,177	47.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,809	100.0

Native	308	11.0
Entered 2000 or later	52	1.9
Entered before 2000	256	9.1

Foreign born	2,501	89.0
Entered 2000 or later	770	27.4
Entered before 2000	1,731	61.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,501	100.0
Europe	1,134	45.3
Asia	711	28.4
Africa	58	2.3
Oceania	62	2.5
Latin America	276	11.0
Northern America	260	10.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,516	100.0
English only	19,981	88.7
Language other than English	2,535	11.3
Speak English less than "very well"	399	1.8
Spanish	648	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	114	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,458	6.5
Speak English less than "very well"	224	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	339	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.2
Other languages	90	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	26	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,905	100.0
American	932	3.9
Arab	130	0.5
Czech	263	1.1
Danish	134	0.6
Dutch	315	1.3
English	3,340	14.0
French (except Basque)	921	3.9
French Canadian	373	1.6
German	4,021	16.8
Greek	179	0.7
Hungarian	424	1.8
Irish	6,114	25.6
Italian	5,372	22.5
Lithuanian	81	0.3
Norwegian	235	1.0
Polish	1,644	6.9
Portuguese	88	0.4
Russian	819	3.4
Scotch-Irish	555	2.3
Scottish	877	3.7
Slovak	156	0.7
Subsaharan African	73	0.3
Swedish	450	1.9
Swiss	103	0.4
Ukrainian	174	0.7
Welsh	162	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	37	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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