Shelton School District, CT (0904050) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Shelton School District, CT (0904050)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shelton 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	14,895	100.0
Family households (families)	10,527	70.7
With own children under 18 years	4,547	30.5
Married-couple family	8,752	58.8
With own children under 18 years	3,643	24.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	622	4.2
With own children under 18 years	347	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,153	7.7
With own children under 18 years	557	3.7
Nonfamily households	4,368	29.3
Householder living alone	3,747	25.2
65 years and over	1,637	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,824	32.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,438	29.8

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,767	100.0
Householder	14,895	38.4
Spouse	8,782	22.7
Child	12,124	31.3
Other relatives	1,781	4.6
Nonrelatives	1,185	3.1
Unmarried partner	797	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,092	100.0
Never married	4,633	28.8
Now married, except separated	9,227	57.3
Separated	119	0.7
Widowed	662	4.1
Divorced	1,451	9.0

Females 15 years and over	16,783	100.0
Never married	3,805	22.7
Now married, except separated	9,301	55.4
Separated	91	0.5
Widowed	2,081	12.4
Divorced	1,505	9.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	428	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	62	14.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	16
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	25

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	657	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	213	32.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	45	6.8
1 or 2 years	93	14.2
3 or 4 years	23	3.5
5 or more years	52	7.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	213	32.4
Who are female	116	17.7
Who are married	176	26.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,542	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	708	7.4
Kindergarten	393	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,571	37.4
High school (grades 9-12)	2,514	26.3
College or graduate school	2,356	24.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	28,236	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,102	3.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,657	5.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,071	32.1
Some college, no degree	4,872	17.3
Associate's degree	2,380	8.4
Bachelor's degree	5,196	18.4
Graduate or professional degree	3,958	14.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,122	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,174	10.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	39,294	100.0
Same house	36,281	92.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,947	7.5
Same county	1,881	4.8
Different county	1,066	2.7
Same state	640	1.6
Different state	426	1.1
Abroad	66	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	39,669	100.0
Native	35,103	88.5
Born in United States	34,594	87.2
State of residence	27,079	68.3
Different state	7,515	18.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	509	1.3
Foreign born	4,566	11.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,566	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,969	65.0
Not a U.S. citizen	1,597	35.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,075	100.0

Native	509	10.0
Entered 2000 or later	89	1.8
Entered before 2000	420	8.3

Foreign born	4,566	90.0
Entered 2000 or later	566	11.2
Entered before 2000	4,000	78.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,566	100.0
Europe	2,767	60.6
Asia	674	14.8
Africa	144	3.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	860	18.8
Northern America	121	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	37,649	100.0
English only	31,199	82.9
Language other than English	6,450	17.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,952	5.2
Spanish	1,541	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	423	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	4,231	11.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,233	3.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	453	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	206	0.5
Other languages	225	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	90	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	39,669	100.0
American	967	2.4
Arab	171	0.4
Czech	384	1.0
Danish	210	0.5
Dutch	462	1.2
English	4,317	10.9
French (except Basque)	1,657	4.2
French Canadian	976	2.5
German	4,550	11.5
Greek	308	0.8
Hungarian	1,418	3.6
Irish	7,637	19.3
Italian	10,330	26.0
Lithuanian	425	1.1
Norwegian	93	0.2
Polish	4,752	12.0
Portuguese	1,722	4.3
Russian	1,330	3.4
Scotch-Irish	446	1.1
Scottish	686	1.7
Slovak	1,259	3.2
Subsaharan African	144	0.4
Swedish	866	2.2
Swiss	38	0.1
Ukrainian	416	1.0
Welsh	102	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	437	1.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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