Somers School District, CT (0904140) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Somers School District, CT (0904140)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Somers 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	3,090	100.0
Family households (families)	2,682	86.8
With own children under 18 years	1,243	40.2
Married-couple family	2,394	77.5
With own children under 18 years	1,139	36.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	74	2.4
With own children under 18 years	34	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	214	6.9
With own children under 18 years	70	2.3
Nonfamily households	408	13.2
Householder living alone	319	10.3
65 years and over	170	5.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,273	41.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	937	30.3

Average household size	2.84
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	8,788	100.0
Householder	3,090	35.2
Spouse	2,358	26.8
Child	2,954	33.6
Other relatives	238	2.7
Nonrelatives	148	1.7
Unmarried partner	97	1.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,536	100.0
Never married	2,121	38.3
Now married, except separated	2,711	49.0
Separated	59	1.1
Widowed	106	1.9
Divorced	539	9.7

Females 15 years and over	3,569	100.0
Never married	596	16.7
Now married, except separated	2,398	67.2
Separated	8	0.2
Widowed	303	8.5
Divorced	264	7.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	76	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	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	156
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	120	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	18	15.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	18	15.0
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	18	15.0
Who are female	9	7.5
Who are married	18	15.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,811	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	167	5.9
Kindergarten	64	2.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,139	40.5
High school (grades 9-12)	780	27.7
College or graduate school	661	23.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	7,823	100.0
Less than 9th grade	187	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	789	10.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,347	30.0
Some college, no degree	1,320	16.9
Associate's degree	852	10.9
Bachelor's degree	1,296	16.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,032	13.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	8,711	100.0
Civilian veterans	922	10.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	10,914	100.0
Same house	9,530	87.3
Different house in the U.S.	1,384	12.7
Same county	80	0.7
Different county	1,304	11.9
Same state	1,140	10.4
Different state	164	1.5
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	10,980	100.0
Native	10,634	96.8
Born in United States	10,237	93.2
State of residence	5,383	49.0
Different state	4,854	44.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	397	3.6
Foreign born	346	3.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	346	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	227	65.6
Not a U.S. citizen	119	34.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	743	100.0

Native	397	53.4
Entered 2000 or later	32	4.3
Entered before 2000	365	49.1

Foreign born	346	46.6
Entered 2000 or later	22	3.0
Entered before 2000	324	43.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	346	100.0
Europe	72	20.8
Asia	51	14.7
Africa	10	2.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	139	40.2
Northern America	74	21.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	10,551	100.0
English only	9,402	89.1
Language other than English	1,149	10.9
Speak English less than "very well"	292	2.8
Spanish	720	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	267	2.5
Other Indo-European languages	420	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	9	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	10,980	100.0
American	175	1.6
Arab	32	0.3
Czech	60	0.5
Danish	45	0.4
Dutch	72	0.7
English	1,893	17.2
French (except Basque)	1,540	14.0
French Canadian	562	5.1
German	1,209	11.0
Greek	18	0.2
Hungarian	35	0.3
Irish	2,612	23.8
Italian	1,734	15.8
Lithuanian	131	1.2
Norwegian	88	0.8
Polish	1,257	11.4
Portuguese	291	2.7
Russian	49	0.4
Scotch-Irish	187	1.7
Scottish	254	2.3
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	48	0.4
Swedish	167	1.5
Swiss	13	0.1
Ukrainian	13	0.1
Welsh	34	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	104	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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