Suffield School District, CT (0904470) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Suffield School District, CT (0904470)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Suffield 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	4,935	100.0
Family households (families)	3,387	68.6
With own children under 18 years	1,540	31.2
Married-couple family	2,912	59.0
With own children under 18 years	1,326	26.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	130	2.6
With own children under 18 years	63	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	345	7.0
With own children under 18 years	151	3.1
Nonfamily households	1,548	31.4
Householder living alone	1,216	24.6
65 years and over	472	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,627	33.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,311	26.6

Average household size	2.59
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,759	100.0
Householder	4,935	38.7
Spouse	2,913	22.8
Child	4,100	32.1
Other relatives	313	2.5
Nonrelatives	498	3.9
Unmarried partner	234	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,274	100.0
Never married	2,900	39.9
Now married, except separated	3,213	44.2
Separated	174	2.4
Widowed	142	2.0
Divorced	845	11.6

Females 15 years and over	5,244	100.0
Never married	996	19.0
Now married, except separated	2,994	57.1
Separated	86	1.6
Widowed	634	12.1
Divorced	534	10.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	121	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	19	15.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	18
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	166
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	149	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	50	33.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	15	10.1
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	35	23.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	50	33.6
Who are female	35	23.5
Who are married	30	20.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,805	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	355	9.3
Kindergarten	147	3.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,554	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	893	23.5
College or graduate school	856	22.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,891	100.0
Less than 9th grade	260	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	775	7.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,970	27.3
Some college, no degree	1,857	17.1
Associate's degree	1,036	9.5
Bachelor's degree	2,446	22.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,547	14.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,042	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,368	11.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,920	100.0
Same house	12,584	84.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,324	15.6
Same county	1,452	9.7
Different county	872	5.8
Same state	634	4.2
Different state	238	1.6
Abroad	12	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,027	100.0
Native	14,211	94.6
Born in United States	13,903	92.5
State of residence	7,416	49.4
Different state	6,487	43.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	308	2.0
Foreign born	816	5.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	816	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	463	56.7
Not a U.S. citizen	353	43.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,124	100.0

Native	308	27.4
Entered 2000 or later	44	3.9
Entered before 2000	264	23.5

Foreign born	816	72.6
Entered 2000 or later	153	13.6
Entered before 2000	663	59.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	816	100.0
Europe	292	35.8
Asia	255	31.3
Africa	31	3.8
Oceania	8	1.0
Latin America	161	19.7
Northern America	69	8.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,385	100.0
English only	12,411	86.3
Language other than English	1,974	13.7
Speak English less than "very well"	379	2.6
Spanish	784	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	224	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	710	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	132	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	427	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other languages	53	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	15,027	100.0
American	373	2.5
Arab	40	0.3
Czech	86	0.6
Danish	23	0.2
Dutch	166	1.1
English	2,253	15.0
French (except Basque)	1,505	10.0
French Canadian	928	6.2
German	1,457	9.7
Greek	187	1.2
Hungarian	98	0.7
Irish	3,227	21.5
Italian	2,694	17.9
Lithuanian	112	0.7
Norwegian	27	0.2
Polish	1,878	12.5
Portuguese	63	0.4
Russian	200	1.3
Scotch-Irish	262	1.7
Scottish	619	4.1
Slovak	102	0.7
Subsaharan African	128	0.9
Swedish	235	1.6
Swiss	61	0.4
Ukrainian	22	0.1
Welsh	81	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	146	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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