Waterford School District, CT (0904860) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Waterford School District, CT (0904860)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Waterford 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	7,796	100.0
Family households (families)	5,150	66.1
With own children under 18 years	2,059	26.4
Married-couple family	4,352	55.8
With own children under 18 years	1,620	20.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	298	3.8
With own children under 18 years	186	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	500	6.4
With own children under 18 years	253	3.2
Nonfamily households	2,646	33.9
Householder living alone	2,205	28.3
65 years and over	962	12.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,246	28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,469	31.7

Average household size	2.36
Average family size	2.94

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,408	100.0
Householder	7,796	42.4
Spouse	4,378	23.8
Child	4,719	25.6
Other relatives	874	4.7
Nonrelatives	641	3.5
Unmarried partner	354	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,495	100.0
Never married	2,002	26.7
Now married, except separated	4,557	60.8
Separated	40	0.5
Widowed	282	3.8
Divorced	614	8.2

Females 15 years and over	8,124	100.0
Never married	1,626	20.0
Now married, except separated	4,570	56.3
Separated	90	1.1
Widowed	999	12.3
Divorced	839	10.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	98	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	20	20.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	11
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	4

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	445	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	222	49.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	55	12.4
1 or 2 years	29	6.5
3 or 4 years	82	18.4
5 or more years	56	12.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	222	49.9
Who are female	132	29.7
Who are married	197	44.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,304	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	245	5.7
Kindergarten	196	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,015	46.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,094	25.4
College or graduate school	754	17.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,880	100.0
Less than 9th grade	330	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	790	5.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,328	31.2
Some college, no degree	2,346	16.9
Associate's degree	1,077	7.8
Bachelor's degree	2,666	19.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,343	16.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,803	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,254	15.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,765	100.0
Same house	17,403	92.7
Different house in the U.S.	1,345	7.2
Same county	825	4.4
Different county	520	2.8
Same state	227	1.2
Different state	293	1.6
Abroad	17	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,866	100.0
Native	17,616	93.4
Born in United States	17,453	92.5
State of residence	11,896	63.1
Different state	5,557	29.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	163	0.9
Foreign born	1,250	6.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,250	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	927	74.2
Not a U.S. citizen	323	25.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,413	100.0

Native	163	11.5
Entered 2000 or later	16	1.1
Entered before 2000	147	10.4

Foreign born	1,250	88.5
Entered 2000 or later	174	12.3
Entered before 2000	1,076	76.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,250	100.0
Europe	461	36.9
Asia	479	38.3
Africa	54	4.3
Oceania	12	1.0
Latin America	205	16.4
Northern America	39	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,139	100.0
English only	16,713	92.1
Language other than English	1,426	7.9
Speak English less than "very well"	322	1.8
Spanish	239	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	650	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	128	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	424	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	155	0.9
Other languages	113	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,866	100.0
American	1,050	5.6
Arab	167	0.9
Czech	62	0.3
Danish	62	0.3
Dutch	247	1.3
English	2,903	15.4
French (except Basque)	1,570	8.3
French Canadian	680	3.6
German	2,205	11.7
Greek	431	2.3
Hungarian	192	1.0
Irish	3,720	19.7
Italian	4,559	24.2
Lithuanian	230	1.2
Norwegian	142	0.8
Polish	1,544	8.2
Portuguese	479	2.5
Russian	361	1.9
Scotch-Irish	494	2.6
Scottish	855	4.5
Slovak	97	0.5
Subsaharan African	49	0.3
Swedish	465	2.5
Swiss	22	0.1
Ukrainian	141	0.7
Welsh	186	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	31	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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