West Hartford School District, CT (0904920) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Hartford School District, CT (0904920)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Hartford 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	23,387	100.0
Family households (families)	15,308	65.5
With own children under 18 years	7,376	31.5
Married-couple family	12,388	53.0
With own children under 18 years	5,828	24.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	762	3.3
With own children under 18 years	374	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,158	9.2
With own children under 18 years	1,174	5.0
Nonfamily households	8,079	34.5
Householder living alone	6,896	29.5
65 years and over	3,228	13.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,697	32.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,892	29.5

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	57,774	100.0
Householder	23,387	40.5
Spouse	12,363	21.4
Child	17,779	30.8
Other relatives	2,130	3.7
Nonrelatives	2,115	3.7
Unmarried partner	917	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	22,533	100.0
Never married	6,911	30.7
Now married, except separated	13,149	58.4
Separated	60	0.3
Widowed	703	3.1
Divorced	1,710	7.6

Females 15 years and over	26,770	100.0
Never married	7,408	27.7
Now married, except separated	13,089	48.9
Separated	319	1.2
Widowed	3,260	12.2
Divorced	2,694	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	670	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	45	6.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	8
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	645	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	121	18.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	50	7.8
1 or 2 years	31	4.8
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	40	6.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	121	18.8
Who are female	77	11.9
Who are married	121	18.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	16,669	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,265	7.6
Kindergarten	451	2.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,236	37.4
High school (grades 9-12)	3,664	22.0
College or graduate school	5,053	30.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	41,534	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,349	3.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,539	3.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,722	16.2
Some college, no degree	5,073	12.2
Associate's degree	2,680	6.5
Bachelor's degree	11,209	27.0
Graduate or professional degree	12,962	31.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	58.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,584	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,562	7.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	59,930	100.0
Same house	52,871	88.2
Different house in the U.S.	6,682	11.1
Same county	4,322	7.2
Different county	2,360	3.9
Same state	594	1.0
Different state	1,766	2.9
Abroad	377	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	60,573	100.0
Native	50,409	83.2
Born in United States	48,765	80.5
State of residence	30,750	50.8
Different state	18,015	29.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,644	2.7
Foreign born	10,164	16.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	10,164	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,870	57.8
Not a U.S. citizen	4,294	42.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	11,808	100.0

Native	1,644	13.9
Entered 2000 or later	224	1.9
Entered before 2000	1,420	12.0

Foreign born	10,164	86.1
Entered 2000 or later	2,334	19.8
Entered before 2000	7,830	66.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	10,164	100.0
Europe	3,712	36.5
Asia	3,703	36.4
Africa	147	1.4
Oceania	9	0.1
Latin America	2,120	20.9
Northern America	473	4.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	56,961	100.0
English only	43,311	76.0
Language other than English	13,650	24.0
Speak English less than "very well"	5,308	9.3
Spanish	4,861	8.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,446	2.5
Other Indo-European languages	5,710	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,438	4.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,495	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,339	2.4
Other languages	584	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	85	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	60,573	100.0
American	2,065	3.4
Arab	487	0.8
Czech	192	0.3
Danish	216	0.4
Dutch	565	0.9
English	5,743	9.5
French (except Basque)	2,685	4.4
French Canadian	1,513	2.5
German	6,040	10.0
Greek	580	1.0
Hungarian	609	1.0
Irish	11,763	19.4
Italian	8,112	13.4
Lithuanian	643	1.1
Norwegian	291	0.5
Polish	4,195	6.9
Portuguese	1,260	2.1
Russian	3,198	5.3
Scotch-Irish	1,100	1.8
Scottish	1,411	2.3
Slovak	149	0.2
Subsaharan African	258	0.4
Swedish	1,653	2.7
Swiss	98	0.2
Ukrainian	832	1.4
Welsh	453	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,068	1.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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