West Haven School District, CT (0904950) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Haven School District, CT (0904950)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Haven 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	20,651	100.0
Family households (families)	13,416	65.0
With own children under 18 years	6,073	29.4
Married-couple family	8,883	43.0
With own children under 18 years	3,796	18.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,181	5.7
With own children under 18 years	552	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,352	16.2
With own children under 18 years	1,725	8.4
Nonfamily households	7,235	35.0
Householder living alone	6,031	29.2
65 years and over	2,174	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,675	32.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,852	23.5

Average household size	2.49
Average family size	3.10

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	51,412	100.0
Householder	20,651	40.2
Spouse	8,903	17.3
Child	15,133	29.4
Other relatives	4,187	8.1
Nonrelatives	2,538	4.9
Unmarried partner	1,078	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	20,686	100.0
Never married	7,702	37.2
Now married, except separated	9,958	48.1
Separated	407	2.0
Widowed	594	2.9
Divorced	2,025	9.8

Females 15 years and over	22,622	100.0
Never married	7,323	32.4
Now married, except separated	9,575	42.3
Separated	580	2.6
Widowed	2,547	11.3
Divorced	2,597	11.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	692	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	326	47.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,118	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	340	30.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	27	2.4
1 or 2 years	110	9.8
3 or 4 years	107	9.6
5 or more years	96	8.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	340	30.4
Who are female	205	18.3
Who are married	216	19.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,921	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	782	6.1
Kindergarten	568	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,238	40.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,621	20.3
College or graduate school	3,712	28.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	36,120	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,467	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,851	7.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,401	39.9
Some college, no degree	6,475	17.9
Associate's degree	2,871	7.9
Bachelor's degree	5,043	14.0
Graduate or professional degree	3,012	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	41,368	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,887	9.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	52,055	100.0
Same house	44,196	84.9
Different house in the U.S.	7,627	14.7
Same county	5,057	9.7
Different county	2,570	4.9
Same state	1,435	2.8
Different state	1,135	2.2
Abroad	232	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	52,727	100.0
Native	45,255	85.8
Born in United States	43,784	83.0
State of residence	33,948	64.4
Different state	9,836	18.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,471	2.8
Foreign born	7,472	14.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,472	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,665	35.7
Not a U.S. citizen	4,807	64.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,943	100.0

Native	1,471	16.4
Entered 2000 or later	291	3.3
Entered before 2000	1,180	13.2

Foreign born	7,472	83.6
Entered 2000 or later	2,057	23.0
Entered before 2000	5,415	60.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,472	100.0
Europe	1,330	17.8
Asia	1,588	21.3
Africa	1,544	20.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,977	39.8
Northern America	33	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	49,638	100.0
English only	39,905	80.4
Language other than English	9,733	19.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,319	6.7
Spanish	4,572	9.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,493	3.0
Other Indo-European languages	3,103	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,074	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	904	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	423	0.9
Other languages	1,154	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	329	0.7

ANCESTRY
Total population	52,727	100.0
American	905	1.7
Arab	604	1.1
Czech	128	0.2
Danish	60	0.1
Dutch	125	0.2
English	3,566	6.8
French (except Basque)	1,859	3.5
French Canadian	672	1.3
German	4,136	7.8
Greek	447	0.8
Hungarian	454	0.9
Irish	10,037	19.0
Italian	14,494	27.5
Lithuanian	107	0.2
Norwegian	123	0.2
Polish	2,564	4.9
Portuguese	479	0.9
Russian	808	1.5
Scotch-Irish	547	1.0
Scottish	371	0.7
Slovak	525	1.0
Subsaharan African	2,157	4.1
Swedish	529	1.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	247	0.5
Welsh	100	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,385	2.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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