Westport School District, CT (0905040) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Westport School District, CT (0905040)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Westport 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	9,499	100.0
Family households (families)	7,347	77.3
With own children under 18 years	3,984	41.9
Married-couple family	6,483	68.2
With own children under 18 years	3,438	36.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	174	1.8
With own children under 18 years	64	0.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	690	7.3
With own children under 18 years	482	5.1
Nonfamily households	2,152	22.7
Householder living alone	1,875	19.7
65 years and over	890	9.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,044	42.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,712	28.6

Average household size	2.77
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	26,299	100.0
Householder	9,499	36.1
Spouse	6,529	24.8
Child	9,313	35.4
Other relatives	435	1.7
Nonrelatives	523	2.0
Unmarried partner	242	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,475	100.0
Never married	1,943	20.5
Now married, except separated	6,608	69.7
Separated	62	0.7
Widowed	314	3.3
Divorced	548	5.8

Females 15 years and over	10,386	100.0
Never married	1,875	18.1
Now married, except separated	6,588	63.4
Separated	165	1.6
Widowed	730	7.0
Divorced	1,028	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	286	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	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	46

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	177	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	61	34.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	17	9.6
5 or more years	44	24.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	61	34.5
Who are female	42	23.7
Who are married	39	22.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,959	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	925	11.6
Kindergarten	520	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,865	48.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,696	21.3
College or graduate school	953	12.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,465	100.0
Less than 9th grade	252	1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	239	1.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,375	7.9
Some college, no degree	1,836	10.5
Associate's degree	801	4.6
Bachelor's degree	6,675	38.2
Graduate or professional degree	6,287	36.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	74.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,542	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,641	8.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,184	100.0
Same house	24,331	92.9
Different house in the U.S.	1,758	6.7
Same county	1,321	5.0
Different county	437	1.7
Same state	38	0.1
Different state	399	1.5
Abroad	95	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,443	100.0
Native	23,427	88.6
Born in United States	23,224	87.8
State of residence	7,866	29.7
Different state	15,358	58.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	203	0.8
Foreign born	3,016	11.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,016	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,713	56.8
Not a U.S. citizen	1,303	43.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,219	100.0

Native	203	6.3
Entered 2000 or later	61	1.9
Entered before 2000	142	4.4

Foreign born	3,016	93.7
Entered 2000 or later	524	16.3
Entered before 2000	2,492	77.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,016	100.0
Europe	1,637	54.3
Asia	612	20.3
Africa	73	2.4
Oceania	104	3.4
Latin America	389	12.9
Northern America	201	6.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,766	100.0
English only	21,485	86.8
Language other than English	3,281	13.2
Speak English less than "very well"	518	2.1
Spanish	768	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	135	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	2,105	8.5
Speak English less than "very well"	303	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	257	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	80	0.3
Other languages	151	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,443	100.0
American	1,215	4.6
Arab	71	0.3
Czech	188	0.7
Danish	50	0.2
Dutch	311	1.2
English	3,583	13.5
French (except Basque)	820	3.1
French Canadian	474	1.8
German	3,278	12.4
Greek	674	2.5
Hungarian	488	1.8
Irish	4,429	16.7
Italian	4,468	16.9
Lithuanian	121	0.5
Norwegian	307	1.2
Polish	1,982	7.5
Portuguese	67	0.3
Russian	2,566	9.7
Scotch-Irish	467	1.8
Scottish	854	3.2
Slovak	215	0.8
Subsaharan African	74	0.3
Swedish	329	1.2
Swiss	222	0.8
Ukrainian	174	0.7
Welsh	223	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	46	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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