Westerly School District, RI (4401170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Westerly School District, RI (4401170)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Westerly School District, RI 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	9,710	100.0
Family households (families)	6,086	62.7
With own children under 18 years	2,428	25.0
Married-couple family	4,927	50.7
With own children under 18 years	1,772	18.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	260	2.7
With own children under 18 years	173	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	899	9.3
With own children under 18 years	483	5.0
Nonfamily households	3,624	37.3
Householder living alone	2,890	29.8
65 years and over	1,103	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,604	26.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,609	26.9

Average household size	2.37
Average family size	2.99

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,051	100.0
Householder	9,710	42.1
Spouse	5,043	21.9
Child	6,492	28.2
Other relatives	588	2.6
Nonrelatives	1,218	5.3
Unmarried partner	722	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,534	100.0
Never married	3,184	33.4
Now married, except separated	5,147	54.0
Separated	119	1.2
Widowed	303	3.2
Divorced	781	8.2

Females 15 years and over	10,062	100.0
Never married	2,202	21.9
Now married, except separated	5,246	52.1
Separated	137	1.4
Widowed	1,143	11.4
Divorced	1,334	13.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	170	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	70	41.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	164	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	48	29.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	34	20.7
5 or more years	14	8.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	48	29.3
Who are female	25	15.2
Who are married	48	29.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,760	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	345	6.0
Kindergarten	243	4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,314	40.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,203	20.9
College or graduate school	1,655	28.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,099	100.0
Less than 9th grade	566	3.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,825	11.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,941	30.7
Some college, no degree	2,595	16.1
Associate's degree	1,394	8.7
Bachelor's degree	2,975	18.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,803	11.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	29.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,762	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,325	12.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	23,240	100.0
Same house	20,347	87.6
Different house in the U.S.	2,859	12.3
Same county	1,796	7.7
Different county	1,063	4.6
Same state	311	1.3
Different state	752	3.2
Abroad	34	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,418	100.0
Native	22,114	94.4
Born in United States	21,963	93.8
State of residence	13,448	57.4
Different state	8,515	36.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	151	0.6
Foreign born	1,304	5.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,304	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	792	60.7
Not a U.S. citizen	512	39.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,455	100.0

Native	151	10.4
Entered 2000 or later	7	0.5
Entered before 2000	144	9.9

Foreign born	1,304	89.6
Entered 2000 or later	176	12.1
Entered before 2000	1,128	77.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,304	100.0
Europe	648	49.7
Asia	358	27.5
Africa	115	8.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	135	10.4
Northern America	48	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	22,398	100.0
English only	20,256	90.4
Language other than English	2,142	9.6
Speak English less than "very well"	917	4.1
Spanish	294	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	118	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,311	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	486	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	486	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	313	1.4
Other languages	51	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,418	100.0
American	375	1.6
Arab	167	0.7
Czech	93	0.4
Danish	8	0.0
Dutch	185	0.8
English	3,640	15.5
French (except Basque)	2,365	10.1
French Canadian	957	4.1
German	2,392	10.2
Greek	23	0.1
Hungarian	101	0.4
Irish	5,101	21.8
Italian	8,486	36.2
Lithuanian	29	0.1
Norwegian	217	0.9
Polish	1,222	5.2
Portuguese	909	3.9
Russian	301	1.3
Scotch-Irish	441	1.9
Scottish	1,185	5.1
Slovak	32	0.1
Subsaharan African	35	0.1
Swedish	517	2.2
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	59	0.3
Welsh	72	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	153	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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