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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Connecticut

Social Statistics

Shelton, Connecticut

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,416100.0
Nursery school, preschool7598.1
Kindergarten5616.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,15844.2
High school (grades 9-12)2,06421.9
College or graduate school1,87419.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over27,013100.0
Less than 9th grade1,2174.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,2228.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,88329.2
Some college, no degree5,44920.2
Associate degree2,1638.0
Bachelor's degree4,99818.5
Graduate or professional degree3,08111.4
Percent high school graduate or higher87.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher29.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over30,619100.0
Never married7,00322.9
Now married, except separated18,77861.3
Separated1380.5
Widowed2,5628.4
Female
2,0616.7
Divorced2,1387.0
Female
1,4064.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years695100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11116.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over29,170100.0
Civilian veterans3,67512.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,463100.0
With a disability4526.1
Population 21 to 64 years22,662100.0
With a disability2,63411.6
Percent employed
66.5(X)
No disability20,02888.4
Percent employed
84.0(X)
Population 65 years and over5,062100.0
With a disability1,96438.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over35,749100.0
Same house in 199523,26365.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199511,95433.4
Same county
8,32923.3
Different county
3,62510.1
Same state
1,8925.3
Different state
1,7334.8
Elsewhere in 19955321.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population38,101100.0
Native34,49390.5
Born in United States
34,16889.7
State of residence
26,32369.1
Different state
7,84520.6
Born outside United States
3250.9
Foreign born3,6089.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8702.3
Naturalized citizen
2,2786.0
Not a citizen
1,3303.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,608100.0
Europe2,08157.7
Asia75120.8
Africa631.7
Oceania00.0
Latin America56015.5
Northern America1534.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over35,749100.0
English only30,50585.3
Language other than English5,24414.7
Speak English less than 'very well
1,7885.0
Spanish
1,1043.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3761.1
Other Indo-European languages
3,5399.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0783.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4771.3
Speak English less than "very well"
3090.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population38,101100.0

Total ancestries reported

49,598130.2
Arab1510.4
Czech16581.7
Danish1620.4
Dutch2830.7
English4,21211.1
French (except Basque)11,4723.9
French Canadian17842.1
German4,26711.2
Greek4381.1
Hungarian1,4233.7
Irish16,74117.7
Italian10,81628.4
Lithuanian3140.8
Norwegian1990.5
Polish5,22813.7
Portuguese1,0142.7
Russian1,0002.6
Scotch-Irish3380.9
Scottish8402.2
Slovak1,5884.2
Subsaharan African820.2
Swedish7381.9
Swiss850.2
Ukrainian5521.4
United States or American1,2803.4
Welsh1770.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)970.3
Other ancestries4,65912.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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