Norwich, CT Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,914 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 501 | 5.6 |
Kindergarten | 679 | 7.6 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,954 | 44.4 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,169 | 24.3 |
College or graduate school | 1,611 | 18.1 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 24,125 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,925 | 8.0 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,033 | 12.6 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,315 | 34.5 |
Some college, no degree | 4,847 | 20.1 |
Associate degree | 1,447 | 6.0 |
Bachelor's degree | 2,588 | 10.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,970 | 8.2 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.9 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 28,917 | 100.0 |
Never married | 8,715 | 30.1 |
Now married, except separated | 13,444 | 46.5 |
Separated | 740 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 2,312 | 8.0 |
Female | 1,883 | 6.5 |
Divorced | 3,706 | 12.8 |
Female | 2,092 | 7.2 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 495 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 218 | 44.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,088 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 4,424 | 16.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 7,753 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 889 | 11.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 20,427 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 4,931 | 24.1 |
Percent employed | 59.1 | (X) |
No disability | 15,496 | 75.9 |
Percent employed | 82.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 5,121 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,236 | 43.7 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 33,986 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 17,465 | 51.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 15,794 | 46.5 |
Same county | 10,865 | 32.0 |
Different county | 4,929 | 14.5 |
Same state | 1,985 | 5.8 |
Different state | 2,944 | 8.7 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 727 | 2.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 36,117 | 100.0 |
Native | 33,721 | 93.4 |
Born in United States | 32,576 | 90.2 |
State of residence | 21,789 | 60.3 |
Different state | 10,787 | 29.9 |
Born outside United States | 1,145 | 3.2 |
Foreign born | 2,396 | 6.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 963 | 2.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,352 | 3.7 |
Not a citizen | 1,044 | 2.9 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,396 | 100.0 |
Europe | 619 | 25.8 |
Asia | 564 | 23.5 |
Africa | 266 | 11.1 |
Oceania | 9 | 0.4 |
Latin America | 693 | 28.9 |
Northern America | 245 | 10.2 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 33,986 | 100.0 |
English only | 29,236 | 86.0 |
Language other than English | 4,750 | 14.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,859 | 5.5 |
Spanish | 1,967 | 5.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 907 | 2.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,267 | 6.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 755 | 2.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 411 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 171 | 0.5 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 36,117 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 42,720 | 118.3 |
Arab | 161 | 0.4 |
Czech1 | 90 | 0.2 |
Danish | 133 | 0.4 |
Dutch | 421 | 1.2 |
English | 3,618 | 10.0 |
French (except Basque)1 | 4,667 | 12.9 |
French Canadian1 | 2,535 | 7.0 |
German | 3,250 | 9.0 |
Greek | 298 | 0.8 |
Hungarian | 191 | 0.5 |
Irish1 | 5,751 | 15.9 |
Italian | 4,242 | 11.7 |
Lithuanian | 125 | 0.3 |
Norwegian | 311 | 0.9 |
Polish | 4,324 | 12.0 |
Portuguese | 529 | 1.5 |
Russian | 691 | 1.9 |
Scotch-Irish | 388 | 1.1 |
Scottish | 805 | 2.2 |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 498 | 1.4 |
Swedish | 498 | 1.4 |
Swiss | 16 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 191 | 0.5 |
United States or American | 1,461 | 4.0 |
Welsh | 138 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 466 | 1.3 |
Other ancestries | 6,910 | 19.1 |
(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 |