Waterbury, CT Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school27,877100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,9807.1
Kindergarten1,8236.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)13,28147.6
High school (grades 9-12)6,12822.0
College or graduate school4,66516.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over69,791100.0
Less than 9th grade8,20511.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma11,53616.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)23,96134.3
Some college, no degree11,82116.9
Associate degree4,5906.6
Bachelor's degree6,0428.7
Graduate or professional degree3,6365.2
Percent high school graduate or higher71.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over82,875100.0
Never married27,27532.9
Now married, except separated37,26545.0
Separated1,8862.3
Widowed7,3148.8
Female
5,8807.1
Divorced9,13511.0
Female
5,3406.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,303100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren94140.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over78,844100.0
Civilian veterans8,75011.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years24,066100.0
With a disability2,2669.4
Population 21 to 64 years58,414100.0
With a disability14,82025.4
Percent employed
56.6(X)
No disability43,59474.6
Percent employed
75.0(X)
Population 65 years and over14,911100.0
With a disability6,39742.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over99,037100.0
Same house in 199551,94552.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199542,36242.8
Same county
31,80332.1
Different county
10,55910.7
Same state
5,0245.1
Different state
5,5355.6
Elsewhere in 19954,7304.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population107,271100.0
Native94,32187.9
Born in United States
85,27479.5
State of residence
68,74764.1
Different state
16,52715.4
Born outside United States
9,0478.4
Foreign born12,95012.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5,1424.8
Naturalized citizen
6,1175.7
Not a citizen
6,8336.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)12,950100.0
Europe5,53242.7
Asia1,66312.8
Africa5174.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America4,79537.0
Northern America4433.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over99,037100.0
English only69,24569.9
Language other than English29,79230.1
Speak English less than 'very well
13,46013.6
Spanish
17,89918.1
Speak English less than "very well"
8,0038.1
Other Indo-European languages
10,35010.5
Speak English less than "very well"
4,7054.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8220.8
Speak English less than "very well"
4600.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population107,271100.0

Total ancestries reported

114,034106.3
Arab9270.9
Czech11670.2
Danish910.1
Dutch4400.4
English4,0533.8
French (except Basque)16,0875.7
French Canadian12,7572.6
German4,3604.1
Greek5940.6
Hungarian4750.4
Irish112,53711.7
Italian24,47622.8
Lithuanian2,4752.3
Norwegian1920.2
Polish3,3293.1
Portuguese2,0231.9
Russian7130.7
Scotch-Irish5330.5
Scottish9550.9
Slovak1560.1
Subsaharan African1,6581.5
Swedish6570.6
Swiss840.1
Ukrainian2270.2
United States or American2,1382.0
Welsh1980.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,8301.7
Other ancestries39,90237.2
(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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