Litchfield County, CT Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Litchfield county connecticut dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 45,238 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 3,338 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 2,428 | 5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,728 | 48.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 10,352 | 22.9 |
| College or graduate school | 7,392 | 16.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 127,305 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 5,631 | 4.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,332 | 9.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 39,949 | 31.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 24,120 | 18.9 |
| Associate degree | 10,308 | 8.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 20,901 | 16.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 14,064 | 11.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 145,063 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 32,837 | 22.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 86,434 | 59.6 |
| Separated | 1,560 | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 10,188 | 7.0 |
Female | 8,294 | 5.7 |
| Divorced | 14,044 | 9.7 |
Female | 8,123 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,202 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 682 | 31.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 137,478 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 19,103 | 13.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 38,415 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,760 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 106,762 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 16,166 | 15.1 |
Percent employed | 68.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 90,596 | 84.9 |
Percent employed | 83.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 24,538 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,670 | 35.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 171,567 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 109,368 | 63.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 60,387 | 35.2 |
Same county | 33,783 | 19.7 |
Different county | 26,604 | 15.5 |
Same state | 15,625 | 9.1 |
Different state | 10,979 | 6.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,812 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 182,193 | 100.0 |
| Native | 172,295 | 94.6 |
Born in United States | 170,920 | 93.8 |
State of residence | 121,015 | 66.4 |
Different state | 49,905 | 27.4 |
Born outside United States | 1,375 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 9,898 | 5.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,575 | 1.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 5,928 | 3.3 |
Not a citizen | 3,970 | 2.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 9,892 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,106 | 51.6 |
| Asia | 1,979 | 20.0 |
| Africa | 175 | 1.8 |
| Oceania | 54 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 1,659 | 16.8 |
| Northern America | 919 | 9.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 171,567 | 100.0 |
| English only | 157,582 | 91.8 |
| Language other than English | 13,985 | 8.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 4,773 | 2.8 |
Spanish | 3,535 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,244 | 0.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,618 | 5.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,547 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,302 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 845 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 182,193 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 229,798 | 126.1 |
| Arab | 1,206 | 0.7 |
| Czech1 | 1,534 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 707 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 2,036 | 1.1 |
| English | 26,778 | 14.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 16,638 | 9.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 7,285 | 4.0 |
| German | 24,863 | 13.6 |
| Greek | 1,063 | 0.6 |
| Hungarian | 2,432 | 1.3 |
| Irish1 | 36,310 | 19.9 |
| Italian | 39,477 | 21.7 |
| Lithuanian | 3,315 | 1.8 |
| Norwegian | 1,516 | 0.8 |
| Polish | 14,959 | 8.2 |
| Portuguese | 1,173 | 0.6 |
| Russian | 3,353 | 1.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,742 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 4,552 | 2.5 |
| Slovak | 2,015 | 1.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 216 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 4,958 | 2.7 |
| Swiss | 861 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 1,012 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 8,454 | 4.6 |
| Welsh | 1,189 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 429 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 18,725 | 10.3 |
| (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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