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Language Spoken At Home in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 3,372,182 | 100% |
English only | 2,656,382 | 78.8% |
Language other than English | 715,800 | 21.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 276,120 | 8.2% |
Spanish | 360,746 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 151,237 | 4.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 257,072 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 85,333 | 2.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 74,386 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 32,714 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 23,596 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,836 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,572,213 | 100% |
American | 111,984 | 3.1% |
Arab | 21,450 | 0.6% |
Czech | 14,710 | 0.4% |
Danish | 12,700 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 29,210 | 0.8% |
English | 344,419 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 218,109 | 6.1% |
French Canadian | 99,352 | 2.8% |
German | 351,327 | 9.8% |
Greek | 31,337 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 39,093 | 1.1% |
Irish | 598,266 | 16.7% |
Italian | 677,222 | 19.0% |
Lithuanian | 30,038 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 18,850 | 0.5% |
Polish | 293,689 | 8.2% |
Portuguese | 54,387 | 1.5% |
Russian | 69,017 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 20,852 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 70,004 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 22,119 | 0.6% |
Subsaharan African | 30,195 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 64,036 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 9,300 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 21,274 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 14,217 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 82,717 | 2.3% |
Households By Type in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,360,184 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 907,600 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 415,811 | 30.6% |
Married-couple family | 675,803 | 49.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 290,273 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 57,050 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,229 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 174,747 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 100,309 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 452,584 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 375,133 | 27.6% |
65 years and over | 144,944 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 450,264 | 33.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 358,336 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 3,454,351 | 100% |
Householder | 1,360,184 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 675,246 | 19.5% |
Child | 1,057,350 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 191,675 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 169,896 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 78,749 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,401,169 | 100% |
Never married | 496,941 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 727,287 | 51.9% |
Separated | 16,193 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 37,342 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 123,406 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,510,252 | 100% |
Never married | 445,060 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 714,797 | 47.3% |
Separated | 26,712 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 143,113 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 180,570 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 42,449 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13,641 | 32.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 66,298 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 22,199 | 33.5% |
Less than 1 year | 4,773 | 7.2% |
1 or 2 years | 5,755 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 3,556 | 5.4% |
5 or more years | 8,115 | 12.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 22,199 | 100% |
Who are female | 14,795 | 66.6% |
Who are married | 14,055 | 63.3% |
School Enrollment in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 950,754 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 62,302 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 42,742 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 370,761 | 39.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 208,060 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 266,889 | 28.1% |
Educational Attainment in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,431,340 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 109,649 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 158,805 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 677,253 | 27.9% |
Some college, no degree | 429,013 | 17.6% |
Associate's degree | 177,531 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 494,197 | 20.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 384,892 | 15.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 36.2% |
Veteran Status in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,751,178 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 228,291 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 3,514,027 | 100% |
With a disability | 371,443 | 10.6% |
Under 18 years | 811,021 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,971 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 2,216,175 | 100% |
With a disability | 182,511 | 8.2% |
65 years and over | 486,831 | 100% |
With a disability | 158,961 | 32.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 3,536,112 | 100% |
Same house | 3,109,506 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 402,744 | 11.4% |
Same county | 258,439 | 7.3% |
Different county | 144,305 | 4.1% |
Same state | 66,458 | 1.9% |
Different state | 77,847 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 23,862 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,572,213 | 100% |
Native | 3,090,333 | 86.5% |
Born in United States | 2,963,977 | 83.0% |
State of residence | 1,974,550 | 55.3% |
Different state | 989,427 | 27.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 126,356 | 3.5% |
Foreign born | 481,880 | 13.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 481,880 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 226,263 | 47.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 255,617 | 53.0% |
Year of Entry in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 608,236 | 100% |
Native | 126,356 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,109 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 123,247 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 481,880 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15,100 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 466,780 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Connecticut
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 481,880 | 100% |
Europe | 134,946 | 28.0% |
Asia | 110,348 | 22.9% |
Africa | 18,585 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 1,546 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 199,889 | 41.5% |
Northern America | 16,566 | 3.4% |