Language Spoken At Home in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,271 | 100% |
English only | 8,396 | 90.6% |
Language other than English | 875 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 221 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 518 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 96 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 188 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 123 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 46 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,230 | 100% |
American | 1,652 | 16.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 7 | 0.1% |
Danish | 390 | 3.8% |
Dutch | 166 | 1.6% |
English | 2,665 | 26.1% |
French (except Basque) | 145 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 883 | 8.6% |
Greek | 23 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 652 | 6.4% |
Italian | 253 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.9% |
Polish | 39 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.3% |
Russian | 20 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 65 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 567 | 5.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 14 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 525 | 5.1% |
Swiss | 117 | 1.1% |
Ukrainian | 30 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 303 | 3.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,040 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,475 | 81.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,523 | 50.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,053 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,199 | 39.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 128 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 120 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 294 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 204 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 565 | 18.6% |
Householder living alone | 517 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 69 | 2.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,620 | 53.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 420 | 13.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,230 | 100% |
Householder | 3,040 | 29.7% |
Spouse | 2,026 | 19.8% |
Child | 4,098 | 40.1% |
Other relatives | 771 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 295 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 180 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,482 | 100% |
Never married | 921 | 26.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,123 | 61.0% |
Separated | 22 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 51 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 365 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,453 | 100% |
Never married | 806 | 23.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,097 | 60.7% |
Separated | 93 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 101 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 356 | 10.3% |
Fertility in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 134 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 24 | 17.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 257 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 30 | 11.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 30 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 30 | 100% |
Who are female | 17 | 56.7% |
Who are married | 30 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,930 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 407 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten | 258 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,822 | 46.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 734 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 709 | 18.0% |
Educational Attainment in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,524 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 96 | 1.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 251 | 4.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,472 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 1,481 | 26.8% |
Associate's degree | 633 | 11.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,183 | 21.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 408 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.8% |
Veteran Status in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,396 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 646 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,171 | 100% |
With a disability | 712 | 7.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 101 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 5,786 | 100% |
With a disability | 351 | 6.1% |
65 years and over | 610 | 100% |
With a disability | 260 | 42.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,145 | 100% |
Same house | 8,872 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,256 | 12.4% |
Same county | 843 | 8.3% |
Different county | 413 | 4.1% |
Same state | 205 | 2.0% |
Different state | 208 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 17 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,230 | 100% |
Native | 9,743 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 9,644 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 7,220 | 70.6% |
Different state | 2,424 | 23.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 99 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 487 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 487 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 266 | 54.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 221 | 45.4% |
Year of Entry in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 586 | 100% |
Native | 99 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 99 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 487 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 474 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Haven City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 487 | 100% |
Europe | 88 | 18.1% |
Asia | 179 | 36.8% |
Africa | 14 | 2.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 196 | 40.2% |
Northern America | 10 | 2.1% |