Meriden, CT Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,943100.0
Nursery school, preschool9516.4
Kindergarten1,0306.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,07847.4
High school (grades 9-12)3,35022.4
College or graduate school2,53417.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over38,504100.0
Less than 9th grade2,8207.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,79615.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)13,46735.0
Some college, no degree7,47219.4
Associate degree2,6406.9
Bachelor's degree4,12710.7
Graduate or professional degree2,1825.7
Percent high school graduate or higher77.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over45,511100.0
Never married12,90628.4
Now married, except separated23,31851.2
Separated8861.9
Widowed3,2997.2
Female
2,7326.0
Divorced5,10211.2
Female
2,9936.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,087100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36433.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over43,298100.0
Civilian veterans5,70613.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,668100.0
With a disability1,1128.8
Population 21 to 64 years33,249100.0
With a disability6,79420.4
Percent employed
61.5(X)
No disability26,45579.6
Percent employed
80.7(X)
Population 65 years and over7,426100.0
With a disability3,17942.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over54,273100.0
Same house in 199531,16757.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199521,50339.6
Same county
16,09029.6
Different county
5,41310.0
Same state
2,9065.4
Different state
2,5074.6
Elsewhere in 19951,6033.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population58,244100.0
Native54,48293.5
Born in United States
49,46284.9
State of residence
38,01465.3
Different state
11,44819.7
Born outside United States
5,0208.6
Foreign born3,7626.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,3322.3
Naturalized citizen
1,8863.2
Not a citizen
1,8763.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,762100.0
Europe1,24533.1
Asia52914.1
Africa962.6
Oceania270.7
Latin America1,45438.6
Northern America41110.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over54,273100.0
English only41,26176.0
Language other than English13,01224.0
Speak English less than 'very well
5,2329.6
Spanish
9,61317.7
Speak English less than "very well"
4,0097.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,8825.3
Speak English less than "very well"
9741.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3330.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1730.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population58,244100.0

Total ancestries reported

68,127117.0
Arab1470.3
Czech11890.3
Danish1190.2
Dutch3490.6
English4,7648.2
French (except Basque)14,5387.8
French Canadian12,2803.9
German5,99410.3
Greek2490.4
Hungarian6241.1
Irish18,19914.1
Italian10,38217.8
Lithuanian2980.5
Norwegian1170.2
Polish7,97013.7
Portuguese3900.7
Russian6971.2
Scotch-Irish3930.7
Scottish6591.1
Slovak1640.3
Subsaharan African2360.4
Swedish6781.2
Swiss580.1
Ukrainian1930.3
United States or American1,8953.3
Welsh2780.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3710.6
Other ancestries15,89627.3
(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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