The Chathams School District, NJ (3400004) DP2 Social Characteristics

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The Chathams School District, NJ (3400004)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for The Chathams School District, NJ based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	6,650	100.0
Family households (families)	4,707	70.8
With own children under 18 years	2,664	40.1
Married-couple family	4,280	64.4
With own children under 18 years	2,497	37.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	122	1.8
With own children under 18 years	49	0.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	305	4.6
With own children under 18 years	118	1.8
Nonfamily households	1,943	29.2
Householder living alone	1,715	25.8
65 years and over	597	9.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,695	40.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,539	23.1

Average household size	2.75
Average family size	3.38

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,271	100.0
Householder	6,650	36.4
Spouse	4,287	23.5
Child	6,505	35.6
Other relatives	403	2.2
Nonrelatives	426	2.3
Unmarried partner	197	1.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,617	100.0
Never married	1,450	21.9
Now married, except separated	4,519	68.3
Separated	63	1.0
Widowed	129	1.9
Divorced	456	6.9

Females 15 years and over	6,966	100.0
Never married	1,453	20.9
Now married, except separated	4,297	61.7
Separated	32	0.5
Widowed	570	8.2
Divorced	614	8.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	274	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	0	0.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	0
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	163
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	41

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	62	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	44	71.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	23	37.1
5 or more years	21	33.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	44	71.0
Who are female	21	33.9
Who are married	44	71.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,261	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	683	13.0
Kindergarten	373	7.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,308	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,155	22.0
College or graduate school	742	14.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,855	100.0
Less than 9th grade	114	1.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	180	1.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,359	11.5
Some college, no degree	1,111	9.4
Associate's degree	514	4.3
Bachelor's degree	4,663	39.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,914	33.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	97.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	72.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,827	100.0
Civilian veterans	947	7.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,046	100.0
Same house	16,128	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	1,684	9.3
Same county	375	2.1
Different county	1,309	7.3
Same state	689	3.8
Different state	620	3.4
Abroad	234	1.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,366	100.0
Native	16,284	88.7
Born in United States	16,028	87.3
State of residence	9,195	50.1
Different state	6,833	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	256	1.4
Foreign born	2,082	11.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,082	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,134	54.5
Not a U.S. citizen	948	45.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,338	100.0

Native	256	10.9
Entered 2000 or later	105	4.5
Entered before 2000	151	6.5

Foreign born	2,082	89.1
Entered 2000 or later	580	24.8
Entered before 2000	1,502	64.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,082	100.0
Europe	902	43.3
Asia	571	27.4
Africa	64	3.1
Oceania	11	0.5
Latin America	421	20.2
Northern America	113	5.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,660	100.0
English only	14,282	85.7
Language other than English	2,378	14.3
Speak English less than "very well"	543	3.3
Spanish	706	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	145	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,197	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	188	1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	406	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	200	1.2
Other languages	69	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	10	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,366	100.0
American	336	1.8
Arab	119	0.6
Czech	127	0.7
Danish	227	1.2
Dutch	220	1.2
English	2,483	13.5
French (except Basque)	435	2.4
French Canadian	90	0.5
German	3,677	20.0
Greek	197	1.1
Hungarian	153	0.8
Irish	5,738	31.2
Italian	4,303	23.4
Lithuanian	298	1.6
Norwegian	91	0.5
Polish	1,289	7.0
Portuguese	140	0.8
Russian	524	2.9
Scotch-Irish	327	1.8
Scottish	443	2.4
Slovak	61	0.3
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	224	1.2
Swiss	91	0.5
Ukrainian	129	0.7
Welsh	119	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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