Garfield City School District, NJ (3405760) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Garfield City School District, NJ (3405760)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Garfield City 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	11,010	100.0
Family households (families)	7,519	68.3
With own children under 18 years	3,813	34.6
Married-couple family	4,783	43.4
With own children under 18 years	2,299	20.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	583	5.3
With own children under 18 years	205	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,153	19.6
With own children under 18 years	1,309	11.9
Nonfamily households	3,491	31.7
Householder living alone	2,947	26.8
65 years and over	987	9.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,067	36.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,553	23.2

Average household size	2.62
Average family size	3.21

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,850	100.0
Householder	11,010	38.2
Spouse	4,788	16.6
Child	9,465	32.8
Other relatives	2,339	8.1
Nonrelatives	1,248	4.3
Unmarried partner	577	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,943	100.0
Never married	4,139	37.8
Now married, except separated	5,578	51.0
Separated	203	1.9
Widowed	220	2.0
Divorced	803	7.3

Females 15 years and over	12,695	100.0
Never married	4,059	32.0
Now married, except separated	5,372	42.3
Separated	407	3.2
Widowed	1,413	11.1
Divorced	1,444	11.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	423	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	87	20.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	84
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	757	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	104	13.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	55	7.3
1 or 2 years	8	1.1
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	41	5.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	104	13.7
Who are female	54	7.1
Who are married	79	10.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,153	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	706	9.9
Kindergarten	460	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,507	35.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,906	26.6
College or graduate school	1,574	22.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,672	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,899	9.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,748	8.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,802	39.7
Some college, no degree	3,388	17.2
Associate's degree	1,325	6.7
Bachelor's degree	2,485	12.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,025	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,440	100.0
Civilian veterans	904	4.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,609	100.0
Same house	25,057	87.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,139	11.0
Same county	1,764	6.2
Different county	1,375	4.8
Same state	1,174	4.1
Different state	201	0.7
Abroad	413	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	29,002	100.0
Native	17,643	60.8
Born in United States	16,760	57.8
State of residence	13,716	47.3
Different state	3,044	10.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	883	3.0
Foreign born	11,359	39.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	11,359	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,638	49.6
Not a U.S. citizen	5,721	50.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	12,242	100.0

Native	883	7.2
Entered 2000 or later	107	0.9
Entered before 2000	776	6.3

Foreign born	11,359	92.8
Entered 2000 or later	2,938	24.0
Entered before 2000	8,421	68.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	11,359	100.0
Europe	5,596	49.3
Asia	1,088	9.6
Africa	71	0.6
Oceania	19	0.2
Latin America	4,541	40.0
Northern America	44	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,121	100.0
English only	11,425	42.1
Language other than English	15,696	57.9
Speak English less than "very well"	6,007	22.1
Spanish	7,606	28.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,443	9.0
Other Indo-European languages	7,188	26.5
Speak English less than "very well"	3,202	11.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	439	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	181	0.7
Other languages	463	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	181	0.7

ANCESTRY
Total population	29,002	100.0
American	975	3.4
Arab	536	1.8
Czech	50	0.2
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	236	0.8
English	459	1.6
French (except Basque)	177	0.6
French Canadian	22	0.1
German	1,107	3.8
Greek	112	0.4
Hungarian	395	1.4
Irish	1,183	4.1
Italian	4,585	15.8
Lithuanian	7	0.0
Norwegian	120	0.4
Polish	5,569	19.2
Portuguese	293	1.0
Russian	236	0.8
Scotch-Irish	86	0.3
Scottish	104	0.4
Slovak	214	0.7
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	154	0.5
Swiss	26	0.1
Ukrainian	424	1.5
Welsh	57	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	206	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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