Jersey City School District, NJ (3407830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Jersey City School District, NJ (3407830)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Jersey 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	92,929	100.0
Family households (families)	55,157	59.4
With own children under 18 years	26,452	28.5
Married-couple family	31,923	34.4
With own children under 18 years	13,963	15.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,514	5.9
With own children under 18 years	2,407	2.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	17,720	19.1
With own children under 18 years	10,082	10.8
Nonfamily households	37,772	40.6
Householder living alone	29,688	31.9
65 years and over	7,080	7.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	30,330	32.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	16,616	17.9

Average household size	2.55
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	236,679	100.0
Householder	92,929	39.3
Spouse	31,587	13.3
Child	68,265	28.8
Other relatives	25,574	10.8
Nonrelatives	18,324	7.7
Unmarried partner	6,785	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	94,938	100.0
Never married	45,174	47.6
Now married, except separated	39,483	41.6
Separated	2,509	2.6
Widowed	1,825	1.9
Divorced	5,947	6.3

Females 15 years and over	99,944	100.0
Never married	41,386	41.4
Now married, except separated	36,501	36.5
Separated	4,341	4.3
Widowed	9,209	9.2
Divorced	8,507	8.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,010	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,773	44.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	24
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	91
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,348	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,235	35.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	406	6.4
1 or 2 years	605	9.5
3 or 4 years	355	5.6
5 or more years	869	13.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,235	35.2
Who are female	1,623	25.6
Who are married	1,110	17.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	58,226	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,282	9.1
Kindergarten	2,971	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,167	36.4
High school (grades 9-12)	12,246	21.0
College or graduate school	16,560	28.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	164,001	100.0
Less than 9th grade	12,867	7.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	15,244	9.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	41,958	25.6
Some college, no degree	25,669	15.7
Associate's degree	6,539	4.0
Bachelor's degree	40,297	24.6
Graduate or professional degree	21,427	13.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	186,380	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,657	3.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	235,565	100.0
Same house	198,199	84.1
Different house in the U.S.	32,676	13.9
Same county	20,955	8.9
Different county	11,721	5.0
Same state	3,498	1.5
Different state	8,223	3.5
Abroad	4,690	2.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	239,127	100.0
Native	152,178	63.6
Born in United States	141,898	59.3
State of residence	94,282	39.4
Different state	47,616	19.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	10,280	4.3
Foreign born	86,949	36.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	86,949	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	41,243	47.4
Not a U.S. citizen	45,706	52.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	97,229	100.0

Native	10,280	10.6
Entered 2000 or later	1,471	1.5
Entered before 2000	8,809	9.1

Foreign born	86,949	89.4
Entered 2000 or later	29,007	29.8
Entered before 2000	57,942	59.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	86,949	100.0
Europe	7,599	8.7
Asia	36,219	41.7
Africa	7,891	9.1
Oceania	288	0.3
Latin America	34,644	39.8
Northern America	308	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	222,219	100.0
English only	112,694	50.7
Language other than English	109,525	49.3
Speak English less than "very well"	44,323	19.9
Spanish	54,489	24.5
Speak English less than "very well"	21,856	9.8
Other Indo-European languages	26,292	11.8
Speak English less than "very well"	11,335	5.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	20,734	9.3
Speak English less than "very well"	7,517	3.4
Other languages	8,010	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,615	1.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	239,127	100.0
American	2,597	1.1
Arab	7,349	3.1
Czech	264	0.1
Danish	82	0.0
Dutch	672	0.3
English	4,216	1.8
French (except Basque)	1,280	0.5
French Canadian	281	0.1
German	8,804	3.7
Greek	765	0.3
Hungarian	655	0.3
Irish	13,196	5.5
Italian	13,789	5.8
Lithuanian	349	0.1
Norwegian	425	0.2
Polish	7,214	3.0
Portuguese	344	0.1
Russian	2,404	1.0
Scotch-Irish	847	0.4
Scottish	965	0.4
Slovak	327	0.1
Subsaharan African	4,395	1.8
Swedish	651	0.3
Swiss	121	0.1
Ukrainian	900	0.4
Welsh	488	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	6,450	2.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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