Kearny Town School District, NJ (3407890) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Kearny Town School District, NJ (3407890)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Kearny Town 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	12,560	100.0
Family households (families)	9,014	71.8
With own children under 18 years	4,121	32.8
Married-couple family	6,421	51.1
With own children under 18 years	2,945	23.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	747	5.9
With own children under 18 years	229	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,846	14.7
With own children under 18 years	947	7.5
Nonfamily households	3,546	28.2
Householder living alone	2,873	22.9
65 years and over	1,015	8.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,560	36.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,793	22.2

Average household size	2.85
Average family size	3.38

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	35,777	100.0
Householder	12,560	35.1
Spouse	6,463	18.1
Child	11,305	31.6
Other relatives	3,730	10.4
Nonrelatives	1,719	4.8
Unmarried partner	756	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,206	100.0
Never married	6,585	40.6
Now married, except separated	7,595	46.9
Separated	314	1.9
Widowed	310	1.9
Divorced	1,402	8.7

Females 15 years and over	14,838	100.0
Never married	4,667	31.5
Now married, except separated	7,095	47.8
Separated	509	3.4
Widowed	1,297	8.7
Divorced	1,270	8.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	416	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	115	27.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	23
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	32

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	831	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	91	11.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	11	1.3
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	80	9.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	91	11.0
Who are female	52	6.3
Who are married	80	9.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,853	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	593	6.7
Kindergarten	339	3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,443	38.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,186	24.7
College or graduate school	2,292	25.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,984	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,764	10.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,936	11.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,994	38.5
Some college, no degree	4,460	17.2
Associate's degree	1,069	4.1
Bachelor's degree	3,204	12.3
Graduate or professional degree	1,557	6.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	29,372	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,554	5.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	36,965	100.0
Same house	33,120	89.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,688	10.0
Same county	2,001	5.4
Different county	1,687	4.6
Same state	1,125	3.0
Different state	562	1.5
Abroad	157	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	37,163	100.0
Native	22,624	60.9
Born in United States	21,657	58.3
State of residence	17,478	47.0
Different state	4,179	11.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	967	2.6
Foreign born	14,539	39.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	14,539	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	6,509	44.8
Not a U.S. citizen	8,030	55.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	15,506	100.0

Native	967	6.2
Entered 2000 or later	188	1.2
Entered before 2000	779	5.0

Foreign born	14,539	93.8
Entered 2000 or later	3,194	20.6
Entered before 2000	11,345	73.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	14,539	100.0
Europe	4,078	28.0
Asia	1,276	8.8
Africa	369	2.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	8,729	60.0
Northern America	87	0.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	35,201	100.0
English only	14,412	40.9
Language other than English	20,789	59.1
Speak English less than "very well"	8,428	23.9
Spanish	12,484	35.5
Speak English less than "very well"	5,016	14.2
Other Indo-European languages	6,911	19.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,763	7.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,067	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	479	1.4
Other languages	327	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	170	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	37,163	100.0
American	817	2.2
Arab	383	1.0
Czech	5	0.0
Danish	42	0.1
Dutch	60	0.2
English	819	2.2
French (except Basque)	442	1.2
French Canadian	16	0.0
German	1,728	4.6
Greek	302	0.8
Hungarian	126	0.3
Irish	4,236	11.4
Italian	3,274	8.8
Lithuanian	230	0.6
Norwegian	50	0.1
Polish	2,460	6.6
Portuguese	3,569	9.6
Russian	285	0.8
Scotch-Irish	918	2.5
Scottish	758	2.0
Slovak	82	0.2
Subsaharan African	148	0.4
Swedish	138	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	130	0.3
Welsh	46	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	136	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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