Linden City School District, NJ (3408610) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Linden City School District, NJ (3408610)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Linden 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	14,396	100.0
Family households (families)	9,818	68.2
With own children under 18 years	4,299	29.9
Married-couple family	6,385	44.4
With own children under 18 years	2,959	20.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	841	5.8
With own children under 18 years	253	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,592	18.0
With own children under 18 years	1,087	7.6
Nonfamily households	4,578	31.8
Householder living alone	3,762	26.1
65 years and over	1,362	9.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,752	33.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,919	27.2

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.31

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,951	100.0
Householder	14,396	37.0
Spouse	6,323	16.2
Child	12,404	31.8
Other relatives	3,943	10.1
Nonrelatives	1,885	4.8
Unmarried partner	551	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	15,174	100.0
Never married	5,961	39.3
Now married, except separated	7,261	47.9
Separated	486	3.2
Widowed	422	2.8
Divorced	1,044	6.9

Females 15 years and over	17,340	100.0
Never married	5,496	31.7
Now married, except separated	6,927	39.9
Separated	512	3.0
Widowed	2,331	13.4
Divorced	2,074	12.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	403	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	210	52.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,121	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	261	23.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	99	8.8
1 or 2 years	50	4.5
3 or 4 years	62	5.5
5 or more years	50	4.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	261	23.3
Who are female	159	14.2
Who are married	196	17.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,955	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	610	6.8
Kindergarten	520	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,356	37.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,283	25.5
College or graduate school	2,186	24.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	27,532	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,726	6.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,384	8.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,465	41.6
Some college, no degree	5,287	19.2
Associate's degree	1,643	6.0
Bachelor's degree	3,263	11.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,764	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	30,666	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,951	6.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	38,866	100.0
Same house	34,580	89.0
Different house in the U.S.	4,153	10.7
Same county	3,130	8.1
Different county	1,023	2.6
Same state	728	1.9
Different state	295	0.8
Abroad	133	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	39,173	100.0
Native	27,771	70.9
Born in United States	26,540	67.8
State of residence	20,605	52.6
Different state	5,935	15.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,231	3.1
Foreign born	11,402	29.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	11,402	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	5,554	48.7
Not a U.S. citizen	5,848	51.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	12,633	100.0

Native	1,231	9.7
Entered 2000 or later	279	2.2
Entered before 2000	952	7.5

Foreign born	11,402	90.3
Entered 2000 or later	2,351	18.6
Entered before 2000	9,051	71.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	11,402	100.0
Europe	4,765	41.8
Asia	934	8.2
Africa	187	1.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	5,455	47.8
Northern America	61	0.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	36,987	100.0
English only	21,380	57.8
Language other than English	15,607	42.2
Speak English less than "very well"	7,583	20.5
Spanish	6,721	18.2
Speak English less than "very well"	3,222	8.7
Other Indo-European languages	8,262	22.3
Speak English less than "very well"	4,095	11.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	462	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	208	0.6
Other languages	162	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	39,173	100.0
American	1,151	2.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	240	0.6
Danish	20	0.1
Dutch	91	0.2
English	696	1.8
French (except Basque)	154	0.4
French Canadian	21	0.1
German	2,749	7.0
Greek	306	0.8
Hungarian	369	0.9
Irish	2,830	7.2
Italian	3,484	8.9
Lithuanian	466	1.2
Norwegian	47	0.1
Polish	6,360	16.2
Portuguese	1,011	2.6
Russian	338	0.9
Scotch-Irish	213	0.5
Scottish	223	0.6
Slovak	869	2.2
Subsaharan African	274	0.7
Swedish	111	0.3
Swiss	10	0.0
Ukrainian	596	1.5
Welsh	60	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,854	4.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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