Lower Township School District, NJ (3409150) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lower Township School District, NJ (3409150)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lower Township 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	10,104	100.0
Family households (families)	6,590	65.2
With own children under 18 years	2,829	28.0
Married-couple family	4,787	47.4
With own children under 18 years	1,714	17.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	590	5.8
With own children under 18 years	384	3.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,213	12.0
With own children under 18 years	731	7.2
Nonfamily households	3,514	34.8
Householder living alone	2,805	27.8
65 years and over	1,272	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,325	32.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,979	29.5

Average household size	2.02
Average family size	2.38

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,411	100.0
Householder	10,104	49.5
Spouse	4,663	22.8
Child	4,003	19.6
Other relatives	443	2.2
Nonrelatives	1,198	5.9
Unmarried partner	1,024	5.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,313	100.0
Never married	2,272	27.3
Now married, except separated	4,771	57.4
Separated	108	1.3
Widowed	360	4.3
Divorced	802	9.6

Females 15 years and over	9,115	100.0
Never married	1,710	18.8
Now married, except separated	4,965	54.5
Separated	130	1.4
Widowed	1,204	13.2
Divorced	1,106	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	222	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	38	17.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	19
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	275	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	98	35.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	14	5.1
1 or 2 years	35	12.7
3 or 4 years	8	2.9
5 or more years	41	14.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	98	35.6
Who are female	55	20.0
Who are married	65	23.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,475	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	259	5.8
Kindergarten	175	3.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,886	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,369	30.6
College or graduate school	786	17.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,837	100.0
Less than 9th grade	365	2.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,693	11.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,529	44.0
Some college, no degree	2,932	19.8
Associate's degree	869	5.9
Bachelor's degree	1,677	11.3
Graduate or professional degree	772	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,908	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,347	14.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,492	100.0
Same house	17,676	86.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,799	13.7
Same county	2,045	10.0
Different county	754	3.7
Same state	240	1.2
Different state	514	2.5
Abroad	17	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,612	100.0
Native	19,990	97.0
Born in United States	19,903	96.6
State of residence	9,897	48.0
Different state	10,006	48.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	87	0.4
Foreign born	622	3.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	622	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	376	60.5
Not a U.S. citizen	246	39.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	709	100.0

Native	87	12.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	87	12.3

Foreign born	622	87.7
Entered 2000 or later	164	23.1
Entered before 2000	458	64.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	622	100.0
Europe	302	48.6
Asia	64	10.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	256	41.2
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,845	100.0
English only	18,394	92.7
Language other than English	1,451	7.3
Speak English less than "very well"	554	2.8
Spanish	742	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	382	1.9
Other Indo-European languages	576	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	105	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	124	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	67	0.3
Other languages	9	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,612	100.0
American	821	4.0
Arab	26	0.1
Czech	44	0.2
Danish	31	0.2
Dutch	306	1.5
English	2,587	12.6
French (except Basque)	494	2.4
French Canadian	24	0.1
German	5,244	25.4
Greek	70	0.3
Hungarian	211	1.0
Irish	7,726	37.5
Italian	4,164	20.2
Lithuanian	77	0.4
Norwegian	90	0.4
Polish	1,537	7.5
Portuguese	122	0.6
Russian	99	0.5
Scotch-Irish	393	1.9
Scottish	467	2.3
Slovak	46	0.2
Subsaharan African	1	0.0
Swedish	306	1.5
Swiss	49	0.2
Ukrainian	231	1.1
Welsh	233	1.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	29	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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