Newark City School District, NJ (3411340) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Newark City School District, NJ (3411340)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Newark 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	95,454	100.0
Family households (families)	61,263	64.2
With own children under 18 years	32,581	34.1
Married-couple family	26,553	27.8
With own children under 18 years	12,580	13.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	7,868	8.2
With own children under 18 years	3,506	3.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	26,842	28.1
With own children under 18 years	16,495	17.3
Nonfamily households	34,191	35.8
Householder living alone	29,133	30.5
65 years and over	8,751	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	37,775	39.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	19,338	20.3

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.40

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	260,972	100.0
Householder	95,454	36.6
Spouse	26,259	10.1
Child	89,537	34.3
Other relatives	31,336	12.0
Nonrelatives	18,386	7.0
Unmarried partner	6,395	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	105,859	100.0
Never married	56,203	53.1
Now married, except separated	35,032	33.1
Separated	4,835	4.6
Widowed	2,044	1.9
Divorced	7,745	7.3

Females 15 years and over	110,295	100.0
Never married	51,656	46.8
Now married, except separated	30,462	27.6
Separated	6,684	6.1
Widowed	10,710	9.7
Divorced	10,783	9.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	4,992	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	3,046	61.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	103
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	7,655	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,935	38.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	483	6.3
1 or 2 years	740	9.7
3 or 4 years	411	5.4
5 or more years	1,301	17.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,935	38.3
Who are female	2,273	29.7
Who are married	1,305	17.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	74,782	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	6,328	8.5
Kindergarten	4,318	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	30,074	40.2
High school (grades 9-12)	17,312	23.1
College or graduate school	16,750	22.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	173,057	100.0
Less than 9th grade	27,131	15.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	30,155	17.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	61,452	35.5
Some college, no degree	26,674	15.4
Associate's degree	7,217	4.2
Bachelor's degree	14,572	8.4
Graduate or professional degree	5,856	3.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	66.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	203,783	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,988	3.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	272,049	100.0
Same house	224,307	82.5
Different house in the U.S.	43,684	16.1
Same county	34,108	12.5
Different county	9,576	3.5
Same state	4,882	1.8
Different state	4,694	1.7
Abroad	4,058	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	276,555	100.0
Native	202,301	73.2
Born in United States	184,202	66.6
State of residence	140,056	50.6
Different state	44,146	16.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	18,099	6.5
Foreign born	74,254	26.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	74,254	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	24,957	33.6
Not a U.S. citizen	49,297	66.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	92,353	100.0

Native	18,099	19.6
Entered 2000 or later	2,633	2.9
Entered before 2000	15,466	16.7

Foreign born	74,254	80.4
Entered 2000 or later	26,430	28.6
Entered before 2000	47,824	51.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	74,254	100.0
Europe	12,943	17.4
Asia	3,243	4.4
Africa	8,186	11.0
Oceania	19	0.0
Latin America	49,713	66.9
Northern America	150	0.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	254,495	100.0
English only	139,098	54.7
Language other than English	115,397	45.3
Speak English less than "very well"	61,990	24.4
Spanish	75,193	29.5
Speak English less than "very well"	39,156	15.4
Other Indo-European languages	32,551	12.8
Speak English less than "very well"	20,399	8.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,050	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	927	0.4
Other languages	5,603	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,508	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	276,555	100.0
American	5,178	1.9
Arab	605	0.2
Czech	40	0.0
Danish	30	0.0
Dutch	78	0.0
English	1,150	0.4
French (except Basque)	522	0.2
French Canadian	142	0.1
German	2,627	0.9
Greek	154	0.1
Hungarian	293	0.1
Irish	3,805	1.4
Italian	6,765	2.4
Lithuanian	16	0.0
Norwegian	68	0.0
Polish	2,240	0.8
Portuguese	15,600	5.6
Russian	459	0.2
Scotch-Irish	38	0.0
Scottish	209	0.1
Slovak	69	0.0
Subsaharan African	11,339	4.1
Swedish	87	0.0
Swiss	22	0.0
Ukrainian	450	0.2
Welsh	111	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	9,233	3.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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