North Plainfield Borough School District, NJ (3411640) DP2 Social Characteristics

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North Plainfield Borough School District, NJ (3411640)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for North Plainfield Borough 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	6,729	100.0
Family households (families)	5,202	77.3
With own children under 18 years	2,411	35.8
Married-couple family	3,817	56.7
With own children under 18 years	1,866	27.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	449	6.7
With own children under 18 years	110	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	936	13.9
With own children under 18 years	435	6.5
Nonfamily households	1,527	22.7
Householder living alone	1,207	17.9
65 years and over	441	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,714	40.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,407	20.9

Average household size	3.17
Average family size	3.60

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,315	100.0
Householder	6,729	31.6
Spouse	3,818	17.9
Child	7,046	33.1
Other relatives	2,674	12.5
Nonrelatives	1,048	4.9
Unmarried partner	339	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,794	100.0
Never married	3,733	42.4
Now married, except separated	4,278	48.6
Separated	128	1.5
Widowed	137	1.6
Divorced	518	5.9

Females 15 years and over	8,068	100.0
Never married	2,220	27.5
Now married, except separated	4,214	52.2
Separated	348	4.3
Widowed	771	9.6
Divorced	515	6.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	217	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	31	14.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	657	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	335	51.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	144	21.9
3 or 4 years	98	14.9
5 or more years	93	14.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	335	51.0
Who are female	183	27.9
Who are married	308	46.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,734	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	524	9.1
Kindergarten	465	8.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,035	35.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,313	22.9
College or graduate school	1,397	24.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,770	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,112	8.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,266	9.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,219	37.9
Some college, no degree	2,166	15.7
Associate's degree	759	5.5
Bachelor's degree	2,366	17.2
Graduate or professional degree	882	6.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,967	100.0
Civilian veterans	859	5.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,074	100.0
Same house	18,858	89.5
Different house in the U.S.	2,045	9.7
Same county	936	4.4
Different county	1,109	5.3
Same state	942	4.5
Different state	167	0.8
Abroad	171	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,315	100.0
Native	14,190	66.6
Born in United States	13,416	62.9
State of residence	10,692	50.2
Different state	2,724	12.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	774	3.6
Foreign born	7,125	33.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,125	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,356	33.1
Not a U.S. citizen	4,769	66.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,899	100.0

Native	774	9.8
Entered 2000 or later	270	3.4
Entered before 2000	504	6.4

Foreign born	7,125	90.2
Entered 2000 or later	2,015	25.5
Entered before 2000	5,110	64.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,125	100.0
Europe	565	7.9
Asia	571	8.0
Africa	304	4.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	5,614	78.8
Northern America	71	1.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,567	100.0
English only	9,903	50.6
Language other than English	9,664	49.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,424	27.7
Spanish	8,031	41.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4,805	24.6
Other Indo-European languages	977	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	293	1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	361	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	218	1.1
Other languages	295	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	108	0.6

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,315	100.0
American	1,267	5.9
Arab	204	1.0
Czech	58	0.3
Danish	41	0.2
Dutch	135	0.6
English	825	3.9
French (except Basque)	137	0.6
French Canadian	72	0.3
German	1,699	8.0
Greek	182	0.9
Hungarian	225	1.1
Irish	1,609	7.5
Italian	2,005	9.4
Lithuanian	40	0.2
Norwegian	93	0.4
Polish	842	4.0
Portuguese	126	0.6
Russian	151	0.7
Scotch-Irish	133	0.6
Scottish	263	1.2
Slovak	12	0.1
Subsaharan African	274	1.3
Swedish	58	0.3
Swiss	51	0.2
Ukrainian	156	0.7
Welsh	82	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	437	2.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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