Paterson City School District, NJ (3412690) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Paterson City School District, NJ (3412690)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Paterson 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	44,856	100.0
Family households (families)	31,140	69.4
With own children under 18 years	15,686	35.0
Married-couple family	15,337	34.2
With own children under 18 years	7,249	16.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,835	8.5
With own children under 18 years	1,330	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,968	26.7
With own children under 18 years	7,107	15.8
Nonfamily households	13,716	30.6
Householder living alone	11,714	26.1
65 years and over	4,186	9.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,638	41.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,073	22.5

Average household size	3.19
Average family size	3.90

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	142,903	100.0
Householder	44,856	31.4
Spouse	15,023	10.5
Child	52,984	37.1
Other relatives	22,417	15.7
Nonrelatives	7,623	5.3
Unmarried partner	2,258	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	53,167	100.0
Never married	26,754	50.3
Now married, except separated	20,307	38.2
Separated	1,730	3.3
Widowed	1,546	2.9
Divorced	2,830	5.3

Females 15 years and over	57,602	100.0
Never married	24,989	43.4
Now married, except separated	18,668	32.4
Separated	3,491	6.1
Widowed	5,527	9.6
Divorced	4,927	8.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,462	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,360	55.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	105
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,571	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,731	31.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	230	4.1
1 or 2 years	459	8.2
3 or 4 years	318	5.7
5 or more years	724	13.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,731	31.1
Who are female	1,258	22.6
Who are married	974	17.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	39,153	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,846	9.8
Kindergarten	2,311	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	16,807	42.9
High school (grades 9-12)	9,408	24.0
College or graduate school	6,781	17.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	88,708	100.0
Less than 9th grade	13,685	15.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,156	14.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	37,593	42.4
Some college, no degree	11,692	13.2
Associate's degree	4,200	4.7
Bachelor's degree	6,771	7.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,611	1.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	104,251	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,056	2.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	143,297	100.0
Same house	129,212	90.2
Different house in the U.S.	13,448	9.4
Same county	10,403	7.3
Different county	3,045	2.1
Same state	1,796	1.3
Different state	1,249	0.9
Abroad	637	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	145,744	100.0
Native	102,144	70.1
Born in United States	86,170	59.1
State of residence	67,662	46.4
Different state	18,508	12.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	15,974	11.0
Foreign born	43,600	29.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	43,600	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	19,903	45.6
Not a U.S. citizen	23,697	54.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	59,574	100.0

Native	15,974	26.8
Entered 2000 or later	4,023	6.8
Entered before 2000	11,951	20.1

Foreign born	43,600	73.2
Entered 2000 or later	11,948	20.1
Entered before 2000	31,652	53.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	43,600	100.0
Europe	2,675	6.1
Asia	3,918	9.0
Africa	530	1.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	36,358	83.4
Northern America	119	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	132,315	100.0
English only	54,104	40.9
Language other than English	78,211	59.1
Speak English less than "very well"	40,152	30.3
Spanish	68,401	51.7
Speak English less than "very well"	35,977	27.2
Other Indo-European languages	5,283	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,551	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,218	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	724	0.5
Other languages	2,309	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	900	0.7

ANCESTRY
Total population	145,744	100.0
American	9,185	6.3
Arab	2,910	2.0
Czech	37	0.0
Danish	22	0.0
Dutch	457	0.3
English	1,265	0.9
French (except Basque)	168	0.1
French Canadian	59	0.0
German	1,280	0.9
Greek	46	0.0
Hungarian	64	0.0
Irish	2,029	1.4
Italian	5,674	3.9
Lithuanian	38	0.0
Norwegian	38	0.0
Polish	819	0.6
Portuguese	200	0.1
Russian	602	0.4
Scotch-Irish	174	0.1
Scottish	87	0.1
Slovak	44	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,303	0.9
Swedish	76	0.1
Swiss	81	0.1
Ukrainian	81	0.1
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	5,234	3.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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