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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Perth Amboy 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 15,311 100.0
    Family households (families) 11,249 73.5
        With own children under 18 years 6,081 39.7
    Married-couple family 6,093 39.8
        With own children under 18 years 3,291 21.5
    Male householder, no wife present, family 1,287 8.4
        With own children under 18 years 597 3.9
    Female householder, no husband present, family 3,869 25.3
        With own children under 18 years 2,193 14.3
    Nonfamily households 4,062 26.5
    Householder living alone 3,394 22.2
        65 years and over 1,252 8.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 6,886 45.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,196 20.9
 
Average household size 3.11
Average family size 3.64
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 47,622 100.0
    Householder 15,311 32.2
        Spouse 6,040 12.7
        Child 17,630 37.0
        Other relatives 6,026 12.7
    Nonrelatives 2,615 5.5
        Unmarried partner 1,032 2.2
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 18,187 100.0
    Never married 7,941 43.7
    Now married, except separated 7,655 42.1
    Separated 647 3.6
    Widowed 444 2.4
    Divorced 1,500 8.2
 
Females 15 years and over 19,211 100.0
    Never married 7,033 36.6
    Now married, except separated 7,052 36.7
    Separated 1,057 5.5
    Widowed 1,793 9.3
    Divorced 2,276 11.8
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 846 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 373 44.1
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 49
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 63
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 34
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 120
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 17
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,383 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 274 19.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 119 8.6
        1 or 2 years 124 9.0
        3 or 4 years 10 0.7
        5 or more years 21 1.5
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 274 19.8
        Who are female 166 12.0
        Who are married 156 11.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 12,804 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 1,080 8.4
        Kindergarten 723 5.6
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,473 42.7
        High school (grades 9-12) 3,072 24.0
        College or graduate school 2,456 19.2
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 30,085 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 5,557 18.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,235 14.1
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 10,475 34.8
        Some college, no degree 4,576 15.2
        Associate's degree 1,220 4.1
        Bachelor's degree 2,783 9.3
        Graduate or professional degree 1,239 4.1
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 67.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 35,155 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,507 4.3
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 47,656 100.0
    Same house 42,706 89.6
    Different house in the U.S. 4,521 9.5
        Same county 3,472 7.3
        Different county 1,049 2.2
            Same state 483 1.0
            Different state 566 1.2
    Abroad 429 0.9
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 48,343 100.0
    Native 30,702 63.5
        Born in United States 24,568 50.8
            State of residence 19,779 40.9
            Different state 4,789 9.9
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 6,134 12.7
    Foreign born 17,641 36.5
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 17,641 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 6,305 35.7
    Not a U.S. citizen 11,336 64.3
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 23,775 100.0
 
    Native 6,134 25.8
        Entered 2000 or later 950 4.0
        Entered before 2000 5,184 21.8
 
    Foreign born 17,641 74.2
        Entered 2000 or later 5,831 24.5
        Entered before 2000 11,810 49.7
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 17,641 100.0
    Europe 981 5.6
    Asia 323 1.8
    Africa 113 0.6
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 16,215 91.9
    Northern America 9 0.1
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 44,499 100.0
    English only 11,366 25.5
    Language other than English 33,133 74.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 15,603 35.1
        Spanish 31,185 70.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 14,667 33.0
        Other Indo-European languages 1,348 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 678 1.5
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 250 0.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 153 0.3
        Other languages 350 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 105 0.2
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 48,343 100.0
    American 933 1.9
    Arab 166 0.3
    Czech 79 0.2
    Danish 77 0.2
    Dutch 49 0.1
    English 281 0.6
    French (except Basque) 132 0.3
    French Canadian 49 0.1
    German 463 1.0
    Greek 76 0.2
    Hungarian 537 1.1
    Irish 1,035 2.1
    Italian 1,610 3.3
    Lithuanian 57 0.1
    Norwegian 17 0.0
    Polish 1,491 3.1
    Portuguese 488 1.0
    Russian 125 0.3
    Scotch-Irish 226 0.5
    Scottish 22 0.0
    Slovak 266 0.6
    Subsaharan African 279 0.6
    Swedish 0 0.0
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 188 0.4
    Welsh 0 0.0
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 913 1.9
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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