Perth Amboy City School District, NJ (3412930) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Perth Amboy City School District, NJ (3412930)
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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 --	Value	Percent
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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