Plainfield City School District, NJ (3413140) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Plainfield City School District, NJ (3413140)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Plainfield 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	16,389	100.0
Family households (families)	10,242	62.5
With own children under 18 years	4,957	30.2
Married-couple family	5,459	33.3
With own children under 18 years	2,495	15.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,431	8.7
With own children under 18 years	654	4.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,352	20.5
With own children under 18 years	1,808	11.0
Nonfamily households	6,147	37.5
Householder living alone	5,449	33.2
65 years and over	1,491	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,975	36.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,307	20.2

Average household size	2.80
Average family size	3.52

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	45,832	100.0
Householder	16,389	35.8
Spouse	5,380	11.7
Child	13,826	30.2
Other relatives	6,601	14.4
Nonrelatives	3,636	7.9
Unmarried partner	1,028	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	17,404	100.0
Never married	8,670	49.8
Now married, except separated	6,834	39.3
Separated	550	3.2
Widowed	465	2.7
Divorced	885	5.1

Females 15 years and over	18,609	100.0
Never married	7,840	42.1
Now married, except separated	6,179	33.2
Separated	1,169	6.3
Widowed	1,658	8.9
Divorced	1,763	9.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	739	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	610	82.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	79
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	116
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,400	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	452	32.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	64	4.6
1 or 2 years	58	4.1
3 or 4 years	47	3.4
5 or more years	283	20.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	452	32.3
Who are female	291	20.8
Who are married	311	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,068	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,233	10.2
Kindergarten	758	6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,301	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,403	19.9
College or graduate school	2,373	19.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	30,293	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,039	13.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,133	10.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,728	32.1
Some college, no degree	5,508	18.2
Associate's degree	1,543	5.1
Bachelor's degree	4,133	13.6
Graduate or professional degree	2,209	7.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	76.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	34,457	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,805	5.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	45,750	100.0
Same house	40,352	88.2
Different house in the U.S.	5,225	11.4
Same county	3,269	7.1
Different county	1,956	4.3
Same state	1,508	3.3
Different state	448	1.0
Abroad	173	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	46,358	100.0
Native	32,977	71.1
Born in United States	31,686	68.4
State of residence	22,439	48.4
Different state	9,247	19.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,291	2.8
Foreign born	13,381	28.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	13,381	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,959	29.6
Not a U.S. citizen	9,422	70.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	14,672	100.0

Native	1,291	8.8
Entered 2000 or later	73	0.5
Entered before 2000	1,218	8.3

Foreign born	13,381	91.2
Entered 2000 or later	4,691	32.0
Entered before 2000	8,690	59.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	13,381	100.0
Europe	382	2.9
Asia	416	3.1
Africa	222	1.7
Oceania	81	0.6
Latin America	12,192	91.1
Northern America	88	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	42,729	100.0
English only	26,611	62.3
Language other than English	16,118	37.7
Speak English less than "very well"	10,011	23.4
Spanish	14,043	32.9
Speak English less than "very well"	9,317	21.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,121	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	325	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	491	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	190	0.4
Other languages	463	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	179	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	46,358	100.0
American	1,261	2.7
Arab	194	0.4
Czech	9	0.0
Danish	11	0.0
Dutch	27	0.1
English	465	1.0
French (except Basque)	181	0.4
French Canadian	21	0.0
German	846	1.8
Greek	25	0.1
Hungarian	160	0.3
Irish	670	1.4
Italian	925	2.0
Lithuanian	35	0.1
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	270	0.6
Portuguese	152	0.3
Russian	147	0.3
Scotch-Irish	115	0.2
Scottish	91	0.2
Slovak	36	0.1
Subsaharan African	691	1.5
Swedish	108	0.2
Swiss	25	0.1
Ukrainian	117	0.3
Welsh	12	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,339	5.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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