Rahway City School District, NJ (3413530) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Rahway City School District, NJ (3413530)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Rahway 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	10,300	100.0
Family households (families)	6,767	65.7
With own children under 18 years	3,052	29.6
Married-couple family	4,774	46.3
With own children under 18 years	2,140	20.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	489	4.7
With own children under 18 years	193	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,504	14.6
With own children under 18 years	719	7.0
Nonfamily households	3,533	34.3
Householder living alone	3,183	30.9
65 years and over	1,061	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,387	32.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,796	27.1

Average household size	2.69
Average family size	3.44

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,724	100.0
Householder	10,300	37.2
Spouse	4,853	17.5
Child	9,235	33.3
Other relatives	2,408	8.7
Nonrelatives	928	3.3
Unmarried partner	410	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,078	100.0
Never married	4,458	40.2
Now married, except separated	5,493	49.6
Separated	264	2.4
Widowed	333	3.0
Divorced	530	4.8

Females 15 years and over	11,963	100.0
Never married	3,812	31.9
Now married, except separated	5,168	43.2
Separated	317	2.6
Widowed	1,416	11.8
Divorced	1,250	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	337	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	147	43.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	115
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	789	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	130	16.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	13	1.6
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	117	14.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	130	16.5
Who are female	99	12.5
Who are married	83	10.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,090	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	413	5.8
Kindergarten	372	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,671	37.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,803	25.4
College or graduate school	1,831	25.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,280	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,138	5.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,707	8.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,677	39.8
Some college, no degree	3,352	17.4
Associate's degree	1,429	7.4
Bachelor's degree	2,824	14.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,153	6.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,812	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,452	6.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	27,638	100.0
Same house	24,957	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,502	9.1
Same county	1,749	6.3
Different county	753	2.7
Same state	500	1.8
Different state	253	0.9
Abroad	179	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,941	100.0
Native	22,293	79.8
Born in United States	21,542	77.1
State of residence	16,774	60.0
Different state	4,768	17.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	751	2.7
Foreign born	5,648	20.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,648	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,946	52.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,702	47.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,399	100.0

Native	751	11.7
Entered 2000 or later	78	1.2
Entered before 2000	673	10.5

Foreign born	5,648	88.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,605	25.1
Entered before 2000	4,043	63.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,648	100.0
Europe	980	17.4
Asia	797	14.1
Africa	386	6.8
Oceania	64	1.1
Latin America	3,339	59.1
Northern America	82	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,438	100.0
English only	18,499	70.0
Language other than English	7,939	30.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,327	12.6
Spanish	5,016	19.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,149	8.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,902	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	843	3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	540	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	255	1.0
Other languages	481	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	80	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,941	100.0
American	1,547	5.5
Arab	399	1.4
Czech	52	0.2
Danish	72	0.3
Dutch	204	0.7
English	758	2.7
French (except Basque)	323	1.2
French Canadian	79	0.3
German	2,204	7.9
Greek	189	0.7
Hungarian	175	0.6
Irish	2,867	10.3
Italian	3,048	10.9
Lithuanian	142	0.5
Norwegian	50	0.2
Polish	1,723	6.2
Portuguese	383	1.4
Russian	617	2.2
Scotch-Irish	93	0.3
Scottish	584	2.1
Slovak	404	1.4
Subsaharan African	311	1.1
Swedish	40	0.1
Swiss	18	0.1
Ukrainian	180	0.6
Welsh	133	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	986	3.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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