Ridgefield Park Township School District, NJ (3413800) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ridgefield Park Township School District, NJ (3413800)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ridgefield Park Township 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	4,878	100.0
Family households (families)	3,188	65.4
With own children under 18 years	1,495	30.6
Married-couple family	2,308	47.3
With own children under 18 years	1,112	22.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	221	4.5
With own children under 18 years	66	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	659	13.5
With own children under 18 years	317	6.5
Nonfamily households	1,690	34.6
Householder living alone	1,582	32.4
65 years and over	613	12.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,634	33.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,298	26.6

Average household size	2.54
Average family size	3.25

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,407	100.0
Householder	4,878	39.3
Spouse	2,281	18.4
Child	3,682	29.7
Other relatives	1,205	9.7
Nonrelatives	361	2.9
Unmarried partner	169	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,859	100.0
Never married	1,820	37.5
Now married, except separated	2,549	52.5
Separated	74	1.5
Widowed	79	1.6
Divorced	337	6.9

Females 15 years and over	5,242	100.0
Never married	1,229	23.4
Now married, except separated	2,423	46.2
Separated	251	4.8
Widowed	670	12.8
Divorced	669	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	167	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	84	50.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	102
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	225	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	74	32.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	23	10.2
3 or 4 years	51	22.7
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	74	32.9
Who are female	51	22.7
Who are married	61	27.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,249	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	133	4.1
Kindergarten	226	7.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,300	40.0
High school (grades 9-12)	621	19.1
College or graduate school	969	29.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,591	100.0
Less than 9th grade	477	5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	531	6.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,801	32.6
Some college, no degree	1,451	16.9
Associate's degree	512	6.0
Bachelor's degree	2,015	23.5
Graduate or professional degree	804	9.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,635	100.0
Civilian veterans	555	5.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,282	100.0
Same house	11,284	91.9
Different house in the U.S.	957	7.8
Same county	615	5.0
Different county	342	2.8
Same state	186	1.5
Different state	156	1.3
Abroad	41	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	12,407	100.0
Native	8,122	65.5
Born in United States	7,784	62.7
State of residence	5,031	40.5
Different state	2,753	22.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	338	2.7
Foreign born	4,285	34.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,285	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,557	59.7
Not a U.S. citizen	1,728	40.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,623	100.0

Native	338	7.3
Entered 2000 or later	59	1.3
Entered before 2000	279	6.0

Foreign born	4,285	92.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,144	24.7
Entered before 2000	3,141	67.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,285	100.0
Europe	493	11.5
Asia	1,271	29.7
Africa	175	4.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,329	54.4
Northern America	17	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	11,763	100.0
English only	5,832	49.6
Language other than English	5,931	50.4
Speak English less than "very well"	2,419	20.6
Spanish	3,847	32.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,569	13.3
Other Indo-European languages	904	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	345	2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	796	6.8
Speak English less than "very well"	441	3.7
Other languages	384	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	64	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	12,407	100.0
American	226	1.8
Arab	438	3.5
Czech	31	0.2
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	262	2.1
English	395	3.2
French (except Basque)	136	1.1
French Canadian	25	0.2
German	1,369	11.0
Greek	226	1.8
Hungarian	28	0.2
Irish	1,784	14.4
Italian	1,939	15.6
Lithuanian	6	0.0
Norwegian	68	0.5
Polish	358	2.9
Portuguese	23	0.2
Russian	61	0.5
Scotch-Irish	132	1.1
Scottish	143	1.2
Slovak	11	0.1
Subsaharan African	31	0.2
Swedish	93	0.7
Swiss	53	0.4
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	35	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	153	1.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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