Rockaway Township School District, NJ (3414130) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Rockaway Township School District, NJ (3414130)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Rockaway 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	9,049	100.0
Family households (families)	6,929	76.6
With own children under 18 years	3,310	36.6
Married-couple family	6,063	67.0
With own children under 18 years	2,953	32.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	224	2.5
With own children under 18 years	121	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	642	7.1
With own children under 18 years	236	2.6
Nonfamily households	2,120	23.4
Householder living alone	1,794	19.8
65 years and over	892	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,489	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,386	26.4

Average household size	2.79
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,244	100.0
Householder	9,049	35.8
Spouse	6,127	24.3
Child	8,055	31.9
Other relatives	1,486	5.9
Nonrelatives	527	2.1
Unmarried partner	164	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,293	100.0
Never married	2,857	27.8
Now married, except separated	6,649	64.6
Separated	46	0.4
Widowed	180	1.7
Divorced	561	5.5

Females 15 years and over	10,234	100.0
Never married	1,891	18.5
Now married, except separated	6,435	62.9
Separated	54	0.5
Widowed	1,169	11.4
Divorced	685	6.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	240	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	46	19.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	24
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	92
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	604	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	250	41.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	49	8.1
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	201	33.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	250	41.4
Who are female	178	29.5
Who are married	215	35.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,690	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	630	9.4
Kindergarten	295	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,540	38.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,759	26.3
College or graduate school	1,466	21.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	17,432	100.0
Less than 9th grade	552	3.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	518	3.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,862	27.9
Some college, no degree	2,837	16.3
Associate's degree	1,269	7.3
Bachelor's degree	4,978	28.6
Graduate or professional degree	2,416	13.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	42.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,241	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,268	6.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,109	100.0
Same house	23,145	92.2
Different house in the U.S.	1,623	6.5
Same county	847	3.4
Different county	776	3.1
Same state	604	2.4
Different state	172	0.7
Abroad	341	1.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,313	100.0
Native	21,331	84.3
Born in United States	20,850	82.4
State of residence	15,101	59.7
Different state	5,749	22.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	481	1.9
Foreign born	3,982	15.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,982	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,219	55.7
Not a U.S. citizen	1,763	44.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,463	100.0

Native	481	10.8
Entered 2000 or later	29	0.6
Entered before 2000	452	10.1

Foreign born	3,982	89.2
Entered 2000 or later	886	19.9
Entered before 2000	3,096	69.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,982	100.0
Europe	1,067	26.8
Asia	1,283	32.2
Africa	10	0.3
Oceania	18	0.5
Latin America	1,331	33.4
Northern America	273	6.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,003	100.0
English only	18,722	78.0
Language other than English	5,281	22.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,112	8.8
Spanish	2,353	9.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,157	4.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,838	7.7
Speak English less than "very well"	556	2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	979	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	380	1.6
Other languages	111	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,313	100.0
American	745	2.9
Arab	253	1.0
Czech	314	1.2
Danish	105	0.4
Dutch	472	1.9
English	1,782	7.0
French (except Basque)	494	2.0
French Canadian	72	0.3
German	3,782	14.9
Greek	222	0.9
Hungarian	364	1.4
Irish	4,944	19.5
Italian	6,092	24.1
Lithuanian	139	0.5
Norwegian	303	1.2
Polish	2,379	9.4
Portuguese	101	0.4
Russian	1,450	5.7
Scotch-Irish	314	1.2
Scottish	423	1.7
Slovak	275	1.1
Subsaharan African	132	0.5
Swedish	168	0.7
Swiss	163	0.6
Ukrainian	462	1.8
Welsh	138	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	190	0.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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