Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, NJ (3414670) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, NJ (3414670)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional 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	10,829	100.0
Family households (families)	8,069	74.5
With own children under 18 years	4,088	37.8
Married-couple family	6,869	63.4
With own children under 18 years	3,481	32.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	263	2.4
With own children under 18 years	160	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	937	8.7
With own children under 18 years	447	4.1
Nonfamily households	2,760	25.5
Householder living alone	2,481	22.9
65 years and over	1,139	10.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,319	39.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,051	28.2

Average household size	2.75
Average family size	3.26

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,789	100.0
Householder	10,829	36.4
Spouse	6,906	23.2
Child	10,100	33.9
Other relatives	1,203	4.0
Nonrelatives	751	2.5
Unmarried partner	470	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,252	100.0
Never married	3,048	27.1
Now married, except separated	7,234	64.3
Separated	53	0.5
Widowed	350	3.1
Divorced	567	5.0

Females 15 years and over	12,120	100.0
Never married	2,628	21.7
Now married, except separated	7,292	60.2
Separated	98	0.8
Widowed	1,165	9.6
Divorced	937	7.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	541	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	199	36.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	75
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	122
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	53

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	470	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	127	27.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	3	0.6
3 or 4 years	81	17.2
5 or more years	43	9.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	127	27.0
Who are female	87	18.5
Who are married	106	22.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,175	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,032	12.6
Kindergarten	295	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,400	41.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,660	20.3
College or graduate school	1,788	21.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,169	100.0
Less than 9th grade	352	1.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	651	3.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,840	19.0
Some college, no degree	2,628	13.0
Associate's degree	1,445	7.2
Bachelor's degree	6,972	34.6
Graduate or professional degree	4,281	21.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	55.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,091	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,641	7.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,539	100.0
Same house	26,683	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,570	8.7
Same county	1,293	4.4
Different county	1,277	4.3
Same state	842	2.9
Different state	435	1.5
Abroad	286	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	29,902	100.0
Native	25,922	86.7
Born in United States	25,670	85.8
State of residence	17,599	58.9
Different state	8,071	27.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	252	0.8
Foreign born	3,980	13.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,980	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,928	73.6
Not a U.S. citizen	1,052	26.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,232	100.0

Native	252	6.0
Entered 2000 or later	19	0.4
Entered before 2000	233	5.5

Foreign born	3,980	94.0
Entered 2000 or later	584	13.8
Entered before 2000	3,396	80.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,980	100.0
Europe	1,233	31.0
Asia	1,456	36.6
Africa	394	9.9
Oceania	14	0.4
Latin America	861	21.6
Northern America	22	0.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,611	100.0
English only	23,112	83.7
Language other than English	4,499	16.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,318	4.8
Spanish	1,046	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	345	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	2,001	7.2
Speak English less than "very well"	517	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,060	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	384	1.4
Other languages	392	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	29,902	100.0
American	1,195	4.0
Arab	315	1.1
Czech	331	1.1
Danish	107	0.4
Dutch	241	0.8
English	2,290	7.7
French (except Basque)	725	2.4
French Canadian	134	0.4
German	3,848	12.9
Greek	520	1.7
Hungarian	518	1.7
Irish	5,868	19.6
Italian	7,830	26.2
Lithuanian	352	1.2
Norwegian	195	0.7
Polish	2,302	7.7
Portuguese	152	0.5
Russian	1,102	3.7
Scotch-Irish	315	1.1
Scottish	431	1.4
Slovak	193	0.6
Subsaharan African	257	0.9
Swedish	198	0.7
Swiss	31	0.1
Ukrainian	549	1.8
Welsh	92	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	154	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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