South Plainfield Borough School District, NJ (3415360) DP2 Social Characteristics

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South Plainfield Borough School District, NJ (3415360)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for South Plainfield Borough 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	7,339	100.0
Family households (families)	5,717	77.9
With own children under 18 years	2,434	33.2
Married-couple family	4,514	61.5
With own children under 18 years	1,982	27.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	315	4.3
With own children under 18 years	100	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	888	12.1
With own children under 18 years	352	4.8
Nonfamily households	1,622	22.1
Householder living alone	1,363	18.6
65 years and over	554	7.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,781	37.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,972	26.9

Average household size	2.99
Average family size	3.43

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,972	100.0
Householder	7,339	33.4
Spouse	4,558	20.7
Child	7,408	33.7
Other relatives	1,947	8.9
Nonrelatives	720	3.3
Unmarried partner	410	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,892	100.0
Never married	2,902	32.6
Now married, except separated	5,089	57.2
Separated	91	1.0
Widowed	181	2.0
Divorced	629	7.1

Females 15 years and over	9,315	100.0
Never married	2,384	25.6
Now married, except separated	4,840	52.0
Separated	64	0.7
Widowed	1,304	14.0
Divorced	723	7.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	260	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	58	22.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	81
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	812	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	62	7.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	12	1.5
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	14	1.7
5 or more years	36	4.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	62	7.6
Who are female	36	4.4
Who are married	48	5.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,226	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	317	6.1
Kindergarten	310	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,337	44.7
High school (grades 9-12)	884	16.9
College or graduate school	1,378	26.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,050	100.0
Less than 9th grade	805	5.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,133	7.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,290	33.0
Some college, no degree	3,139	19.6
Associate's degree	1,289	8.0
Bachelor's degree	2,729	17.0
Graduate or professional degree	1,665	10.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	87.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,500	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,591	9.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,345	100.0
Same house	20,536	91.9
Different house in the U.S.	1,556	7.0
Same county	610	2.7
Different county	946	4.2
Same state	633	2.8
Different state	313	1.4
Abroad	253	1.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,569	100.0
Native	18,373	81.4
Born in United States	18,120	80.3
State of residence	14,173	62.8
Different state	3,947	17.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	253	1.1
Foreign born	4,196	18.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,196	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,717	64.8
Not a U.S. citizen	1,479	35.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,449	100.0

Native	253	5.7
Entered 2000 or later	21	0.5
Entered before 2000	232	5.2

Foreign born	4,196	94.3
Entered 2000 or later	787	17.7
Entered before 2000	3,409	76.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,196	100.0
Europe	462	11.0
Asia	1,704	40.6
Africa	231	5.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,786	42.6
Northern America	13	0.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,077	100.0
English only	16,253	77.1
Language other than English	4,824	22.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,163	10.3
Spanish	1,904	9.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,030	4.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,495	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	526	2.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	848	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	414	2.0
Other languages	577	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	193	0.9

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,569	100.0
American	1,228	5.4
Arab	519	2.3
Czech	116	0.5
Danish	112	0.5
Dutch	315	1.4
English	1,188	5.3
French (except Basque)	245	1.1
French Canadian	88	0.4
German	3,010	13.3
Greek	109	0.5
Hungarian	301	1.3
Irish	3,299	14.6
Italian	4,796	21.3
Lithuanian	214	0.9
Norwegian	97	0.4
Polish	1,689	7.5
Portuguese	72	0.3
Russian	409	1.8
Scotch-Irish	279	1.2
Scottish	160	0.7
Slovak	154	0.7
Subsaharan African	164	0.7
Swedish	39	0.2
Swiss	7	0.0
Ukrainian	268	1.2
Welsh	72	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	227	1.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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