Sparta Township School District, NJ (3415510) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Sparta Township School District, NJ (3415510)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Sparta 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	6,712	100.0
Family households (families)	5,274	78.6
With own children under 18 years	2,877	42.9
Married-couple family	4,814	71.7
With own children under 18 years	2,678	39.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	184	2.7
With own children under 18 years	79	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	276	4.1
With own children under 18 years	120	1.8
Nonfamily households	1,438	21.4
Householder living alone	1,195	17.8
65 years and over	534	8.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,943	43.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,463	21.8

Average household size	2.85
Average family size	3.25

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,144	100.0
Householder	6,712	35.1
Spouse	4,814	25.1
Child	6,600	34.5
Other relatives	431	2.3
Nonrelatives	587	3.1
Unmarried partner	278	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,302	100.0
Never married	1,749	24.0
Now married, except separated	5,025	68.8
Separated	61	0.8
Widowed	151	2.1
Divorced	316	4.3

Females 15 years and over	7,404	100.0
Never married	1,558	21.0
Now married, except separated	4,850	65.5
Separated	38	0.5
Widowed	482	6.5
Divorced	476	6.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	306	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	10	3.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	118
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	69

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	105	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	11	10.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	11	10.5
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	11	10.5
Who are female	11	10.5
Who are married	11	10.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,946	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	668	11.2
Kindergarten	294	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,369	39.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,449	24.4
College or graduate school	1,166	19.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,518	100.0
Less than 9th grade	186	1.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	292	2.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,380	19.0
Some college, no degree	2,209	17.6
Associate's degree	1,012	8.1
Bachelor's degree	3,929	31.4
Graduate or professional degree	2,510	20.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	51.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,673	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,049	7.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,820	100.0
Same house	17,151	91.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,623	8.6
Same county	722	3.8
Different county	901	4.8
Same state	469	2.5
Different state	432	2.3
Abroad	46	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,144	100.0
Native	17,928	93.6
Born in United States	17,780	92.9
State of residence	11,348	59.3
Different state	6,432	33.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	148	0.8
Foreign born	1,216	6.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,216	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	867	71.3
Not a U.S. citizen	349	28.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,364	100.0

Native	148	10.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	148	10.9

Foreign born	1,216	89.1
Entered 2000 or later	156	11.4
Entered before 2000	1,060	77.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,216	100.0
Europe	665	54.7
Asia	257	21.1
Africa	30	2.5
Oceania	13	1.1
Latin America	236	19.4
Northern America	15	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,704	100.0
English only	15,861	89.6
Language other than English	1,843	10.4
Speak English less than "very well"	395	2.2
Spanish	709	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	811	4.6
Speak English less than "very well"	209	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	288	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	110	0.6
Other languages	35	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,144	100.0
American	1,302	6.8
Arab	129	0.7
Czech	80	0.4
Danish	88	0.5
Dutch	641	3.3
English	2,399	12.5
French (except Basque)	410	2.1
French Canadian	152	0.8
German	4,447	23.2
Greek	142	0.7
Hungarian	177	0.9
Irish	4,689	24.5
Italian	5,120	26.7
Lithuanian	142	0.7
Norwegian	230	1.2
Polish	1,882	9.8
Portuguese	61	0.3
Russian	314	1.6
Scotch-Irish	232	1.2
Scottish	537	2.8
Slovak	181	0.9
Subsaharan African	19	0.1
Swedish	254	1.3
Swiss	68	0.4
Ukrainian	158	0.8
Welsh	75	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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