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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Watchung 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 2,256 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,532 67.9
        With own children under 18 years 659 29.2
    Married-couple family 1,309 58.0
        With own children under 18 years 527 23.4
    Male householder, no wife present, family 64 2.8
        With own children under 18 years 64 2.8
    Female householder, no husband present, family 159 7.0
        With own children under 18 years 68 3.0
    Nonfamily households 724 32.1
    Householder living alone 617 27.3
        65 years and over 224 9.9
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 702 31.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 700 31.0
 
Average household size 2.72
Average family size 3.32
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 6,127 100.0
    Householder 2,256 36.8
        Spouse 1,287 21.0
        Child 2,009 32.8
        Other relatives 261 4.3
    Nonrelatives 314 5.1
        Unmarried partner 113 1.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,520 100.0
    Never married 846 33.6
    Now married, except separated 1,369 54.3
    Separated 97 3.8
    Widowed 67 2.7
    Divorced 141 5.6
 
Females 15 years and over 2,500 100.0
    Never married 769 30.8
    Now married, except separated 1,345 53.8
    Separated 30 1.2
    Widowed 217 8.7
    Divorced 139 5.6
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 50 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 0 0.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 0
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 38
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 29
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 49
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 44 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 0 0.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 0 0.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 0 0.0
        Who are female 0 0.0
        Who are married 0 0.0
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,391 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 228 16.4
        Kindergarten 29 2.1
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 562 40.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 258 18.5
        College or graduate school 314 22.6
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 4,473 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 183 4.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19 0.4
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 921 20.6
        Some college, no degree 781 17.5
        Associate's degree 208 4.7
        Bachelor's degree 1,132 25.3
        Graduate or professional degree 1,229 27.5
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 95.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 52.8
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 4,899 100.0
    Civilian veterans 440 9.0
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 6,225 100.0
    Same house 5,544 89.1
    Different house in the U.S. 610 9.8
        Same county 289 4.6
        Different county 321 5.2
            Same state 153 2.5
            Different state 168 2.7
    Abroad 71 1.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 6,245 100.0
    Native 4,809 77.0
        Born in United States 4,793 76.7
            State of residence 3,450 55.2
            Different state 1,343 21.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 16 0.3
    Foreign born 1,436 23.0
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 1,436 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 941 65.5
    Not a U.S. citizen 495 34.5
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 1,452 100.0
 
    Native 16 1.1
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 16 1.1
 
    Foreign born 1,436 98.9
        Entered 2000 or later 237 16.3
        Entered before 2000 1,199 82.6
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,436 100.0
    Europe 385 26.8
    Asia 506 35.2
    Africa 46 3.2
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 447 31.1
    Northern America 52 3.6
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 5,896 100.0
    English only 3,904 66.2
    Language other than English 1,992 33.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 585 9.9
        Spanish 688 11.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 279 4.7
        Other Indo-European languages 839 14.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 185 3.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 293 5.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 101 1.7
        Other languages 172 2.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 20 0.3
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 6,245 100.0
    American 465 7.4
    Arab 111 1.8
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 27 0.4
    English 441 7.1
    French (except Basque) 142 2.3
    French Canadian 17 0.3
    German 572 9.2
    Greek 93 1.5
    Hungarian 58 0.9
    Irish 930 14.9
    Italian 1,116 17.9
    Lithuanian 29 0.5
    Norwegian 41 0.7
    Polish 192 3.1
    Portuguese 375 6.0
    Russian 321 5.1
    Scotch-Irish 46 0.7
    Scottish 45 0.7
    Slovak 96 1.5
    Subsaharan African 20 0.3
    Swedish 21 0.3
    Swiss 98 1.6
    Ukrainian 11 0.2
    Welsh 10 0.2
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 14 0.2
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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