Watchung Hills Regional School District, NJ (3417220) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Watchung Hills Regional School District, NJ (3417220)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Watchung Hills 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	10,085	100.0
Family households (families)	8,116	80.5
With own children under 18 years	4,182	41.5
Married-couple family	7,191	71.3
With own children under 18 years	3,831	38.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	249	2.5
With own children under 18 years	112	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	676	6.7
With own children under 18 years	239	2.4
Nonfamily households	1,969	19.5
Householder living alone	1,726	17.1
65 years and over	754	7.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,397	43.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,797	27.7

Average household size	3.02
Average family size	3.44

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,473	100.0
Householder	10,085	33.1
Spouse	7,183	23.6
Child	10,983	36.0
Other relatives	1,662	5.5
Nonrelatives	560	1.8
Unmarried partner	196	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,709	100.0
Never married	3,247	27.7
Now married, except separated	7,717	65.9
Separated	188	1.6
Widowed	189	1.6
Divorced	368	3.1

Females 15 years and over	11,984	100.0
Never married	2,718	22.7
Now married, except separated	7,404	61.8
Separated	102	0.9
Widowed	1,023	8.5
Divorced	737	6.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	288	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	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	42

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	554	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	9,053	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	965	10.7
Kindergarten	375	4.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,001	44.2
High school (grades 9-12)	2,013	22.2
College or graduate school	1,699	18.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,170	100.0
Less than 9th grade	599	3.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	473	2.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,888	19.3
Some college, no degree	2,629	13.0
Associate's degree	907	4.5
Bachelor's degree	6,458	32.0
Graduate or professional degree	5,216	25.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	57.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,265	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,652	7.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	30,343	100.0
Same house	28,487	93.9
Different house in the U.S.	1,735	5.7
Same county	651	2.1
Different county	1,084	3.6
Same state	720	2.4
Different state	364	1.2
Abroad	121	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,591	100.0
Native	25,254	82.6
Born in United States	25,040	81.9
State of residence	17,665	57.7
Different state	7,375	24.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	214	0.7
Foreign born	5,337	17.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,337	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,710	69.5
Not a U.S. citizen	1,627	30.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,551	100.0

Native	214	3.9
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	214	3.9

Foreign born	5,337	96.1
Entered 2000 or later	705	12.7
Entered before 2000	4,632	83.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,337	100.0
Europe	1,735	32.5
Asia	2,102	39.4
Africa	114	2.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,292	24.2
Northern America	94	1.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,802	100.0
English only	21,654	75.2
Language other than English	7,148	24.8
Speak English less than "very well"	2,076	7.2
Spanish	2,049	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	829	2.9
Other Indo-European languages	3,209	11.1
Speak English less than "very well"	633	2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,718	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	594	2.1
Other languages	172	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	20	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,591	100.0
American	1,570	5.1
Arab	197	0.6
Czech	366	1.2
Danish	134	0.4
Dutch	290	0.9
English	2,681	8.8
French (except Basque)	631	2.1
French Canadian	65	0.2
German	4,675	15.3
Greek	246	0.8
Hungarian	528	1.7
Irish	5,836	19.1
Italian	6,678	21.8
Lithuanian	240	0.8
Norwegian	318	1.0
Polish	2,170	7.1
Portuguese	1,053	3.4
Russian	1,331	4.4
Scotch-Irish	243	0.8
Scottish	474	1.5
Slovak	294	1.0
Subsaharan African	20	0.1
Swedish	260	0.8
Swiss	157	0.5
Ukrainian	248	0.8
Welsh	116	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	31	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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