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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 --ValuePercent
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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