Weehawken Township School District, NJ (3417310) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Weehawken Township School District, NJ (3417310)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Weehawken 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	5,653	100.0
Family households (families)	2,694	47.7
With own children under 18 years	1,102	19.5
Married-couple family	1,959	34.7
With own children under 18 years	726	12.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	203	3.6
With own children under 18 years	58	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	532	9.4
With own children under 18 years	318	5.6
Nonfamily households	2,959	52.3
Householder living alone	2,200	38.9
65 years and over	611	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,154	20.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,161	20.5

Average household size	2.20
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,437	100.0
Householder	5,653	45.5
Spouse	1,998	16.1
Child	2,747	22.1
Other relatives	761	6.1
Nonrelatives	1,278	10.3
Unmarried partner	308	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,451	100.0
Never married	2,410	44.2
Now married, except separated	2,339	42.9
Separated	90	1.7
Widowed	158	2.9
Divorced	454	8.3

Females 15 years and over	5,481	100.0
Never married	2,224	40.6
Now married, except separated	2,101	38.3
Separated	105	1.9
Widowed	470	8.6
Divorced	581	10.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	115	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	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	37
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	169	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	12	7.1
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	12	7.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	12	7.1
Who are female	12	7.1
Who are married	12	7.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,279	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	200	8.8
Kindergarten	101	4.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	648	28.4
High school (grades 9-12)	502	22.0
College or graduate school	828	36.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,769	100.0
Less than 9th grade	752	7.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	595	6.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	1,694	17.3
Some college, no degree	1,245	12.7
Associate's degree	662	6.8
Bachelor's degree	3,431	35.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,390	14.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	49.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,605	100.0
Civilian veterans	397	3.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,346	100.0
Same house	10,655	86.3
Different house in the U.S.	1,551	12.6
Same county	750	6.1
Different county	801	6.5
Same state	232	1.9
Different state	569	4.6
Abroad	140	1.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	12,437	100.0
Native	8,248	66.3
Born in United States	7,848	63.1
State of residence	4,165	33.5
Different state	3,683	29.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	400	3.2
Foreign born	4,189	33.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,189	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,279	54.4
Not a U.S. citizen	1,910	45.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,589	100.0

Native	400	8.7
Entered 2000 or later	95	2.1
Entered before 2000	305	6.6

Foreign born	4,189	91.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,048	22.8
Entered before 2000	3,141	68.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,189	100.0
Europe	795	19.0
Asia	643	15.3
Africa	14	0.3
Oceania	33	0.8
Latin America	2,645	63.1
Northern America	59	1.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	11,776	100.0
English only	6,292	53.4
Language other than English	5,484	46.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,204	18.7
Spanish	3,861	32.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,821	15.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,121	9.5
Speak English less than "very well"	313	2.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	425	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	70	0.6
Other languages	77	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	12,437	100.0
American	630	5.1
Arab	71	0.6
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	7	0.1
Dutch	7	0.1
English	345	2.8
French (except Basque)	205	1.6
French Canadian	13	0.1
German	1,025	8.2
Greek	63	0.5
Hungarian	36	0.3
Irish	1,558	12.5
Italian	1,948	15.7
Lithuanian	31	0.2
Norwegian	88	0.7
Polish	298	2.4
Portuguese	10	0.1
Russian	378	3.0
Scotch-Irish	79	0.6
Scottish	107	0.9
Slovak	19	0.2
Subsaharan African	28	0.2
Swedish	23	0.2
Swiss	36	0.3
Ukrainian	67	0.5
Welsh	13	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	111	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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