West Essex Regional School District, NJ (3417460) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Essex Regional School District, NJ (3417460)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Essex 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	7,755	100.0
Family households (families)	6,403	82.6
With own children under 18 years	2,728	35.2
Married-couple family	5,511	71.1
With own children under 18 years	2,368	30.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	239	3.1
With own children under 18 years	94	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	653	8.4
With own children under 18 years	266	3.4
Nonfamily households	1,352	17.4
Householder living alone	1,162	15.0
65 years and over	609	7.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,872	37.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,567	33.1

Average household size	2.83
Average family size	3.16

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,967	100.0
Householder	7,755	35.3
Spouse	5,618	25.6
Child	7,304	33.2
Other relatives	896	4.1
Nonrelatives	394	1.8
Unmarried partner	177	0.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,000	100.0
Never married	1,725	21.6
Now married, except separated	5,642	70.5
Separated	92	1.2
Widowed	266	3.3
Divorced	275	3.4

Females 15 years and over	9,293	100.0
Never married	1,784	19.2
Now married, except separated	5,725	61.6
Separated	33	0.4
Widowed	981	10.6
Divorced	770	8.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	159	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	32
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	295	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	38	12.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	2	0.7
3 or 4 years	26	8.8
5 or more years	10	3.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	38	12.9
Who are female	36	12.2
Who are married	0	0.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,952	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	480	8.1
Kindergarten	447	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,690	45.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,100	18.5
College or graduate school	1,235	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,302	100.0
Less than 9th grade	220	1.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	629	4.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,037	19.8
Some college, no degree	2,355	15.4
Associate's degree	708	4.6
Bachelor's degree	4,636	30.3
Graduate or professional degree	3,717	24.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	94.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	54.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,482	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,404	8.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,802	100.0
Same house	20,613	94.5
Different house in the U.S.	1,106	5.1
Same county	672	3.1
Different county	434	2.0
Same state	348	1.6
Different state	86	0.4
Abroad	83	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,967	100.0
Native	19,652	89.5
Born in United States	19,432	88.5
State of residence	15,246	69.4
Different state	4,186	19.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	220	1.0
Foreign born	2,315	10.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,315	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,969	85.1
Not a U.S. citizen	346	14.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,535	100.0

Native	220	8.7
Entered 2000 or later	54	2.1
Entered before 2000	166	6.5

Foreign born	2,315	91.3
Entered 2000 or later	149	5.9
Entered before 2000	2,166	85.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,315	100.0
Europe	1,003	43.3
Asia	827	35.7
Africa	117	5.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	289	12.5
Northern America	79	3.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,725	100.0
English only	17,670	85.3
Language other than English	3,055	14.7
Speak English less than "very well"	589	2.8
Spanish	726	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	103	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,880	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	352	1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	311	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.4
Other languages	138	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	56	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,967	100.0
American	615	2.8
Arab	112	0.5
Czech	100	0.5
Danish	124	0.6
Dutch	256	1.2
English	1,036	4.7
French (except Basque)	331	1.5
French Canadian	199	0.9
German	3,133	14.3
Greek	121	0.6
Hungarian	329	1.5
Irish	3,523	16.0
Italian	8,550	38.9
Lithuanian	97	0.4
Norwegian	122	0.6
Polish	2,302	10.5
Portuguese	169	0.8
Russian	1,544	7.0
Scotch-Irish	300	1.4
Scottish	214	1.0
Slovak	35	0.2
Subsaharan African	102	0.5
Swedish	319	1.5
Swiss	31	0.1
Ukrainian	291	1.3
Welsh	38	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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