Westfield Town School District, NJ (3417760) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Westfield Town School District, NJ (3417760)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Westfield Town 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	10,069	100.0
Family households (families)	7,846	77.9
With own children under 18 years	4,250	42.2
Married-couple family	6,867	68.2
With own children under 18 years	3,905	38.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	275	2.7
With own children under 18 years	94	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	704	7.0
With own children under 18 years	251	2.5
Nonfamily households	2,223	22.1
Householder living alone	1,999	19.9
65 years and over	985	9.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,417	43.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,626	26.1

Average household size	2.90
Average family size	3.37

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	29,176	100.0
Householder	10,069	34.5
Spouse	6,915	23.7
Child	10,717	36.7
Other relatives	966	3.3
Nonrelatives	509	1.7
Unmarried partner	162	0.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,553	100.0
Never married	2,629	24.9
Now married, except separated	7,190	68.1
Separated	106	1.0
Widowed	256	2.4
Divorced	372	3.5

Females 15 years and over	11,403	100.0
Never married	1,979	17.4
Now married, except separated	7,139	62.6
Separated	73	0.6
Widowed	1,298	11.4
Divorced	914	8.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	412	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	15	3.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	7
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	65

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	186	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	40	21.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	13	7.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	27	14.5
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	40	21.5
Who are female	26	14.0
Who are married	27	14.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,981	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	843	9.4
Kindergarten	535	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,337	48.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,865	20.8
College or graduate school	1,401	15.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,117	100.0
Less than 9th grade	419	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	309	1.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,626	13.7
Some college, no degree	2,349	12.3
Associate's degree	823	4.3
Bachelor's degree	6,712	35.1
Graduate or professional degree	5,879	30.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	65.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,464	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,351	6.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,094	100.0
Same house	27,534	94.6
Different house in the U.S.	1,378	4.7
Same county	551	1.9
Different county	827	2.8
Same state	414	1.4
Different state	413	1.4
Abroad	182	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	29,416	100.0
Native	25,999	88.4
Born in United States	25,796	87.7
State of residence	15,503	52.7
Different state	10,293	35.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	203	0.7
Foreign born	3,417	11.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,417	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,161	63.2
Not a U.S. citizen	1,256	36.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,620	100.0

Native	203	5.6
Entered 2000 or later	83	2.3
Entered before 2000	120	3.3

Foreign born	3,417	94.4
Entered 2000 or later	609	16.8
Entered before 2000	2,808	77.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,417	100.0
Europe	1,435	42.0
Asia	1,081	31.6
Africa	133	3.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	682	20.0
Northern America	86	2.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,464	100.0
English only	23,269	84.7
Language other than English	4,195	15.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,389	5.1
Spanish	1,237	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	437	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,843	6.7
Speak English less than "very well"	673	2.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	970	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	279	1.0
Other languages	145	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	29,416	100.0
American	1,413	4.8
Arab	185	0.6
Czech	208	0.7
Danish	22	0.1
Dutch	407	1.4
English	2,694	9.2
French (except Basque)	669	2.3
French Canadian	211	0.7
German	5,316	18.1
Greek	316	1.1
Hungarian	500	1.7
Irish	6,724	22.9
Italian	6,419	21.8
Lithuanian	314	1.1
Norwegian	359	1.2
Polish	2,023	6.9
Portuguese	237	0.8
Russian	1,817	6.2
Scotch-Irish	248	0.8
Scottish	464	1.6
Slovak	181	0.6
Subsaharan African	24	0.1
Swedish	193	0.7
Swiss	103	0.4
Ukrainian	415	1.4
Welsh	207	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	123	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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