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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wantagh Union Free School District, NY 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 5,545 100.0
    Family households (families) 4,457 80.4
        With own children under 18 years 2,183 39.4
    Married-couple family 3,924 70.8
        With own children under 18 years 1,965 35.4
    Male householder, no wife present, family 155 2.8
        With own children under 18 years 77 1.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 378 6.8
        With own children under 18 years 141 2.5
    Nonfamily households 1,088 19.6
    Householder living alone 1,013 18.3
        65 years and over 563 10.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,293 41.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,626 29.3
 
Average household size 3.10
Average family size 3.56
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 17,187 100.0
    Householder 5,545 32.3
        Spouse 3,974 23.1
        Child 6,650 38.7
        Other relatives 802 4.7
    Nonrelatives 216 1.3
        Unmarried partner 97 0.6
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 6,334 100.0
    Never married 1,802 28.4
    Now married, except separated 4,162 65.7
    Separated 12 0.2
    Widowed 183 2.9
    Divorced 175 2.8
 
Females 15 years and over 7,187 100.0
    Never married 1,787 24.9
    Now married, except separated 4,097 57.0
    Separated 120 1.7
    Widowed 758 10.5
    Divorced 425 5.9
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 198 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 17 8.6
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 9
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 47
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 134
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 17
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 325 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 44 13.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 18 5.5
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 26 8.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 44 13.5
        Who are female 22 6.8
        Who are married 44 13.5
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 5,298 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 399 7.5
        Kindergarten 178 3.4
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,390 45.1
        High school (grades 9-12) 1,243 23.5
        College or graduate school 1,088 20.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 11,344 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 211 1.9
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 543 4.8
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,903 25.6
        Some college, no degree 2,376 20.9
        Associate's degree 1,023 9.0
        Bachelor's degree 2,378 21.0
        Graduate or professional degree 1,910 16.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 93.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 37.8
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 12,631 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,119 8.9
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 16,973 100.0
    Same house 16,350 96.3
    Different house in the U.S. 541 3.2
        Same county 286 1.7
        Different county 255 1.5
            Same state 213 1.3
            Different state 42 0.2
    Abroad 82 0.5
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 17,187 100.0
    Native 16,018 93.2
        Born in United States 15,987 93.0
            State of residence 15,257 88.8
            Different state 730 4.2
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 31 0.2
    Foreign born 1,169 6.8
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 1,169 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 794 67.9
    Not a U.S. citizen 375 32.1
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 1,200 100.0
 
    Native 31 2.6
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 31 2.6
 
    Foreign born 1,169 97.4
        Entered 2000 or later 174 14.5
        Entered before 2000 995 82.9
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,169 100.0
    Europe 561 48.0
    Asia 222 19.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 12 1.0
    Latin America 364 31.1
    Northern America 10 0.9
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 16,392 100.0
    English only 14,430 88.0
    Language other than English 1,962 12.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 439 2.7
        Spanish 821 5.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 193 1.2
        Other Indo-European languages 932 5.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 167 1.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 141 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 79 0.5
        Other languages 68 0.4
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 17,187 100.0
    American 307 1.8
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 71 0.4
    Danish 20 0.1
    Dutch 415 2.4
    English 1,185 6.9
    French (except Basque) 479 2.8
    French Canadian 47 0.3
    German 3,264 19.0
    Greek 226 1.3
    Hungarian 264 1.5
    Irish 5,323 31.0
    Italian 6,380 37.1
    Lithuanian 42 0.2
    Norwegian 53 0.3
    Polish 1,126 6.6
    Portuguese 40 0.2
    Russian 893 5.2
    Scotch-Irish 180 1.0
    Scottish 249 1.4
    Slovak 23 0.1
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 153 0.9
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 87 0.5
    Welsh 25 0.1
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 47 0.3
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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