Wantagh Union Free School District, NY (3629850) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wantagh Union Free School District, NY (3629850)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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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 --	Value	Percent
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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