Clifton, NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school18,918100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,3787.3
Kindergarten1,1025.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,65540.5
High school (grades 9-12)3,85520.4
College or graduate school4,92826.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over55,730100.0
Less than 9th grade4,9078.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma7,04012.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)18,41333.0
Some college, no degree9,61917.3
Associate degree2,5814.6
Bachelor's degree8,95416.1
Graduate or professional degree4,2167.6
Percent high school graduate or higher78.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over64,447100.0
Never married17,31526.9
Now married, except separated34,60453.7
Separated1,4722.3
Widowed6,2209.7
Female
5,1938.1
Divorced4,8367.5
Female
2,9124.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,909100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren30415.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over61,752100.0
Civilian veterans6,29910.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years14,677100.0
With a disability1,0116.9
Population 21 to 64 years45,517100.0
With a disability7,60716.7
Percent employed
60.0(X)
No disability37,91083.3
Percent employed
77.6(X)
Population 65 years and over13,575100.0
With a disability5,51940.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over74,029100.0
Same house in 199545,47961.4
Different house in the U.S. in 199525,24234.1
Same county
15,47620.9
Different county
9,76613.2
Same state
7,1799.7
Different state
2,5873.5
Elsewhere in 19953,3084.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population78,672100.0
Native55,68070.8
Born in United States
53,88768.5
State of residence
43,89155.8
Different state
9,99612.7
Born outside United States
1,7932.3
Foreign born22,99229.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8,39910.7
Naturalized citizen
11,67714.8
Not a citizen
11,31514.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)22,992100.0
Europe8,43036.7
Asia5,82925.4
Africa4712.0
Oceania160.1
Latin America8,12335.3
Northern America1230.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over74,029100.0
English only42,13856.9
Language other than English31,89143.1
Speak English less than 'very well
15,06220.3
Spanish
13,35718.0
Speak English less than "very well"
6,3028.5
Other Indo-European languages
13,50518.2
Speak English less than "very well"
6,5908.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,6943.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1781.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population78,672100.0

Total ancestries reported

90,405114.9
Arab2,6413.4
Czech16570.8
Danish700.1
Dutch2,0912.7
English2,2992.9
French (except Basque)18051.0
French Canadian12410.3
German6,8348.7
Greek7460.9
Hungarian1,6882.1
Irish17,7199.8
Italian15,10819.2
Lithuanian2760.4
Norwegian1150.1
Polish11,45114.6
Portuguese2580.3
Russian2,1352.7
Scotch-Irish4440.6
Scottish7861.0
Slovak1,1631.5
Subsaharan African1120.1
Swedish4170.5
Swiss1240.2
Ukrainian1,7952.3
United States or American1,9472.5
Welsh2010.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)6230.8
Other ancestries27,65935.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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