West NY NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,507100.0
Nursery school, preschool6316.0
Kindergarten6806.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,45542.4
High school (grades 9-12)2,43523.2
College or graduate school2,30621.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over30,669100.0
Less than 9th grade7,86725.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma6,10619.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)6,83222.3
Some college, no degree3,93112.8
Associate degree9063.0
Bachelor's degree2,7959.1
Graduate or professional degree2,2327.3
Percent high school graduate or higher54.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher16.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over37,198100.0
Never married12,27633.0
Now married, except separated17,34346.6
Separated1,9375.2
Widowed2,3266.3
Female
1,9955.4
Divorced3,3168.9
Female
2,0435.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,389100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren48635.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over35,625100.0
Civilian veterans1,0653.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years9,071100.0
With a disability1,12612.4
Population 21 to 64 years27,690100.0
With a disability8,37030.2
Percent employed
51.7(X)
No disability19,32069.8
Percent employed
63.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,976100.0
With a disability2,84147.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over42,766100.0
Same house in 199521,62550.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199515,73136.8
Same county
11,56027.0
Different county
4,1719.8
Same state
1,4313.3
Different state
2,7406.4
Elsewhere in 19955,41012.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population45,768100.0
Native15,93734.8
Born in United States
14,32931.3
State of residence
9,94021.7
Different state
4,3899.6
Born outside United States
1,6083.5
Foreign born29,83165.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
12,99428.4
Naturalized citizen
11,00924.1
Not a citizen
18,82241.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)29,831100.0
Europe9153.1
Asia1,4895.0
Africa2901.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America27,11290.9
Northern America250.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over42,766100.0
English only6,53815.3
Language other than English36,22884.7
Speak English less than 'very well
22,57352.8
Spanish
33,20177.6
Speak English less than "very well"
21,34149.9
Other Indo-European languages
1,8474.3
Speak English less than "very well"
6771.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6411.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3130.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population45,768100.0

Total ancestries reported

40,96789.5
Arab5201.1
Czech1280.1
Danish230.1
Dutch490.1
English2460.5
French (except Basque)12220.5
French Canadian1340.1
German7811.7
Greek1240.3
Hungarian1200.3
Irish17751.7
Italian1,7693.9
Lithuanian270.1
Norwegian280.1
Polish2140.5
Portuguese760.2
Russian1480.3
Scotch-Irish250.1
Scottish620.1
Slovak140.0
Subsaharan African2090.5
Swedish720.2
Swiss420.1
Ukrainian260.1
United States or American1,2072.6
Welsh100.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2890.6
Other ancestries33,82773.9
(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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