Social Statistics for Valley Stream, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,895100.0
Nursery school, preschool6576.6
Kindergarten5155.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,02140.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,12621.5
College or graduate school2,57626.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over24,845100.0
Less than 9th grade1,2054.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,2369.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,56034.5
Some college, no degree4,85919.6
Associate degree1,7977.2
Bachelor's degree3,94115.9
Graduate or professional degree2,2479.0
Percent high school graduate or higher86.2(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over29,299100.0
Never married7,80526.6
Now married, except separated16,54556.5
Separated5161.8
Widowed2,6449.0
Female
2,1327.3
Divorced1,7896.1
Female
1,1403.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years840100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren19523.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,715100.0
Civilian veterans3,25711.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,963100.0
With a disability4655.8
Population 21 to 64 years20,420100.0
With a disability3,37016.5
Percent employed
67.7(X)
No disability17,05083.5
Percent employed
79.6(X)
Population 65 years and over5,916100.0
With a disability1,93132.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over34,305100.0
Same house in 199523,97569.9
Different house in the U.S. in 19959,69928.3
Same county
4,33112.6
Different county
5,36815.6
Same state
4,73413.8
Different state
6341.8
Elsewhere in 19956311.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population36,394100.0
Native29,26580.4
Born in United States
28,81679.2
State of residence
27,21074.8
Different state
1,6064.4
Born outside United States
4491.2
Foreign born7,12919.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,7374.8
Naturalized citizen
4,42012.1
Not a citizen
2,7097.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)7,129100.0
Europe1,74724.5
Asia2,00328.1
Africa1952.7
Oceania00.0
Latin America3,12043.8
Northern America640.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over34,305100.0
English only25,17073.4
Language other than English9,13526.6
Speak English less than 'very well
3,3229.7
Spanish
3,48410.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3083.8
Other Indo-European languages
3,58310.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1403.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,6564.8
Speak English less than "very well"
7452.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population36,394100.0

Total ancestries reported

41,881115.1
Arab3200.9
Czech11010.3
Danish410.1
Dutch1830.5
English1,0933.0
French (except Basque)13250.9
French Canadian1440.1
German4,10111.3
Greek6681.8
Hungarian2130.6
Irish16,24717.2
Italian11,55931.8
Lithuanian1330.4
Norwegian3250.9
Polish1,6734.6
Portuguese710.2
Russian8622.4
Scotch-Irish2420.7
Scottish2690.7
Slovak1530.4
Subsaharan African1510.4
Swedish2470.7
Swiss250.1
Ukrainian1770.5
United States or American1,0953.0
Welsh350.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1,4524.0
Other ancestries10,07627.7
(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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