Trenton, NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school23,450100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,1599.2
Kindergarten1,2995.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)11,46248.9
High school (grades 9-12)5,16922.0
College or graduate school3,36114.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over53,021100.0
Less than 9th grade6,46812.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma13,47025.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)16,96232.0
Some college, no degree9,22917.4
Associate degree1,9883.7
Bachelor's degree3,0705.8
Graduate or professional degree1,8343.5
Percent high school graduate or higher62.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over64,949100.0
Never married27,86042.9
Now married, except separated22,10334.0
Separated3,0634.7
Widowed5,3878.3
Female
4,3066.6
Divorced6,53610.1
Female
3,6325.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years3,277100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,43943.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over61,784100.0
Civilian veterans5,7779.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years20,485100.0
With a disability2,37111.6
Population 21 to 64 years45,823100.0
With a disability13,17028.7
Percent employed
50.9(X)
No disability32,65371.3
Percent employed
69.4(X)
Population 65 years and over9,054100.0
With a disability4,65851.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over78,692100.0
Same house in 199543,68555.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199531,27539.7
Same county
24,64431.3
Different county
6,6318.4
Same state
3,2944.2
Different state
3,3374.2
Elsewhere in 19953,7324.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population85,258100.0
Native73,23485.9
Born in United States
68,13179.9
State of residence
52,08961.1
Different state
16,04218.8
Born outside United States
5,1036.0
Foreign born12,02414.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
6,8498.0
Naturalized citizen
3,5034.1
Not a citizen
8,52110.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)12,024100.0
Europe1,78814.9
Asia5184.3
Africa1,34011.1
Oceania30.0
Latin America8,35769.5
Northern America180.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over78,692100.0
English only57,14272.6
Language other than English21,55027.4
Speak English less than 'very well
11,32714.4
Spanish
15,97020.3
Speak English less than "very well"
8,85811.3
Other Indo-European languages
4,4605.7
Speak English less than "very well"
2,0842.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4350.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2000.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population85,258100.0

Total ancestries reported

77,11190.4
Arab710.1
Czech11240.1
Danish560.1
Dutch3000.4
English1,7202.0
French (except Basque)12900.3
French Canadian1690.1
German3,1813.7
Greek1770.2
Hungarian9251.1
Irish13,8364.5
Italian6,2307.3
Lithuanian990.1
Norwegian710.1
Polish3,2723.8
Portuguese310.0
Russian4490.5
Scotch-Irish1680.2
Scottish3020.4
Slovak5290.6
Subsaharan African2,5553.0
Swedish820.1
Swiss600.1
Ukrainian3400.4
United States or American2,0822.4
Welsh1230.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2,0192.4
Other ancestries47,95056.2
(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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