Elizabeth, NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school32,650100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,8965.8
Kindergarten1,9836.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)15,10846.3
High school (grades 9-12)7,20822.1
College or graduate school6,45519.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over75,912100.0
Less than 9th grade13,75718.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma15,28020.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)24,32132.0
Some college, no degree10,65914.0
Associate degree2,6943.5
Bachelor's degree6,0117.9
Graduate or professional degree3,1904.2
Percent high school graduate or higher61.7(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher12.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over93,087100.0
Never married33,00035.5
Now married, except separated41,77044.9
Separated4,4354.8
Widowed5,8336.3
Female
4,6735.0
Divorced8,0498.6
Female
5,0325.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years3,711100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,44538.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over88,875100.0
Civilian veterans4,5165.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years27,805100.0
With a disability2,4428.8
Population 21 to 64 years69,739100.0
With a disability18,68726.8
Percent employed
54.0(X)
No disability51,05273.2
Percent employed
64.9(X)
Population 65 years and over11,590100.0
With a disability5,47547.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over111,501100.0
Same house in 199557,49751.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199542,90638.5
Same county
30,26127.1
Different county
12,64511.3
Same state
8,2617.4
Different state
4,3843.9
Elsewhere in 199511,09810.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population120,568100.0
Native67,59356.1
Born in United States
60,49450.2
State of residence
48,08939.9
Different state
12,40510.3
Born outside United States
7,0995.9
Foreign born52,97543.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
23,79119.7
Naturalized citizen
19,34516.0
Not a citizen
33,63027.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)52,975100.0
Europe9,57918.1
Asia2,5624.8
Africa1,0502.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America39,72975.0
Northern America550.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over111,501100.0
English only36,19632.5
Language other than English75,30567.5
Speak English less than 'very well
41,06836.8
Spanish
54,84549.2
Speak English less than "very well"
31,28028.1
Other Indo-European languages
17,67915.9
Speak English less than "very well"
8,6967.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,4401.3
Speak English less than "very well"
5930.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population120,568100.0

Total ancestries reported

112,32393.2
Arab5670.5
Czech12260.2
Danish380.0
Dutch1540.1
English6360.5
French (except Basque)13090.3
French Canadian1310.0
German2,2641.9
Greek4990.4
Hungarian2390.2
Irish13,9403.3
Italian6,0175.0
Lithuanian3980.3
Norwegian460.0
Polish4,2693.5
Portuguese6,6395.5
Russian8990.7
Scotch-Irish910.1
Scottish1690.1
Slovak2650.2
Subsaharan African1,5501.3
Swedish1520.1
Swiss460.0
Ukrainian6070.5
United States or American3,7033.1
Welsh860.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)4,0213.3
Other ancestries74,46261.8
(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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