Burlington County, NJ Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Burlington county new jersey dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 111,053 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 8,899 | 8.0 |
| Kindergarten | 6,101 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 51,033 | 46.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 24,880 | 22.4 |
| College or graduate school | 20,140 | 18.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 285,553 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 9,564 | 3.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 27,095 | 9.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 88,884 | 31.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 59,300 | 20.8 |
| Associate degree | 19,642 | 6.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 54,721 | 19.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 26,347 | 9.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 87.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 28.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 334,883 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 82,710 | 24.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 195,748 | 58.5 |
| Separated | 7,557 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 22,409 | 6.7 |
Female | 18,287 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 26,459 | 7.9 |
Female | 15,850 | 4.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,584 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,176 | 37.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 311,590 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 46,592 | 15.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 91,533 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,040 | 7.7 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 237,341 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 35,010 | 14.8 |
Percent employed | 63.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 202,331 | 85.2 |
Percent employed | 81.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 50,430 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 18,148 | 36.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 396,629 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 238,001 | 60.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 151,533 | 38.2 |
Same county | 75,728 | 19.1 |
Different county | 75,805 | 19.1 |
Same state | 36,988 | 9.3 |
Different state | 38,817 | 9.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 7,095 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 423,394 | 100.0 |
| Native | 396,713 | 93.7 |
Born in United States | 389,144 | 91.9 |
State of residence | 216,207 | 51.1 |
Different state | 172,937 | 40.8 |
Born outside United States | 7,569 | 1.8 |
| Foreign born | 26,681 | 6.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 8,538 | 2.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 15,591 | 3.7 |
Not a citizen | 11,090 | 2.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 26,681 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9,032 | 33.9 |
| Asia | 9,799 | 36.7 |
| Africa | 1,340 | 5.0 |
| Oceania | 77 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 5,543 | 20.8 |
| Northern America | 890 | 3.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 396,629 | 100.0 |
| English only | 355,616 | 89.7 |
| Language other than English | 41,013 | 10.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 14,158 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 15,483 | 3.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,066 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 16,691 | 4.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5,144 | 1.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,921 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,505 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 423,394 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 508,488 | 120.1 |
| Arab | 1,226 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 1,946 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 1,253 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 5,254 | 1.2 |
| English | 45,760 | 10.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 9,081 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,358 | 0.6 |
| German | 81,041 | 19.1 |
| Greek | 2,168 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 6,281 | 1.5 |
| Irish1 | 89,764 | 21.2 |
| Italian | 69,170 | 16.3 |
| Lithuanian | 2,389 | 0.6 |
| Norwegian | 2,674 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 29,867 | 7.1 |
| Portuguese | 1,427 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 6,644 | 1.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,927 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 6,691 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 2,114 | 0.5 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,442 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 3,844 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 874 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 2,890 | 0.7 |
| United States or American | 15,267 | 3.6 |
| Welsh | 3,360 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,120 | 0.7 |
| Other ancestries | 103,656 | 24.5 |
| (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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