Bronx County, NY Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Bronx county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school419,114100.0
Nursery school, preschool22,7935.4
Kindergarten24,8935.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)190,93345.6
High school (grades 9-12)94,48122.5
College or graduate school86,01420.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over794,792100.0
Less than 9th grade125,38515.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma174,30121.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)205,24625.8
Some college, no degree130,16316.4
Associate degree43,2935.4
Bachelor's degree69,8548.8
Graduate or professional degree46,5505.9
Percent high school graduate or higher62.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over995,078100.0
Never married396,59239.9
Now married, except separated376,07337.8
Separated65,5196.6
Widowed70,2087.1
Female
57,5955.8
Divorced86,6868.7
Female
56,1265.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years43,827100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren18,97043.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over936,436100.0
Civilian veterans54,7595.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years347,962100.0
With a disability44,93012.9
Population 21 to 64 years723,828100.0
With a disability230,39231.8
Percent employed
44.0(X)
No disability493,43668.2
Percent employed
59.7(X)
Population 65 years and over124,899100.0
With a disability64,79951.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over1,225,092100.0
Same house in 1995741,64860.5
Different house in the U.S. in 1995406,70833.2
Same county
279,34122.8
Different county
127,36710.4
Same state
100,1128.2
Different state
27,2552.2
Elsewhere in 199576,7366.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population1,332,650100.0
Native946,82371.0
Born in United States
808,24060.6
State of residence
713,09053.5
Different state
95,1507.1
Born outside United States
138,58310.4
Foreign born385,82729.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
167,66612.6
Naturalized citizen
152,52111.4
Not a citizen
233,30617.5
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)385,827100.0
Europe40,57710.5
Asia28,6567.4
Africa25,7476.7
Oceania970.0
Latin America289,73975.1
Northern America1,0110.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over1,225,092100.0
English only578,99647.3
Language other than English646,09652.7
Speak English less than 'very well
309,02925.2
Spanish
534,66043.6
Speak English less than "very well"
260,30221.2
Other Indo-European languages
66,5345.4
Speak English less than "very well"
28,8422.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19,5311.6
Speak English less than "very well"
10,8760.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population1,332,650100.0

Total ancestries reported

1,185,29888.9
Arab3,1050.2
Czech19770.1
Danish3760.0
Dutch1,0370.1
English5,2450.4
French (except Basque)13,3860.3
French Canadian17980.1
German17,6201.3
Greek4,3850.3
Hungarian2,9670.2
Irish142,0993.2
Italian69,2895.2
Lithuanian5190.0
Norwegian8620.1
Polish9,3460.7
Portuguese7610.1
Russian9,7640.7
Scotch-Irish9740.1
Scottish1,3940.1
Slovak3110.0
Subsaharan African36,2612.7
Swedish8280.1
Swiss2910.0
Ukrainian2,2970.2
United States or American32,5202.4
Welsh2410.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)95,8077.2
Other ancestries841,83863.2
(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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