Jersey City city, Hudson County, New Jersey - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007

Jersey City city, Hudson County, New Jersey

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007

Data Set: 2007 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
Housing - Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities...
Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units...
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NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

For more information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	85,550	+/-3,070	100%	(X)
Family households (families)	51,579	+/-2,991	60.3%	+/-2.8
With own children under 18 years	23,994	+/-2,229	28.0%	+/-2.4
Married-couple family	30,918	+/-2,941	36.1%	+/-3.0
With own children under 18 years	13,904	+/-1,648	16.3%	+/-1.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,571	+/-883	5.3%	+/-1.0
With own children under 18 years	2,155	+/-724	2.5%	+/-0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	16,090	+/-1,721	18.8%	+/-2.0
With own children under 18 years	7,935	+/-1,321	9.3%	+/-1.5
Nonfamily households	33,971	+/-2,670	39.7%	+/-2.8
Householder living alone	28,418	+/-2,488	33.2%	+/-2.5
65 years and over	6,116	+/-1,286	7.1%	+/-1.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	27,943	+/-2,250	32.7%	+/-2.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	15,690	+/-1,455	18.3%	+/-1.5

Average household size	2.58	+/-0.08	(X)	(X)
Average family size	3.34	+/-0.13	(X)	(X)

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	220,713	+/-7,291	100%	(X)
Householder	85,550	+/-3,070	38.8%	+/-1.2
Spouse	30,054	+/-2,778	13.6%	+/-1.2
Child	64,090	+/-4,373	29.0%	+/-1.5
Other relatives	26,705	+/-3,622	12.1%	+/-1.6
Nonrelatives	14,314	+/-3,124	6.5%	+/-1.4
Unmarried partner	5,236	+/-1,137	2.4%	+/-0.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	88,216	+/-4,014	100%	(X)
Never married	41,998	+/-3,794	47.6%	+/-3.4
Now married, except separated	38,587	+/-3,351	43.7%	+/-3.5
Separated	2,917	+/-1,045	3.3%	+/-1.2
Widowed	1,233	+/-537	1.4%	+/-0.6
Divorced	3,481	+/-916	3.9%	+/-1.0

Females 15 years and over	92,789	+/-3,762	100%	(X)
Never married	37,259	+/-3,059	40.2%	+/-2.5
Now married, except separated	35,142	+/-2,926	37.9%	+/-2.8
Separated	3,232	+/-912	3.5%	+/-1.0
Widowed	8,330	+/-1,474	9.0%	+/-1.6
Divorced	8,826	+/-1,323	9.5%	+/-1.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	3,152	+/-972	100%	(X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,611	+/-777	51.1%	+/-12.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43	+/-20	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51	+/-15	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32	+/-40	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	97	+/-33	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14	+/-10	(X)	(X)

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	6,160	+/-1,402	100%	(X)
Responsible for grandchildren	2,123	+/-813	34.5%	+/-12.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	200	+/-226	3.2%	+/-3.7
1 or 2 years	672	+/-576	10.9%	+/-9.6
3 or 4 years	277	+/-280	4.5%	+/-4.3
5 or more years	974	+/-552	15.8%	+/-8.7

Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female	82.5%	+/-10.6	(X)	(X)
Who are married	48.3%	+/-18.6	(X)	(X)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	55,514	+/-3,520	100%	(X)
Nursery school, preschool	5,120	+/-1,196	9.2%	+/-2.0
Kindergarten	2,124	+/-720	3.8%	+/-1.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23,602	+/-2,158	42.5%	+/-3.1
High school (grades 9-12)	10,772	+/-1,634	19.4%	+/-2.7
College or graduate school	13,896	+/-2,016	25.0%	+/-3.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	152,423	+/-5,470	100%	(X)
Less than 9th grade	12,668	+/-2,475	8.3%	+/-1.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,874	+/-2,198	9.1%	+/-1.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	41,975	+/-3,598	27.5%	+/-2.1
Some college, no degree	22,100	+/-2,580	14.5%	+/-1.6
Associate's degree	5,067	+/-1,155	3.3%	+/-0.8
Bachelor's degree	37,275	+/-3,244	24.5%	+/-2.0
Graduate or professional degree	19,464	+/-2,427	12.8%	+/-1.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.6%	+/-1.8	(X)	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	+/-1.9	(X)	(X)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	173,160	+/-5,625	100%	(X)
Civilian veterans	N	N	N	(X)

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over	208,011	+/-6,539	100%	(X)
With a disability	26,238	+/-2,684	12.6%	+/-1.4

Population 5 to 15 years	30,704	+/-2,575	100%	(X)
With a disability	1,587	+/-643	5.2%	+/-2.2

Population 16 to 64 years	156,056	+/-5,214	100%	(X)
With a disability	15,859	+/-2,087	10.2%	+/-1.3

Population 65 years and over	21,251	+/-1,861	100%	(X)
With a disability	8,792	+/-1,244	41.4%	+/-5.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	219,140	+/-7,162	100%	(X)
Same house	188,715	+/-7,226	86.1%	+/-1.8
Different house in the U.S.	26,659	+/-3,718	12.2%	+/-1.6
Same county	18,357	+/-3,381	8.4%	+/-1.5
Different county	8,302	+/-1,952	3.8%	+/-0.9
Same state	3,684	+/-1,619	1.7%	+/-0.7
Different state	4,618	+/-1,130	2.1%	+/-0.5
Abroad	3,766	+/-1,507	1.7%	+/-0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	222,653	+/-7,335	100%	(X)
Native	140,804	+/-7,025	63.2%	+/-2.3
Born in United States	131,537	+/-6,652	59.1%	+/-2.2
State of residence	86,169	+/-6,285	38.7%	+/-2.3
Different state	45,368	+/-3,873	20.4%	+/-1.8
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	9,267	+/-2,293	4.2%	+/-1.0
Foreign born	81,849	+/-5,715	36.8%	+/-2.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	81,849	+/-5,715	100%	(X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen	43,135	+/-4,399	52.7%	+/-3.7
Not a U.S. citizen	38,714	+/-3,944	47.3%	+/-3.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	91,116	+/-5,701	100%	(X)

Native	9,267	+/-2,293	100%	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	497	+/-320	5.4%	+/-3.5
Entered before 2000	8,770	+/-2,262	94.6%	+/-3.5

Foreign born	81,849	+/-5,715	100%	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	24,923	+/-3,365	30.4%	+/-3.8
Entered before 2000	56,926	+/-5,280	69.6%	+/-3.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	81,849	+/-5,715	100%	(X)
Europe	7,536	+/-2,016	9.2%	+/-2.3
Asia	36,696	+/-3,017	44.8%	+/-3.4
Africa	8,465	+/-2,303	10.3%	+/-2.7
Oceania	0	+/-277	0.0%	+/-0.2
Latin America	28,704	+/-3,930	35.1%	+/-3.7
Northern America	448	+/-289	0.5%	+/-0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	209,078	+/-6,545	100%	(X)
English only	100,515	+/-5,242	48.1%	+/-2.4
Language other than English	108,563	+/-6,672	51.9%	+/-2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	44,559	+/-4,389	21.3%	+/-1.9
Spanish	54,741	+/-5,405	26.2%	+/-2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	21,511	+/-3,079	10.3%	+/-1.4
Other Indo-European languages	26,734	+/-3,794	12.8%	+/-1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	12,943	+/-2,417	6.2%	+/-1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	20,631	+/-2,419	9.9%	+/-1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	6,899	+/-1,537	3.3%	+/-0.7
Other languages	6,457	+/-1,693	3.1%	+/-0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,206	+/-1,075	1.5%	+/-0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	222,653	+/-7,335	100%	(X)
American	2,826	+/-1,284	1.3%	+/-0.6
Arab	5,759	+/-2,208	2.6%	+/-1.0
Czech	301	+/-336	0.1%	+/-0.2
Danish	28	+/-48	0.0%	+/-0.1
Dutch	258	+/-220	0.1%	+/-0.1
English	3,437	+/-962	1.5%	+/-0.4
French (except Basque)	758	+/-580	0.3%	+/-0.3
French Canadian	302	+/-262	0.1%	+/-0.1
German	7,840	+/-1,610	3.5%	+/-0.7
Greek	334	+/-255	0.2%	+/-0.1
Hungarian	409	+/-360	0.2%	+/-0.2
Irish	12,350	+/-2,080	5.5%	+/-0.9
Italian	13,203	+/-2,414	5.9%	+/-1.1
Lithuanian	317	+/-339	0.1%	+/-0.2
Norwegian	589	+/-560	0.3%	+/-0.3
Polish	6,943	+/-1,565	3.1%	+/-0.7
Portuguese	175	+/-212	0.1%	+/-0.1
Russian	2,114	+/-703	0.9%	+/-0.3
Scotch-Irish	805	+/-411	0.4%	+/-0.2
Scottish	284	+/-231	0.1%	+/-0.1
Slovak	187	+/-171	0.1%	+/-0.1
Subsaharan African	5,665	+/-2,273	2.5%	+/-1.0
Swedish	563	+/-407	0.3%	+/-0.2
Swiss	98	+/-119	0.0%	+/-0.1
Ukrainian	710	+/-447	0.3%	+/-0.2
Welsh	565	+/-533	0.3%	+/-0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4,820	+/-1,657	2.2%	+/-0.7

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of people who responded with a particular ancestry; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Demographic Table).
�The Census Bureau introduced a new skip pattern for the disability questions in the 2003 ACS questionnaire. This change mainly affected two individual items -- go-outside-home disability and employment disability -- and the recode for disability status, which includes the two items. Accordingly, comparisons of data from 2003 or later with data from prior years are not recommended for the relevant questions. For more information, see the ACS Subject Definitions for Disability.
�Data for year of entry of the native population reflect the year of entry into the U.S. by people who were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas or born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and who subsequently moved to the U.S.
�While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
�Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available. Selected migration, earnings, and income data are not available for certain geographic areas due to problems with group quarters data collection and imputation. See Errata Note #44 for details.

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