New Brunswick, NJ Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,665 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 622 | 3.0 |
| Kindergarten | 783 | 3.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,149 | 20.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,867 | 9.0 |
| College or graduate school | 13,244 | 64.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 22,088 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,760 | 21.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,511 | 15.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,957 | 27.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,868 | 13.0 |
| Associate degree | 742 | 3.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,586 | 11.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 1,664 | 7.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 62.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 19.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 40,225 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 22,745 | 56.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,497 | 31.1 |
| Separated | 1,219 | 3.0 |
| Widowed | 1,303 | 3.2 |
Female | 1,075 | 2.7 |
| Divorced | 2,461 | 6.1 |
Female | 1,469 | 3.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,347 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 520 | 38.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,781 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,442 | 3.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,973 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,437 | 10.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 28,259 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,546 | 19.6 |
Percent employed | 59.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 22,713 | 80.4 |
Percent employed | 71.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,892 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,350 | 46.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 45,251 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,399 | 34.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 24,176 | 53.4 |
Same county | 11,276 | 24.9 |
Different county | 12,900 | 28.5 |
Same state | 9,629 | 21.3 |
Different state | 3,271 | 7.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,676 | 12.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 48,573 | 100.0 |
| Native | 32,358 | 66.6 |
Born in United States | 30,531 | 62.9 |
State of residence | 21,790 | 44.9 |
Different state | 8,741 | 18.0 |
Born outside United States | 1,827 | 3.8 |
| Foreign born | 16,215 | 33.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10,981 | 22.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,002 | 6.2 |
Not a citizen | 13,213 | 27.2 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 16,215 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 956 | 5.9 |
| Asia | 1,962 | 12.1 |
| Africa | 718 | 4.4 |
| Oceania | 26 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 12,459 | 76.8 |
| Northern America | 94 | 0.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 45,251 | 100.0 |
| English only | 24,357 | 53.8 |
| Language other than English | 20,894 | 46.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 12,046 | 26.6 |
Spanish | 16,108 | 35.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10,545 | 23.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,473 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 782 | 1.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,222 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 443 | 1.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 48,573 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 47,683 | 98.2 |
| Arab | 572 | 1.2 |
| Czech1 | 130 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 69 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 195 | 0.4 |
| English | 943 | 1.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 273 | 0.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 82 | 0.2 |
| German | 2,562 | 5.3 |
| Greek | 242 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 959 | 2.0 |
| Irish1 | 3,383 | 7.0 |
| Italian | 3,544 | 7.3 |
| Lithuanian | 117 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 138 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 1,718 | 3.5 |
| Portuguese | 150 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 827 | 1.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 160 | 0.3 |
| Scottish | 186 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 133 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,043 | 2.1 |
| Swedish | 199 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 16 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 246 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 651 | 1.3 |
| Welsh | 92 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 668 | 1.4 |
| Other ancestries | 28,385 | 58.4 |
| (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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