Language Spoken At Home in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,518 | 100% |
English only | 3,777 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 741 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 436 | 9.7% |
Spanish | 432 | 9.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 267 | 5.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 159 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 82 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 68 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.8% |
Ancestry in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,793 | 100% |
American | 806 | 16.8% |
Arab | 10 | 0.2% |
Czech | 30 | 0.6% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 53 | 1.1% |
English | 522 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 260 | 5.4% |
French Canadian | 60 | 1.3% |
German | 717 | 15.0% |
Greek | 23 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 82 | 1.7% |
Irish | 577 | 12.0% |
Italian | 470 | 9.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 27 | 0.6% |
Polish | 227 | 4.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 97 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 51 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 181 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 83 | 1.7% |
Ukrainian | 30 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 53 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,121 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,053 | 49.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 487 | 23.0% |
Married-couple family | 610 | 28.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 200 | 9.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 72 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 11 | 0.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 371 | 17.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 276 | 13.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,068 | 50.4% |
Householder living alone | 787 | 37.1% |
65 years and over | 244 | 11.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 522 | 24.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 502 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,791 | 100% |
Householder | 2,121 | 44.3% |
Spouse | 609 | 12.7% |
Child | 1,237 | 25.8% |
Other relatives | 264 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 560 | 11.7% |
Unmarried partner | 166 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,898 | 100% |
Never married | 793 | 41.8% |
Now married, except separated | 644 | 33.9% |
Separated | 40 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 92 | 4.8% |
Divorced | 329 | 17.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,192 | 100% |
Never married | 668 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 686 | 31.3% |
Separated | 81 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 226 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 531 | 24.2% |
Fertility in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 48 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 18.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 92 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 34 | 37.0% |
Less than 1 year | 5 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 27 | 29.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 2 | 2.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 34 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 29 | 85.3% |
School Enrollment in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 967 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 80 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten | 38 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 355 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 141 | 14.6% |
College or graduate school | 353 | 36.5% |
Educational Attainment in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,482 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 140 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 153 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,288 | 37.0% |
Some college, no degree | 873 | 25.1% |
Associate's degree | 305 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 540 | 15.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 183 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,002 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 399 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,793 | 100% |
With a disability | 704 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 791 | 100% |
With a disability | 99 | 12.5% |
18 to 64 years | 3,289 | 100% |
With a disability | 344 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 713 | 100% |
With a disability | 261 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,753 | 100% |
Same house | 3,686 | 77.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,047 | 22.0% |
Same county | 750 | 15.8% |
Different county | 297 | 6.2% |
Same state | 169 | 3.6% |
Different state | 128 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 20 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,793 | 100% |
Native | 4,163 | 86.9% |
Born in United States | 4,001 | 83.5% |
State of residence | 1,466 | 30.6% |
Different state | 2,535 | 52.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 162 | 3.4% |
Foreign born | 630 | 13.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 630 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 252 | 40.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 378 | 60.0% |
Year of Entry in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 792 | 100% |
Native | 162 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 155 | 95.7% |
Foreign born | 630 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 630 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ridge Wood Heights
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 630 | 100% |
Europe | 223 | 35.4% |
Asia | 53 | 8.4% |
Africa | 10 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 281 | 44.6% |
Northern America | 63 | 10.0% |