Language Spoken At Home in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,757 | 100% |
English only | 14,171 | 55.0% |
Language other than English | 11,586 | 45.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,208 | 20.2% |
Spanish | 7,204 | 28.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,687 | 14.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,394 | 13.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,193 | 4.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 847 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 328 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 141 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,530 | 100% |
American | 604 | 2.2% |
Arab | 34 | 0.1% |
Czech | 120 | 0.4% |
Danish | 117 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 83 | 0.3% |
English | 1,308 | 4.8% |
French (except Basque) | 463 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.1% |
German | 2,028 | 7.4% |
Greek | 455 | 1.7% |
Hungarian | 193 | 0.7% |
Irish | 3,393 | 12.3% |
Italian | 6,287 | 22.8% |
Lithuanian | 111 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 139 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,544 | 5.6% |
Portuguese | 67 | 0.2% |
Russian | 665 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 113 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 345 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 68 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 141 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 129 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 32 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 263 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,713 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,742 | 69.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,083 | 31.7% |
Married-couple family | 4,928 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,194 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 581 | 6.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 230 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,233 | 12.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 659 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,971 | 30.6% |
Householder living alone | 2,421 | 24.9% |
65 years and over | 1,134 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,325 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,231 | 33.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,667 | 100% |
Householder | 9,713 | 36.4% |
Spouse | 4,921 | 18.5% |
Child | 7,952 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 2,369 | 8.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,712 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 517 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,075 | 100% |
Never married | 4,204 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,717 | 51.6% |
Separated | 68 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 315 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 771 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,454 | 100% |
Never married | 3,061 | 26.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,360 | 46.8% |
Separated | 355 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 1,484 | 13.0% |
Divorced | 1,194 | 10.4% |
Fertility in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 108 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2 | 1.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 498 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 121 | 24.3% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 5.2% |
1 or 2 years | 27 | 5.4% |
3 or 4 years | 22 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 46 | 9.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 121 | 100% |
Who are female | 92 | 76.0% |
Who are married | 64 | 52.9% |
School Enrollment in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,281 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 442 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 372 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,416 | 38.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,388 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,663 | 26.5% |
Educational Attainment in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,172 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,428 | 12.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,233 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,182 | 27.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,692 | 14.0% |
Associate's degree | 909 | 4.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,805 | 19.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,923 | 15.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.1% |
Veteran Status in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,432 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,219 | 5.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,861 | 10.6% |
Under 18 years | 6,071 | 100% |
With a disability | 206 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 16,461 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,077 | 6.5% |
65 years and over | 4,421 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,578 | 35.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,080 | 100% |
Same house | 24,897 | 91.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,074 | 7.7% |
Same county | 1,470 | 5.4% |
Different county | 604 | 2.2% |
Same state | 400 | 1.5% |
Different state | 204 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 109 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,530 | 100% |
Native | 18,520 | 67.3% |
Born in United States | 18,168 | 66.0% |
State of residence | 16,141 | 58.6% |
Different state | 2,027 | 7.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 352 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 9,010 | 32.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,010 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,592 | 39.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,418 | 60.1% |
Year of Entry in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 9,362 | 100% |
Native | 352 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 352 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 9,010 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 255 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,755 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Zip Code 11542
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,010 | 100% |
Europe | 2,362 | 26.2% |
Asia | 1,080 | 12.0% |
Africa | 52 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,493 | 61.0% |
Northern America | 23 | 0.3% |