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Language Spoken At Home in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,658 | 100% |
English only | 10,109 | 79.9% |
Language other than English | 2,549 | 20.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 704 | 5.6% |
Spanish | 252 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,040 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 247 | 2.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 895 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 346 | 2.7% |
Other languages | 362 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,585 | 100% |
American | 680 | 5.0% |
Arab | 245 | 1.8% |
Czech | 78 | 0.6% |
Danish | 212 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 149 | 1.1% |
English | 826 | 6.1% |
French (except Basque) | 223 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,807 | 13.3% |
Greek | 87 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 353 | 2.6% |
Irish | 2,241 | 16.5% |
Italian | 2,372 | 17.5% |
Lithuanian | 35 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 63 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,060 | 7.8% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.2% |
Russian | 531 | 3.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 53 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 194 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 213 | 1.6% |
Subsaharan African | 159 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 198 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 158 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 76 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,283 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,554 | 67.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,678 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 2,889 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,377 | 26.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 129 | 2.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 23 | 0.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 536 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 278 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,729 | 32.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,492 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 604 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,764 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,395 | 26.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,568 | 100% |
Householder | 5,283 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 2,920 | 21.5% |
Child | 4,144 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 782 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 439 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 196 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,163 | 100% |
Never married | 1,581 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,102 | 60.1% |
Separated | 38 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 119 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 323 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,690 | 100% |
Never married | 1,324 | 23.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,179 | 55.9% |
Separated | 123 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 539 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 525 | 9.2% |
Fertility in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 235 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 25 | 10.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Grandparents in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 233 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 40 | 17.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 40 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 40 | 100% |
Who are female | 20 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 40 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,235 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 294 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten | 166 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,525 | 47.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 640 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 610 | 18.9% |
Educational Attainment in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,635 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 150 | 1.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 221 | 2.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,663 | 17.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,166 | 12.1% |
Associate's degree | 746 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,124 | 32.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,565 | 26.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 59.0% |
Veteran Status in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,347 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 628 | 6.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 13,585 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,268 | 9.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 145 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 8,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 562 | 6.6% |
65 years and over | 1,869 | 100% |
With a disability | 561 | 30.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,370 | 100% |
Same house | 12,100 | 90.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,181 | 8.8% |
Same county | 752 | 5.6% |
Different county | 429 | 3.2% |
Same state | 276 | 2.1% |
Different state | 153 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 89 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,585 | 100% |
Native | 11,269 | 83.0% |
Born in United States | 11,137 | 82.0% |
State of residence | 6,993 | 51.5% |
Different state | 4,144 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 132 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 2,316 | 17.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,316 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,565 | 67.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 751 | 32.4% |
Year of Entry in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,448 | 100% |
Native | 132 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 132 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,316 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 39 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,277 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Metuchen Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,316 | 100% |
Europe | 575 | 24.8% |
Asia | 1,273 | 55.0% |
Africa | 221 | 9.5% |
Oceania | 17 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 211 | 9.1% |
Northern America | 19 | 0.8% |