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Language Spoken At Home in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,661 | 100% |
English only | 9,553 | 46.2% |
Language other than English | 11,108 | 53.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,135 | 24.9% |
Spanish | 8,868 | 42.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,268 | 20.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,395 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 488 | 2.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 341 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 504 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 263 | 1.3% |
Ancestry in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,960 | 100% |
American | 2,014 | 9.2% |
Arab | 332 | 1.5% |
Czech | 25 | 0.1% |
Danish | 31 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 143 | 0.7% |
English | 698 | 3.2% |
French (except Basque) | 170 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 67 | 0.3% |
German | 1,074 | 4.9% |
Greek | 31 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 143 | 0.7% |
Irish | 1,428 | 6.5% |
Italian | 1,937 | 8.8% |
Lithuanian | 55 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.4% |
Polish | 597 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 218 | 1.0% |
Russian | 110 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 18 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 183 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 47 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 311 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 49 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 25 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 109 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 84 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 500 | 2.3% |
Households By Type in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,393 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,188 | 70.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,657 | 35.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,589 | 48.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,723 | 23.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 492 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 214 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,107 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 720 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,205 | 29.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,628 | 22.0% |
65 years and over | 443 | 6.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,012 | 40.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,350 | 18.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,870 | 100% |
Householder | 7,393 | 33.8% |
Spouse | 3,621 | 16.6% |
Child | 6,887 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 1,982 | 9.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,987 | 9.1% |
Unmarried partner | 507 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,619 | 100% |
Never married | 3,295 | 38.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,143 | 48.1% |
Separated | 321 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 126 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 734 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,539 | 100% |
Never married | 2,572 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,070 | 47.7% |
Separated | 307 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 650 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 940 | 11.0% |
Fertility in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 279 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 117 | 41.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 633 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 231 | 36.5% |
Less than 1 year | 8 | 1.3% |
1 or 2 years | 33 | 5.2% |
3 or 4 years | 80 | 12.6% |
5 or more years | 110 | 17.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 231 | 100% |
Who are female | 146 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 185 | 80.1% |
School Enrollment in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,619 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 249 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 553 | 9.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,687 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,082 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,048 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,518 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,134 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,064 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,178 | 35.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,680 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 839 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,329 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,294 | 8.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.0% |
Veteran Status in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,461 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 854 | 5.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,935 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,709 | 7.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,499 | 100% |
With a disability | 117 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 14,686 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,023 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 1,750 | 100% |
With a disability | 569 | 32.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,828 | 100% |
Same house | 19,665 | 90.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,085 | 9.6% |
Same county | 730 | 3.3% |
Different county | 1,355 | 6.2% |
Same state | 1,197 | 5.5% |
Different state | 158 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 78 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,960 | 100% |
Native | 13,893 | 63.3% |
Born in United States | 13,470 | 61.3% |
State of residence | 10,959 | 49.9% |
Different state | 2,511 | 11.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 423 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 8,067 | 36.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,067 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,014 | 37.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,053 | 62.6% |
Year of Entry in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,490 | 100% |
Native | 423 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 423 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 8,067 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 254 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,813 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in North Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,067 | 100% |
Europe | 444 | 5.5% |
Asia | 810 | 10.0% |
Africa | 461 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 6,292 | 78.0% |
Northern America | 60 | 0.7% |