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Language Spoken At Home in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,395 | 100% |
English only | 15,956 | 71.2% |
Language other than English | 6,439 | 28.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,636 | 11.8% |
Spanish | 2,306 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 995 | 4.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,403 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 929 | 4.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,483 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 628 | 2.8% |
Other languages | 247 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 84 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,397 | 100% |
American | 1,679 | 7.2% |
Arab | 204 | 0.9% |
Czech | 229 | 1.0% |
Danish | 59 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 256 | 1.1% |
English | 1,052 | 4.5% |
French (except Basque) | 217 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 106 | 0.5% |
German | 2,586 | 11.1% |
Greek | 198 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 169 | 0.7% |
Irish | 3,227 | 13.8% |
Italian | 4,498 | 19.2% |
Lithuanian | 219 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.1% |
Polish | 1,654 | 7.1% |
Portuguese | 101 | 0.4% |
Russian | 404 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 90 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 242 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 92 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 60 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 88 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 5 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 175 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 58 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 259 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,972 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,060 | 76.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,577 | 32.3% |
Married-couple family | 4,817 | 60.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,121 | 26.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 276 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 74 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 967 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 382 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,912 | 24.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,546 | 19.4% |
65 years and over | 562 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,727 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,141 | 26.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,107 | 100% |
Householder | 7,972 | 34.5% |
Spouse | 4,851 | 21.0% |
Child | 7,443 | 32.2% |
Other relatives | 1,876 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 965 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 415 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,500 | 100% |
Never married | 3,368 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,211 | 54.9% |
Separated | 80 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 157 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 684 | 7.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,763 | 100% |
Never married | 2,322 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,166 | 52.9% |
Separated | 129 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,168 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 978 | 10.0% |
Fertility in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 212 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 47 | 22.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 445 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 74 | 16.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 2.9% |
5 or more years | 61 | 13.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 74 | 100% |
Who are female | 41 | 55.4% |
Who are married | 61 | 82.4% |
School Enrollment in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,751 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 392 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 398 | 6.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,487 | 43.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 994 | 17.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,480 | 25.7% |
Educational Attainment in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,000 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 756 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,036 | 6.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,251 | 30.9% |
Some college, no degree | 2,850 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,351 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,746 | 22.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,010 | 11.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.9% |
Veteran Status in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,529 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,415 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,177 | 9.4% |
Under 18 years | 4,847 | 100% |
With a disability | 85 | 1.8% |
18 to 64 years | 15,304 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,139 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 2,999 | 100% |
With a disability | 953 | 31.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,207 | 100% |
Same house | 21,431 | 92.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,672 | 7.2% |
Same county | 828 | 3.6% |
Different county | 844 | 3.6% |
Same state | 496 | 2.1% |
Different state | 348 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 104 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,397 | 100% |
Native | 18,248 | 78.0% |
Born in United States | 17,968 | 76.8% |
State of residence | 13,954 | 59.6% |
Different state | 4,014 | 17.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 280 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 5,149 | 22.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,149 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,352 | 65.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,797 | 34.9% |
Year of Entry in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,429 | 100% |
Native | 280 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 280 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,149 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,071 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in South Plainfield Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,149 | 100% |
Europe | 628 | 12.2% |
Asia | 2,316 | 45.0% |
Africa | 198 | 3.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,975 | 38.4% |
Northern America | 32 | 0.6% |