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Language Spoken At Home in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,538 | 100% |
English only | 4,000 | 72.2% |
Language other than English | 1,538 | 27.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 351 | 6.3% |
Spanish | 56 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 878 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 231 | 4.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 403 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 103 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 201 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,776 | 100% |
American | 320 | 5.5% |
Arab | 291 | 5.0% |
Czech | 41 | 0.7% |
Danish | 20 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 106 | 1.8% |
English | 405 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 71 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 741 | 12.8% |
Greek | 83 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 24 | 0.4% |
Irish | 824 | 14.3% |
Italian | 890 | 15.4% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 13 | 0.2% |
Polish | 517 | 9.0% |
Portuguese | 205 | 3.5% |
Russian | 240 | 4.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 55 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 25 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 135 | 2.3% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 111 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 32 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 62 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 54 | 0.9% |
Households By Type in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,181 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,565 | 71.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 619 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,381 | 63.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 559 | 25.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 29 | 1.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 29 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 155 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 31 | 1.4% |
Nonfamily households | 616 | 28.2% |
Householder living alone | 540 | 24.8% |
65 years and over | 253 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 619 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 812 | 37.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,674 | 100% |
Householder | 2,181 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 1,361 | 24.0% |
Child | 1,777 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 265 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 90 | 1.6% |
Unmarried partner | 90 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,359 | 100% |
Never married | 655 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,463 | 62.0% |
Separated | 34 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 70 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 137 | 5.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,529 | 100% |
Never married | 566 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,465 | 57.9% |
Separated | 20 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 372 | 14.7% |
Divorced | 106 | 4.2% |
Fertility in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 88 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 91 | 0% |
Grandparents in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 74 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 0 | 0.0% |
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 | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 0 | 0% |
Who are female | 0 | 0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0% |
School Enrollment in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,247 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 79 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 35 | 2.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 512 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 278 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 343 | 27.5% |
Educational Attainment in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,269 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 179 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 84 | 2.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 535 | 12.5% |
Some college, no degree | 826 | 19.3% |
Associate's degree | 188 | 4.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,224 | 28.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,233 | 28.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 57.6% |
Veteran Status in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,683 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 414 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,711 | 100% |
With a disability | 536 | 9.4% |
Under 18 years | 1,093 | 100% |
With a disability | 13 | 1.2% |
18 to 64 years | 3,456 | 100% |
With a disability | 171 | 4.9% |
65 years and over | 1,162 | 100% |
With a disability | 352 | 30.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,776 | 100% |
Same house | 5,401 | 93.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 322 | 5.6% |
Same county | 136 | 2.4% |
Different county | 186 | 3.2% |
Same state | 156 | 2.7% |
Different state | 30 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 53 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,776 | 100% |
Native | 4,588 | 79.4% |
Born in United States | 4,528 | 78.4% |
State of residence | 3,022 | 52.3% |
Different state | 1,506 | 26.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 60 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,188 | 20.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,188 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,117 | 94.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 71 | 6.0% |
Year of Entry in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,248 | 100% |
Native | 60 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 26 | 43.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 34 | 56.7% |
Foreign born | 1,188 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,188 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Watchung Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,188 | 100% |
Europe | 550 | 46.3% |
Asia | 548 | 46.1% |
Africa | 59 | 5.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 31 | 2.6% |