Ocean County, New Jersey - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007

Ocean County, New Jersey

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2007

Data Set: 2007 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
Housing - Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities...
Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units...
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NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

For more information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	222,473	+/-3,624	100%	(X)
Family households (families)	153,553	+/-4,199	69.0%	+/-1.6
With own children under 18 years	65,817	+/-3,036	29.6%	+/-1.2
Married-couple family	126,450	+/-4,255	56.8%	+/-1.7
With own children under 18 years	53,210	+/-3,168	23.9%	+/-1.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	9,254	+/-1,680	4.2%	+/-0.7
With own children under 18 years	3,168	+/-890	1.4%	+/-0.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	17,849	+/-2,102	8.0%	+/-0.9
With own children under 18 years	9,439	+/-1,711	4.2%	+/-0.8
Nonfamily households	68,920	+/-3,672	31.0%	+/-1.6
Householder living alone	59,591	+/-3,009	26.8%	+/-1.3
65 years and over	35,788	+/-2,222	16.1%	+/-1.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	70,871	+/-3,019	31.9%	+/-1.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	81,606	+/-1,864	36.7%	+/-0.8

Average household size	2.51	+/-0.04	(X)	(X)
Average family size	3.06	+/-0.06	(X)	(X)

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	557,844	+/-309	100%	(X)
Householder	222,473	+/-3,624	39.9%	+/-0.6
Spouse	126,556	+/-4,213	22.7%	+/-0.8
Child	166,138	+/-4,409	29.8%	+/-0.8
Other relatives	23,216	+/-3,287	4.2%	+/-0.6
Nonrelatives	19,461	+/-3,101	3.5%	+/-0.6
Unmarried partner	9,877	+/-1,556	1.8%	+/-0.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	215,443	+/-720	100%	(X)
Never married	58,565	+/-3,114	27.2%	+/-1.4
Now married, except separated	131,084	+/-4,131	60.8%	+/-1.9
Separated	2,709	+/-779	1.3%	+/-0.4
Widowed	8,460	+/-1,270	3.9%	+/-0.6
Divorced	14,625	+/-1,971	6.8%	+/-0.9

Females 15 years and over	240,980	+/-421	100%	(X)
Never married	48,060	+/-2,664	19.9%	+/-1.1
Now married, except separated	132,287	+/-4,407	54.9%	+/-1.8
Separated	3,947	+/-1,109	1.6%	+/-0.5
Widowed	34,717	+/-2,273	14.4%	+/-0.9
Divorced	21,969	+/-2,130	9.1%	+/-0.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	8,355	+/-1,399	100%	(X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	742	+/-373	8.9%	+/-4.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13	+/-7	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66	+/-11	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	12	+/-12	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	140	+/-28	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24	+/-8	(X)	(X)

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	8,228	+/-1,720	100%	(X)
Responsible for grandchildren	3,925	+/-1,427	47.7%	+/-11.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	981	+/-800	11.9%	+/-9.0
1 or 2 years	304	+/-241	3.7%	+/-2.9
3 or 4 years	1,167	+/-641	14.2%	+/-6.6
5 or more years	1,473	+/-771	17.9%	+/-8.0

Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female	56.8%	+/-6.4	(X)	(X)
Who are married	86.3%	+/-7.7	(X)	(X)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	132,376	+/-3,075	100%	(X)
Nursery school, preschool	10,152	+/-1,702	7.7%	+/-1.2
Kindergarten	7,808	+/-1,221	5.9%	+/-0.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	54,450	+/-1,878	41.1%	+/-1.5
High school (grades 9-12)	30,220	+/-1,991	22.8%	+/-1.5
College or graduate school	29,746	+/-2,155	22.5%	+/-1.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	393,238	+/-660	100%	(X)
Less than 9th grade	13,708	+/-1,943	3.5%	+/-0.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	32,980	+/-2,204	8.4%	+/-0.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	148,482	+/-4,517	37.8%	+/-1.1
Some college, no degree	74,912	+/-3,803	19.1%	+/-1.0
Associate's degree	26,319	+/-2,626	6.7%	+/-0.7
Bachelor's degree	65,366	+/-3,372	16.6%	+/-0.9
Graduate or professional degree	31,471	+/-2,434	8.0%	+/-0.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.1%	+/-0.7	(X)	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	+/-1.0	(X)	(X)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	434,135	+/-291	100%	(X)
Civilian veterans	52,938	+/-2,234	100%	(X)

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over	521,066	+/-440	100%	(X)
With a disability	78,513	+/-4,112	15.1%	+/-0.8

Population 5 to 15 years	78,463	+/-1,208	100%	(X)
With a disability	3,546	+/-1,244	4.5%	+/-1.6

Population 16 to 64 years	329,439	+/-1,254	100%	(X)
With a disability	35,014	+/-2,964	10.6%	+/-0.9

Population 65 years and over	113,164	+/-563	100%	(X)
With a disability	39,953	+/-2,432	35.3%	+/-2.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	559,273	+/-1,009	100%	(X)
Same house	501,661	+/-5,786	89.7%	+/-1.0
Different house in the U.S.	56,206	+/-5,940	10.0%	+/-1.1
Same county	35,493	+/-5,831	6.3%	+/-1.0
Different county	20,713	+/-3,174	3.7%	+/-0.6
Same state	13,417	+/-2,547	2.4%	+/-0.5
Different state	7,296	+/-2,012	1.3%	+/-0.4
Abroad	1,406	+/-706	0.3%	+/-0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	565,493	*****	100%	(X)
Native	524,258	+/-3,546	92.7%	+/-0.6
Born in United States	515,040	+/-3,701	91.1%	+/-0.7
State of residence	358,710	+/-7,710	63.4%	+/-1.4
Different state	156,330	+/-7,382	27.6%	+/-1.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	9,218	+/-1,856	1.6%	+/-0.3
Foreign born	41,235	+/-3,546	7.3%	+/-0.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	41,235	+/-3,546	100%	(X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen	23,351	+/-2,155	56.6%	+/-4.7
Not a U.S. citizen	17,884	+/-2,947	43.4%	+/-4.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	50,453	+/-3,701	100%	(X)

Native	9,218	+/-1,856	100%	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	1,789	+/-802	19.4%	+/-6.9
Entered before 2000	7,429	+/-1,479	80.6%	+/-6.9

Foreign born	41,235	+/-3,546	100%	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	9,708	+/-2,342	23.5%	+/-4.7
Entered before 2000	31,527	+/-2,762	76.5%	+/-4.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	41,235	+/-3,546	100%	(X)
Europe	17,040	+/-2,113	41.3%	+/-4.2
Asia	8,038	+/-967	19.5%	+/-2.4
Africa	1,005	+/-596	2.4%	+/-1.5
Oceania	164	+/-164	0.4%	+/-0.4
Latin America	14,440	+/-2,680	35.0%	+/-4.7
Northern America	548	+/-326	1.3%	+/-0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	527,142	+/-354	100%	(X)
English only	467,463	+/-3,720	88.7%	+/-0.7
Language other than English	59,679	+/-3,795	11.3%	+/-0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	22,846	+/-2,702	4.3%	+/-0.5
Spanish	25,081	+/-2,159	4.8%	+/-0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	11,467	+/-2,244	2.2%	+/-0.4
Other Indo-European languages	25,407	+/-3,082	4.8%	+/-0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	8,085	+/-1,380	1.5%	+/-0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	5,838	+/-1,108	1.1%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,424	+/-792	0.5%	+/-0.2
Other languages	3,353	+/-1,003	0.6%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	870	+/-482	0.2%	+/-0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	565,493	*****	100%	(X)
American	20,274	+/-3,749	3.6%	+/-0.7
Arab	2,266	+/-1,026	0.4%	+/-0.2
Czech	3,230	+/-1,132	0.6%	+/-0.2
Danish	1,540	+/-533	0.3%	+/-0.1
Dutch	9,447	+/-1,686	1.7%	+/-0.3
English	46,132	+/-3,739	8.2%	+/-0.7
French (except Basque)	11,813	+/-1,973	2.1%	+/-0.3
French Canadian	2,042	+/-639	0.4%	+/-0.1
German	108,015	+/-6,186	19.1%	+/-1.1
Greek	4,688	+/-1,486	0.8%	+/-0.3
Hungarian	10,429	+/-2,083	1.8%	+/-0.4
Irish	134,992	+/-8,160	23.9%	+/-1.4
Italian	157,148	+/-7,240	27.8%	+/-1.3
Lithuanian	3,171	+/-901	0.6%	+/-0.2
Norwegian	5,400	+/-1,516	1.0%	+/-0.3
Polish	51,780	+/-4,892	9.2%	+/-0.9
Portuguese	3,506	+/-1,273	0.6%	+/-0.2
Russian	11,481	+/-1,794	2.0%	+/-0.3
Scotch-Irish	8,356	+/-1,880	1.5%	+/-0.3
Scottish	11,332	+/-2,061	2.0%	+/-0.4
Slovak	3,212	+/-1,120	0.6%	+/-0.2
Subsaharan African	991	+/-810	0.2%	+/-0.1
Swedish	5,443	+/-1,836	1.0%	+/-0.3
Swiss	1,345	+/-754	0.2%	+/-0.1
Ukrainian	4,910	+/-1,154	0.9%	+/-0.2
Welsh	2,808	+/-756	0.5%	+/-0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,418	+/-1,918	0.4%	+/-0.3

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of people who responded with a particular ancestry; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Demographic Table).
�The Census Bureau introduced a new skip pattern for the disability questions in the 2003 ACS questionnaire. This change mainly affected two individual items -- go-outside-home disability and employment disability -- and the recode for disability status, which includes the two items. Accordingly, comparisons of data from 2003 or later with data from prior years are not recommended for the relevant questions. For more information, see the ACS Subject Definitions for Disability.
�Data for year of entry of the native population reflect the year of entry into the U.S. by people who were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas or born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and who subsequently moved to the U.S.
�While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
�Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available. Selected migration, earnings, and income data are not available for certain geographic areas due to problems with group quarters data collection and imputation. See Errata Note #44 for details.

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