Table DP-2.  Profile of Selected Social Characteristics:  2000                
           Geographic area: Montclair CDP, Essex County, New Jersey    
   
[Data based on a sample.  For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]          
               
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent  
               
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT       NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH      
          Population 3 years and over                  Total population............................................................. 39,068 100.0  
             enrolled in school............................................................. 11,329 100.0   Native...................................................................... 33,389 85.5  
Nursery school, preschool............................................................. 1,300 11.5        Born in United States............................................................. 32,826 84.0    
Kindergarten............................................................. 686 6.1            State of residence............................................................. 17,746 45.4    
Elementary school (grades 1-8)............................................................. 4,543 40.1            Different state............................................................. 15,080 38.6  
High school (grades 9-12)............................................................. 1,996 17.6        Born outside United States ............................................................. 563 1.4  
College or graduate school .................................................................................. 2,804 24.8   Foreign born............................................................. 5,679 14.5  
                 Entered 1990 to March 2000............................................................ 1,950 5.0  
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT            Naturalized citizen............................................................. 2,892 7.4  
          Population 25 years and over............................................................. 26,652 100.0        Not a citizen.......................................................................... 2,787 7.1  
Less than 9th grade............................................................. 799 3.0          
9th to 12th grade, no diploma............................................................. 1,328 5.0   REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN      
High school graduate (includes equivalency)............................................................ 4,293 16.1               Total (excluding born at sea) ........................................................ 5,679 100.0  
Some college, no degree............................................................. 3,845 14.4   Europe......................................................................................... 1,452 25.6  
Associate degree............................................................. 1,096 4.1   Asia.......................................................................... 909 16.0  
Bachelor's degree..........................................................… 8,058 30.2   Africa......................................................................... 501 8.8  
Graduate or professional degree............................................................. 7,233 27.1   Oceania.......................................................................... 20 0.4  
        Latin America............................................................. 2,567 45.2  
Percent high school graduate or higher............................................................ 92.0 (X)   Northern America............................................................. 230 4.1  
Percent bachelor's degree or higher............................................................ 57.4 (X)          
        LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME      
MARITAL STATUS                 Population 5 years and over............................................................. 36,359 100.0    
          Population 15 years and over............................................................ 30,578 100.0   English only............................................................. 30,751 84.6    
Never married................................................................... 9,514 31.1   Language other than English............................................................. 5,608 15.4    
Now married, except separated............................................................. 15,650 51.2            Speak English less than "very well"......................................................................................................................... 1,237 3.4    
Separated....................................................................... 774 2.5        Spanish......................................................................................................................... 1,893 5.2  
Widowed........................................................................ 2,069 6.8            Speak English less than "very well"......................................................................................................................... 525 1.4  
    Female………………………………………………………… 1,759 5.8        Other Indo-European languages............................................................. 2,596 7.1  
Divorced.......................................................................... 2,571 8.4            Speak English less than "very well"......................................................................................................................... 490 1.3  
    Female………………………………………………………… 1,735 5.7        Asian and Pacific Island languages............................................................. 507 1.4  
                 Speak English less than "very well"......................................................................................................................... 132 0.4  
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS              
          Grandparent living in household with one or       ANCESTRY (single or multiple)      
             more own grandchildren under 18 years............................................. 625 100.0             Total population............................................................. 39,068 100.0      
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren…………………………………………………… 183 29.3             Total ancestries reported………………………………………………. 43,963 112.5  
        Arab................................................................................. 283 0.7  
VETERAN STATUS       Czech 1 ................................................................................. 139 0.4  
          Civilian population 18 years and over............................................................. 29,175 100.0   Danish................................................................................. 88 0.2  
Civilian veterans............................................................. 2,885 9.9   Dutch................................................................................. 413 1.1  
        English................................................................................. 2,975 7.6  
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN       French (except Basque) 1 ................................................................................. 908 2.3  
  NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION        French Canadian 1 ................................................................................. 165 0.4  
          Population 5 to 20 years....................................................................... 8,219 100.0   German................................................................................. 3,604 9.2  
With a disability....................................................................... 710 8.6   Greek................................................................................. 137 0.4  
        Hungarian................................................................................. 275 0.7  
          Population 21 to 64 years....................................................................... 23,399 100.0   Irish 1 ................................................................................. 5,339 13.7  
With a disability....................................................................... 2,817 12.0   Italian................................................................................. 3,948 10.1  
    Percent employed....................................................................... 67.8 (X)   Lithuanian................................................................................. 237 0.6  
No disability....................................................................... 20,582 88.0   Norwegian................................................................................. 343 0.9  
    Percent employed....................................................................... 82.1 (X)   Polish................................................................................. 1,900 4.9  
        Portuguese................................................................................. 52 0.1  
          Population 65 years and over....................................................................... 4,456 100.0   Russian................................................................................. 1,604 4.1  
With a disability....................................................................... 1,501 33.7   Scotch-Irish................................................................................. 504 1.3  
        Scottish................................................................................. 937 2.4  
RESIDENCE IN 1995       Slovak................................................................................. 93 0.2  
          Population 5 years and over........................................................... 36,359 100.0   Subsaharan African................................................................................. 899 2.3  
Same house in 1995......................................................................... 20,723 57.0   Swedish................................................................................. 271 0.7  
Different house in the U.S. in 1995............................................................ 14,217 39.1   Swiss................................................................................. 206 0.5  
    Same county............................................................. 7,512 20.7   Ukrainian................................................................................. 278 0.7  
    Different county............................................................. 6,705 18.4   United States or American................................................................................. 967 2.5  
       Same state............................................................. 2,650 7.3   Welsh................................................................................. 180 0.5  
       Different state............................................................. 4,055 11.2   West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups).………. 2,015 5.2  
Elsewhere in 1995.................................................................. 1,419 3.9   Other ancestries…………………………………………….. 15,203 38.9  
         
 - Represents zero or rounds to zero.  (X) Not applicable.      
 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3.  Czech includes Czechoslovakian.  French includes     
    Alsatian.  French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun.  Irish includes Celtic.    
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.      
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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