New Jersey Profile and Statistics

New Jersey Cities Households By Type

In 2007, New Jersey had 3143408 total households with the average home having 2.7 residents and the average family coming in at 3.27.

Of those homes reported, 33.5% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 24.7% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 62752 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 214231 where the female was the sole head of household.

In New Jersey, 808996 people live alone, and of that, 306439 are 65 and over.

There were 1145923 (36.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 783887 (24.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in New Jersey

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 8473863, 37.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.3 are spouses. There are 2711610 children, and 603247 comprise “other relatives.” 377444 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 149863 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

New Jersey Census Marital Status data

In New Jersey, there are 3359578 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1159657 have never married; 1822990 are currently still married, but have separated. 61387 are legally separated, 222793 are divorced and 92751 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (3598118), 28.5% never married, 48.6% are married but separated while 2.7% are legally still separated. 9.5% are divorced and 10.7% are widowed.

New Jersey Fertility Rates and NJ Statistics

Let’s talk babies in New Jersey (NJ): In the 2007 report, 115603 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in New Jersey (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 30241 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 28 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 53 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 16 babies, while there were 99 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 29.

New Jersey Grandparents Statistics

There are 180294 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 52405 (29.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 66% are the grandmothers and 66.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 9626 have done it for less than a year; 11745 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 8997 handling things 3 or 4 years and 22037 doing the job 5 or more years.

New Jersey School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NJ)

In New Jersey, 2264786 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 178079 (7.9%) are in nursery or preschool; 112490 (5%) are in kindergarten, while 915763 (40.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 502391 (22.2%) are slogging through High School, while 556063 (24.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.4% (1775416); 21.2% (1237567) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (5835145), 331622 (5.7%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 470144 (8.1%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1775416 (30.4%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 938477 (16.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 355590 (6.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1237567 (21.2%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 726329 (12.4%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in New Jersey is 6582240. Of that, 527280 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 7989572 (100%) – of that, 968715 (12.1%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1274019), 64713 (5.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (5636342), 514556 (9.1%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1079211), 389446 (36.1%) have a disability.

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