Older, Better Educated, More Diverse Community

Publication Date: October 2002

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Author(s): Glenn Rosenkrantz; Gail Hyman

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics; Social conditions

Keywords: Population Estimate; Census; Demography

Type: News release

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This news release shares key demographic findings from the UJC's 1990 National Jewish Population Survey, including information on the age, gender, marital status, fertility, national origin, regional distribution, households, education, employment, and household income of American Jews. Overall, the Jewish population in the United States remained relatively stable over the previous decade, declining only five percent. At the same time, the American Jewish community continues to be somewhat older, better educated and still more diverse than what it was a decade before or when compared to all Americans.