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Language Spoken At Home in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,074,964 | 100% |
English only | 978,428 | 91.0% |
Language other than English | 96,536 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 32,549 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 30,203 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,755 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 40,432 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,049 | 1.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15,023 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,951 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 10,878 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,794 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,135,411 | 100% |
American | 33,161 | 2.9% |
Arab | 10,381 | 0.9% |
Czech | 2,575 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,659 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 12,529 | 1.1% |
English | 95,875 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 30,701 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 8,996 | 0.8% |
German | 298,652 | 26.3% |
Greek | 4,878 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 11,486 | 1.0% |
Irish | 200,745 | 17.7% |
Italian | 193,410 | 17.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,774 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 3,293 | 0.3% |
Polish | 196,813 | 17.3% |
Portuguese | 1,567 | 0.1% |
Russian | 10,587 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,802 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 19,039 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 2,080 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 9,958 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 10,266 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 1,668 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8,650 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 6,848 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,256 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 468,522 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 287,267 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 124,479 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 203,560 | 43.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 77,875 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 20,178 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,890 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 63,529 | 13.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,714 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 181,255 | 38.7% |
Householder living alone | 152,192 | 32.5% |
65 years and over | 58,565 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 134,325 | 28.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 128,363 | 27.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,102,032 | 100% |
Householder | 468,522 | 42.5% |
Spouse | 203,453 | 18.5% |
Child | 330,083 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 42,926 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 57,048 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 27,294 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 447,352 | 100% |
Never married | 169,790 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 215,410 | 48.2% |
Separated | 7,257 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 14,036 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 40,859 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 490,078 | 100% |
Never married | 154,574 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 213,705 | 43.6% |
Separated | 11,130 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 56,381 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 54,288 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 12,985 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,136 | 39.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,002 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,090 | 40.6% |
Less than 1 year | 1,171 | 7.8% |
1 or 2 years | 1,247 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 1,045 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 2,627 | 17.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,090 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,109 | 67.5% |
Who are married | 3,874 | 63.6% |
School Enrollment in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 294,870 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 16,000 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 13,339 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 110,466 | 37.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 62,195 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 92,870 | 31.5% |
Educational Attainment in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 774,122 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 24,845 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 57,138 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 235,343 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 146,922 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 88,939 | 11.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 123,796 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 97,139 | 12.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.5% |
Veteran Status in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 889,801 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 85,975 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,120,404 | 100% |
With a disability | 143,867 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 244,348 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,971 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 703,755 | 100% |
With a disability | 74,483 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 172,301 | 100% |
With a disability | 58,413 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,123,560 | 100% |
Same house | 987,562 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 131,163 | 11.7% |
Same county | 98,453 | 8.8% |
Different county | 32,710 | 2.9% |
Same state | 21,455 | 1.9% |
Different state | 11,255 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 4,835 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,135,411 | 100% |
Native | 1,068,902 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 1,054,611 | 92.9% |
State of residence | 927,054 | 81.6% |
Different state | 127,557 | 11.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14,291 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 66,509 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 66,509 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 36,353 | 54.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 30,156 | 45.3% |
Year of Entry in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 80,800 | 100% |
Native | 14,291 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 434 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,857 | 97.0% |
Foreign born | 66,509 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,597 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 62,912 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Buffalo-niagara Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 66,509 | 100% |
Europe | 20,097 | 30.2% |
Asia | 24,587 | 37.0% |
Africa | 5,215 | 7.8% |
Oceania | 159 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 9,146 | 13.8% |
Northern America | 7,305 | 11.0% |