Language Spoken At Home in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,837 | 100% |
English only | 10,641 | 89.9% |
Language other than English | 1,196 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 431 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 865 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 341 | 2.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 73 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 75 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 183 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,514 | 100% |
American | 41 | 0.3% |
Arab | 21 | 0.2% |
Czech | 23 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 71 | 0.6% |
English | 171 | 1.4% |
French (except Basque) | 89 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 331 | 2.6% |
Greek | 9 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 15 | 0.1% |
Irish | 364 | 2.9% |
Italian | 229 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 225 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 42 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 10 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 183 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 62 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 10 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 125 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,050 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,131 | 77.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,286 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 1,563 | 38.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 572 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 265 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 202 | 5.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,303 | 32.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 512 | 12.6% |
Nonfamily households | 919 | 22.7% |
Householder living alone | 774 | 19.1% |
65 years and over | 276 | 6.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,641 | 40.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,165 | 28.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 12,496 | 100% |
Householder | 4,050 | 32.4% |
Spouse | 1,558 | 12.5% |
Child | 5,079 | 40.6% |
Other relatives | 1,335 | 10.7% |
Nonrelatives | 474 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 282 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,321 | 100% |
Never married | 1,976 | 45.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,769 | 40.9% |
Separated | 165 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 143 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 268 | 6.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,600 | 100% |
Never married | 2,277 | 40.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,746 | 31.2% |
Separated | 302 | 5.4% |
Widowed | 595 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 680 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 113 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 51 | 45.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 589 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 315 | 53.5% |
Less than 1 year | 22 | 3.7% |
1 or 2 years | 131 | 22.2% |
3 or 4 years | 72 | 12.2% |
5 or more years | 90 | 15.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 315 | 100% |
Who are female | 207 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 259 | 82.2% |
School Enrollment in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,813 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 189 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 194 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,541 | 40.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,046 | 27.4% |
College or graduate school | 843 | 22.1% |
Educational Attainment in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,862 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 461 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 979 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,652 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,222 | 28.3% |
Associate's degree | 434 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 785 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 329 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.2% |
Veteran Status in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,153 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 776 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,511 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,045 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,359 | 100% |
With a disability | 192 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 7,537 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,108 | 14.7% |
65 years and over | 1,615 | 100% |
With a disability | 745 | 46.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,450 | 100% |
Same house | 11,614 | 93.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 805 | 6.5% |
Same county | 636 | 5.1% |
Different county | 169 | 1.4% |
Same state | 80 | 0.6% |
Different state | 89 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 31 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,514 | 100% |
Native | 11,753 | 93.9% |
Born in United States | 11,694 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 9,192 | 73.5% |
Different state | 2,502 | 20.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 59 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 761 | 6.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 761 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 446 | 58.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 315 | 41.4% |
Year of Entry in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 820 | 100% |
Native | 59 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 59 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 761 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 761 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Markham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 761 | 100% |
Europe | 45 | 5.9% |
Asia | 69 | 9.1% |
Africa | 90 | 11.8% |
Oceania | 1 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 556 | 73.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |