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Language Spoken At Home in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 226,827 | 100% |
English only | 10,470 | 4.6% |
Language other than English | 216,357 | 95.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 186,514 | 82.2% |
Spanish | 216,221 | 95.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 186,434 | 82.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 71 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 47 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 48 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 17 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 242,280 | 100% |
American | 2,327 | 1.0% |
Arab | 60 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 0 | 0.0% |
English | 77 | 0.0% |
French (except Basque) | 242 | 0.1% |
French Canadian | 11 | 0.0% |
German | 96 | 0.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 60 | 0.0% |
Italian | 206 | 0.1% |
Lithuanian | 13 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 50 | 0.0% |
Polish | 1 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 0 | 0.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 231 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 33 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 168 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 79,390 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 58,294 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,212 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 31,860 | 40.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,268 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,314 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,492 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 21,120 | 26.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,452 | 13.2% |
Nonfamily households | 21,096 | 26.6% |
Householder living alone | 18,706 | 23.6% |
65 years and over | 7,698 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 29,661 | 37.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 24,861 | 31.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 237,972 | 100% |
Householder | 79,390 | 33.4% |
Spouse | 31,732 | 13.3% |
Child | 92,057 | 38.7% |
Other relatives | 24,331 | 10.2% |
Nonrelatives | 10,462 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 6,546 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 91,410 | 100% |
Never married | 40,207 | 44.0% |
Now married, except separated | 35,872 | 39.2% |
Separated | 2,593 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 2,912 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 9,826 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 101,174 | 100% |
Never married | 38,294 | 37.8% |
Now married, except separated | 34,968 | 34.6% |
Separated | 3,566 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 11,056 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 13,290 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,933 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,719 | 58.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,688 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,632 | 41.8% |
Less than 1 year | 815 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 800 | 9.2% |
3 or 4 years | 603 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 1,414 | 16.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,632 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,314 | 63.7% |
Who are married | 2,328 | 64.1% |
School Enrollment in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 68,380 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,589 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,154 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 28,141 | 41.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,123 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 18,373 | 26.9% |
Educational Attainment in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 154,692 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 29,774 | 19.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,197 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 44,684 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 16,743 | 10.8% |
Associate's degree | 13,054 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 25,507 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,733 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 70.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.1% |
Veteran Status in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 180,978 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,451 | 4.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 238,720 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,086 | 21.4% |
Under 18 years | 61,103 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,350 | 8.8% |
18 to 64 years | 143,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,834 | 18.7% |
65 years and over | 34,197 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,902 | 55.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 239,658 | 100% |
Same house | 218,391 | 91.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,978 | 8.8% |
Same county | 18,399 | 7.7% |
Different county | 13,778 | 5.7% |
Same state | 4,621 | 1.9% |
Different state | 2,579 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 289 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 242,280 | 100% |
Native | 240,294 | 99.2% |
Born in United States | 239,650 | 98.9% |
State of residence | 228,043 | 94.1% |
Different state | 11,607 | 4.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 644 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,986 | 0.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,986 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 948 | 47.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,038 | 52.3% |
Year of Entry in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 14,237 | 100% |
Native | 12,251 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 316 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,935 | 97.4% |
Foreign born | 1,986 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 95 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,891 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ponce
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,986 | 100% |
Europe | 281 | 14.1% |
Asia | 71 | 3.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,623 | 81.7% |
Northern America | 11 | 0.6% |