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Language Spoken At Home in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,053 | 100% |
English only | 4,831 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 222 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 80 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 206 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 80 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 16 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,372 | 100% |
American | 807 | 15.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 15 | 0.3% |
English | 337 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 87 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 771 | 14.4% |
Greek | 50 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 549 | 10.2% |
Italian | 50 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 85 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 11 | 0.2% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 264 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 74 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 42 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,977 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,452 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 629 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 824 | 41.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 282 | 14.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 144 | 7.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 52 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 484 | 24.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 295 | 14.9% |
Nonfamily households | 525 | 26.6% |
Householder living alone | 488 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 100 | 5.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 751 | 38.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 499 | 25.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,368 | 100% |
Householder | 1,977 | 36.8% |
Spouse | 856 | 15.9% |
Child | 1,828 | 34.1% |
Other relatives | 548 | 10.2% |
Nonrelatives | 159 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 88 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,075 | 100% |
Never married | 692 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 932 | 44.9% |
Separated | 43 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 47 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 361 | 17.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,944 | 100% |
Never married | 382 | 19.7% |
Now married, except separated | 955 | 49.1% |
Separated | 107 | 5.5% |
Widowed | 295 | 15.2% |
Divorced | 205 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 41 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 41 | 100.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 156 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 109 | 69.9% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 12.8% |
1 or 2 years | 47 | 30.1% |
3 or 4 years | 17 | 10.9% |
5 or more years | 25 | 16.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 109 | 100% |
Who are female | 69 | 63.3% |
Who are married | 78 | 71.6% |
School Enrollment in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,495 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 38 | 2.5% |
Kindergarten | 47 | 3.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 919 | 61.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 372 | 24.9% |
College or graduate school | 119 | 8.0% |
Educational Attainment in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,418 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 216 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 397 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,381 | 40.4% |
Some college, no degree | 866 | 25.3% |
Associate's degree | 269 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 255 | 7.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 34 | 1.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.5% |
Veteran Status in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,826 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 460 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,372 | 100% |
With a disability | 717 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 1,546 | 100% |
With a disability | 89 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 3,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 468 | 15.0% |
65 years and over | 706 | 100% |
With a disability | 160 | 22.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,320 | 100% |
Same house | 4,455 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 846 | 15.9% |
Same county | 654 | 12.3% |
Different county | 192 | 3.6% |
Same state | 135 | 2.5% |
Different state | 57 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 19 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,372 | 100% |
Native | 5,309 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 5,300 | 98.7% |
State of residence | 4,087 | 76.1% |
Different state | 1,213 | 22.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 63 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 63 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11 | 17.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 52 | 82.5% |
Year of Entry in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 72 | 100% |
Native | 9 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 63 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 63 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bessemer City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 63 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 52 | 82.5% |
Northern America | 11 | 17.5% |