Language Spoken At Home in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,061 | 100% |
English only | 16,767 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 3,294 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 745 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 113 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,856 | 14.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 562 | 2.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 303 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 158 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 22 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,351 | 100% |
American | 1,146 | 5.4% |
Arab | 36 | 0.2% |
Czech | 6 | 0.0% |
Danish | 31 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 162 | 0.8% |
English | 3,734 | 17.5% |
French (except Basque) | 6,564 | 30.7% |
French Canadian | 3,313 | 15.5% |
German | 1,194 | 5.6% |
Greek | 363 | 1.7% |
Hungarian | 65 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,165 | 14.8% |
Italian | 1,242 | 5.8% |
Lithuanian | 114 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 155 | 0.7% |
Polish | 682 | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 105 | 0.5% |
Russian | 137 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 214 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 819 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 294 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 28 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 97 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 101 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 32 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,142 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,998 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,396 | 26.2% |
Married-couple family | 3,692 | 40.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,470 | 16.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 326 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 207 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 980 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 719 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,144 | 45.3% |
Householder living alone | 3,258 | 35.6% |
65 years and over | 1,114 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,598 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,273 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,396 | 100% |
Householder | 9,142 | 44.8% |
Spouse | 3,694 | 18.1% |
Child | 5,220 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 575 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,765 | 8.7% |
Unmarried partner | 954 | 4.7% |
Marital Status in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,477 | 100% |
Never married | 3,199 | 37.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,815 | 45.0% |
Separated | 107 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 297 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 1,059 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,222 | 100% |
Never married | 2,932 | 31.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,973 | 43.1% |
Separated | 170 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 876 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 1,271 | 13.8% |
Fertility in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 255 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 117 | 45.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 250 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 75 | 30.0% |
Less than 1 year | 43 | 17.2% |
1 or 2 years | 15 | 6.0% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 2.4% |
5 or more years | 11 | 4.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 75 | 100% |
Who are female | 43 | 57.3% |
Who are married | 55 | 73.3% |
School Enrollment in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,358 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 307 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 198 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,888 | 35.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 862 | 16.1% |
College or graduate school | 2,103 | 39.2% |
Educational Attainment in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,341 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 970 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 972 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,132 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,711 | 18.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,329 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,346 | 16.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 881 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.5% |
Veteran Status in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,998 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,776 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,119 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,479 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,333 | 100% |
With a disability | 255 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 13,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,934 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 2,981 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,290 | 43.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,105 | 100% |
Same house | 16,919 | 80.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,183 | 19.8% |
Same county | 2,518 | 11.9% |
Different county | 1,665 | 7.9% |
Same state | 692 | 3.3% |
Different state | 973 | 4.6% |
Abroad | 3 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,351 | 100% |
Native | 20,639 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 20,519 | 96.1% |
State of residence | 14,468 | 67.8% |
Different state | 6,051 | 28.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 120 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 712 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 712 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 428 | 60.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 284 | 39.9% |
Year of Entry in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 832 | 100% |
Native | 120 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 120 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 712 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 711 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Biddeford City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 712 | 100% |
Europe | 98 | 13.8% |
Asia | 312 | 43.8% |
Africa | 11 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 52 | 7.3% |
Northern America | 239 | 33.6% |