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> Boston-cambridge-quincy, Ma-nh Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,306,396 | 100% |
English only | 3,330,454 | 77.3% |
Language other than English | 975,942 | 22.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 398,770 | 9.3% |
Spanish | 334,967 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 149,164 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 389,229 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 135,477 | 3.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 198,916 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 98,075 | 2.3% |
Other languages | 52,830 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,054 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,563,673 | 100% |
American | 175,525 | 3.8% |
Arab | 50,587 | 1.1% |
Czech | 9,235 | 0.2% |
Danish | 11,741 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 30,398 | 0.7% |
English | 511,531 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 273,810 | 6.0% |
French Canadian | 159,209 | 3.5% |
German | 300,203 | 6.6% |
Greek | 67,289 | 1.5% |
Hungarian | 14,820 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,114,018 | 24.4% |
Italian | 682,642 | 15.0% |
Lithuanian | 33,009 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 27,129 | 0.6% |
Polish | 177,455 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 113,778 | 2.5% |
Russian | 95,179 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 35,214 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 122,708 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 3,981 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 80,845 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 77,884 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 9,075 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 16,424 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 18,151 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 96,734 | 2.1% |
Households By Type in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,751,169 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,107,092 | 63.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 508,158 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 837,176 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 371,131 | 21.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 66,165 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,491 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 203,751 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 109,536 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 644,077 | 36.8% |
Householder living alone | 501,724 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 180,347 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 548,515 | 31.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 431,122 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,404,620 | 100% |
Householder | 1,751,169 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 836,536 | 19.0% |
Child | 1,294,222 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 237,773 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 284,920 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 108,170 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,798,207 | 100% |
Never married | 686,869 | 38.2% |
Now married, except separated | 910,133 | 50.6% |
Separated | 27,055 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 43,969 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 130,181 | 7.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,960,124 | 100% |
Never married | 656,084 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 892,299 | 45.5% |
Separated | 41,247 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 168,133 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 202,361 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 55,712 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 14,832 | 26.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 79,038 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 21,875 | 27.7% |
Less than 1 year | 5,168 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 4,664 | 5.9% |
3 or 4 years | 3,633 | 4.6% |
5 or more years | 8,410 | 10.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 21,875 | 100% |
Who are female | 14,087 | 64.4% |
Who are married | 14,965 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,233,221 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 82,767 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 58,682 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 436,247 | 35.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 235,027 | 19.1% |
College or graduate school | 420,498 | 34.1% |
Educational Attainment in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,109,959 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 137,204 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 159,570 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 762,840 | 24.5% |
Some college, no degree | 491,718 | 15.8% |
Associate's degree | 226,962 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 743,823 | 23.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 587,842 | 18.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 42.8% |
Veteran Status in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,577,101 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 259,190 | 7.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,511,697 | 100% |
With a disability | 461,307 | 10.2% |
Under 18 years | 980,884 | 100% |
With a disability | 38,819 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 2,953,594 | 100% |
With a disability | 229,750 | 7.8% |
65 years and over | 577,219 | 100% |
With a disability | 192,738 | 33.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,515,155 | 100% |
Same house | 3,885,355 | 86.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 584,508 | 12.9% |
Same county | 338,617 | 7.5% |
Different county | 245,891 | 5.4% |
Same state | 132,310 | 2.9% |
Different state | 113,581 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 45,292 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,563,673 | 100% |
Native | 3,807,656 | 83.4% |
Born in United States | 3,719,724 | 81.5% |
State of residence | 2,662,419 | 58.3% |
Different state | 1,057,305 | 23.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 87,932 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 756,017 | 16.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 756,017 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 368,858 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 387,159 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 843,949 | 100% |
Native | 87,932 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,137 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 85,795 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 756,017 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31,324 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 724,693 | 95.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boston-cambridge-quincy
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 756,004 | 100% |
Europe | 150,116 | 19.9% |
Asia | 235,054 | 31.1% |
Africa | 59,985 | 7.9% |
Oceania | 2,826 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 285,195 | 37.7% |
Northern America | 22,828 | 3.0% |