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Language Spoken At Home in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,563 | 100% |
English only | 11,732 | 70.8% |
Language other than English | 4,831 | 29.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,456 | 8.8% |
Spanish | 1,392 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 406 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,552 | 15.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 831 | 5.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 734 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 209 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 153 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,263 | 100% |
American | 440 | 2.5% |
Arab | 181 | 1.0% |
Czech | 63 | 0.4% |
Danish | 45 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 98 | 0.6% |
English | 775 | 4.5% |
French (except Basque) | 141 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 60 | 0.3% |
German | 1,873 | 10.8% |
Greek | 123 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 301 | 1.7% |
Irish | 2,783 | 16.1% |
Italian | 3,990 | 23.1% |
Lithuanian | 185 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 89 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,649 | 15.3% |
Portuguese | 997 | 5.8% |
Russian | 384 | 2.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 39 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 191 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 234 | 1.4% |
Subsaharan African | 37 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 56 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 475 | 2.8% |
Welsh | 53 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 176 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,021 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,815 | 80.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,006 | 33.3% |
Married-couple family | 4,100 | 68.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,773 | 29.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 140 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 55 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 575 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 178 | 3.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,206 | 20.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,057 | 17.6% |
65 years and over | 549 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,195 | 36.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,862 | 30.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,254 | 100% |
Householder | 6,021 | 34.9% |
Spouse | 4,121 | 23.9% |
Child | 5,774 | 33.5% |
Other relatives | 1,033 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 305 | 1.8% |
Unmarried partner | 184 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,661 | 100% |
Never married | 1,773 | 26.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,310 | 64.7% |
Separated | 51 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 137 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 390 | 5.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,559 | 100% |
Never married | 1,711 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,284 | 56.7% |
Separated | 126 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 855 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 583 | 7.7% |
Fertility in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 176 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 5.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 501 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 201 | 40.1% |
Less than 1 year | 54 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 22 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 94 | 18.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 201 | 100% |
Who are female | 121 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 137 | 68.2% |
School Enrollment in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,430 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 151 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten | 194 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,760 | 39.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,113 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,212 | 27.4% |
Educational Attainment in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,077 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 321 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 589 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,913 | 32.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,305 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 968 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,633 | 21.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,348 | 11.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.0% |
Veteran Status in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,492 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 963 | 7.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,257 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,300 | 7.5% |
Under 18 years | 3,765 | 100% |
With a disability | 65 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 10,790 | 100% |
With a disability | 457 | 4.2% |
65 years and over | 2,702 | 100% |
With a disability | 778 | 28.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,123 | 100% |
Same house | 16,035 | 93.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 999 | 5.8% |
Same county | 518 | 3.0% |
Different county | 481 | 2.8% |
Same state | 388 | 2.3% |
Different state | 93 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 89 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,263 | 100% |
Native | 13,808 | 80.0% |
Born in United States | 13,556 | 78.5% |
State of residence | 10,931 | 63.3% |
Different state | 2,625 | 15.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 252 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 3,455 | 20.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,455 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,292 | 66.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,163 | 33.7% |
Year of Entry in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,707 | 100% |
Native | 252 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 248 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 3,455 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,432 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Colonia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,455 | 100% |
Europe | 1,476 | 42.7% |
Asia | 1,110 | 32.1% |
Africa | 64 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 721 | 20.9% |
Northern America | 71 | 2.1% |