Language Spoken At Home in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,312 | 100% |
English only | 13,754 | 75.1% |
Language other than English | 4,558 | 24.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,003 | 10.9% |
Spanish | 1,889 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,129 | 6.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 387 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 811 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 344 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 1,471 | 8.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 461 | 2.5% |
Ancestry in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,549 | 100% |
American | 361 | 1.8% |
Arab | 162 | 0.8% |
Czech | 315 | 1.6% |
Danish | 194 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 276 | 1.4% |
English | 954 | 4.9% |
French (except Basque) | 950 | 4.9% |
French Canadian | 231 | 1.2% |
German | 4,918 | 25.2% |
Greek | 28 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 52 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,264 | 11.6% |
Italian | 310 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,066 | 10.6% |
Polish | 1,390 | 7.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 146 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 87 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 93 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 66 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 1,346 | 6.9% |
Swedish | 1,613 | 8.3% |
Swiss | 47 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 171 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 34 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 30 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,963 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,592 | 57.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,118 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,038 | 38.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,195 | 15.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 385 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 212 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,169 | 14.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 711 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 3,371 | 42.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,761 | 34.7% |
65 years and over | 1,158 | 14.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,307 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,159 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,411 | 100% |
Householder | 7,963 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 3,006 | 15.5% |
Child | 5,673 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,145 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,624 | 8.4% |
Unmarried partner | 530 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,970 | 100% |
Never married | 3,102 | 38.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,335 | 41.8% |
Separated | 139 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 214 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 1,180 | 14.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,092 | 100% |
Never married | 2,642 | 32.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,235 | 40.0% |
Separated | 216 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 819 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 1,180 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 159 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 50 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 322 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 178 | 55.3% |
Less than 1 year | 104 | 32.3% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 74 | 23.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 178 | 100% |
Who are female | 95 | 53.4% |
Who are married | 162 | 91.0% |
School Enrollment in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,857 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 264 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 204 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,887 | 38.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,331 | 27.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,171 | 24.1% |
Educational Attainment in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,364 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 795 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,094 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,129 | 30.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,307 | 24.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,159 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,066 | 15.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 814 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.6% |
Veteran Status in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,099 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,719 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,438 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,172 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 4,450 | 100% |
With a disability | 251 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 12,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 955 | 7.9% |
65 years and over | 2,864 | 100% |
With a disability | 966 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,319 | 100% |
Same house | 16,084 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,018 | 15.6% |
Same county | 887 | 4.6% |
Different county | 2,131 | 11.0% |
Same state | 1,933 | 10.0% |
Different state | 198 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 217 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,549 | 100% |
Native | 16,359 | 83.7% |
Born in United States | 16,259 | 83.2% |
State of residence | 12,048 | 61.6% |
Different state | 4,211 | 21.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 100 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 3,190 | 16.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,190 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,014 | 31.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,176 | 68.2% |
Year of Entry in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,290 | 100% |
Native | 100 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 100% |
Entered before 2010 | 82 | 100% |
Foreign born | 3,190 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 102 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,088 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbia Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,190 | 100% |
Europe | 205 | 6.4% |
Asia | 684 | 21.4% |
Africa | 1,012 | 31.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,271 | 39.8% |
Northern America | 18 | 0.6% |