Language Spoken At Home in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 267,573 | 100% |
English only | 246,239 | 92.0% |
Language other than English | 21,334 | 8.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,297 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 3,763 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 980 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,882 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,453 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,167 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,010 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 3,522 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,854 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 282,143 | 100% |
American | 15,411 | 5.5% |
Arab | 1,454 | 0.5% |
Czech | 560 | 0.2% |
Danish | 2,130 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 2,959 | 1.0% |
English | 62,113 | 22.0% |
French (except Basque) | 35,682 | 12.6% |
French Canadian | 15,191 | 5.4% |
German | 25,052 | 8.9% |
Greek | 2,319 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 1,011 | 0.4% |
Irish | 57,825 | 20.5% |
Italian | 24,052 | 8.5% |
Lithuanian | 1,585 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 2,501 | 0.9% |
Polish | 8,312 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 1,633 | 0.6% |
Russian | 3,225 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,590 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 16,919 | 6.0% |
Slovak | 300 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,239 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 5,021 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 763 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 777 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,313 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 475 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 117,614 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 71,351 | 60.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,238 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 55,862 | 47.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,604 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,272 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,554 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,217 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,080 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 46,263 | 39.3% |
Householder living alone | 35,774 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 12,760 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 33,441 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,860 | 24.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 273,646 | 100% |
Householder | 117,614 | 43.0% |
Spouse | 55,790 | 20.4% |
Child | 71,809 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 9,337 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 19,096 | 7.0% |
Unmarried partner | 9,689 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 112,235 | 100% |
Never married | 37,620 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 58,806 | 52.4% |
Separated | 948 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 2,514 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 12,347 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 121,969 | 100% |
Never married | 33,611 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 58,541 | 48.0% |
Separated | 1,625 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 10,593 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 17,599 | 14.4% |
Fertility in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,871 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 671 | 23.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,302 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,234 | 37.4% |
Less than 1 year | 260 | 7.9% |
1 or 2 years | 297 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 224 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 453 | 13.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,234 | 100% |
Who are female | 780 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 914 | 74.1% |
School Enrollment in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 69,811 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,776 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 3,236 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,596 | 38.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,617 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 21,586 | 30.9% |
Educational Attainment in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 197,811 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,409 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,281 | 4.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 50,032 | 25.3% |
Some college, no degree | 37,872 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 17,635 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 49,830 | 25.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 29,752 | 15.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 40.2% |
Veteran Status in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 222,562 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,710 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 278,362 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,287 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 58,653 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,172 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 180,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,831 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 39,220 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,284 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 279,353 | 100% |
Same house | 234,399 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 43,602 | 15.6% |
Same county | 26,236 | 9.4% |
Different county | 17,366 | 6.2% |
Same state | 9,099 | 3.3% |
Different state | 8,267 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 1,352 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 282,143 | 100% |
Native | 266,615 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 263,526 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 165,607 | 58.7% |
Different state | 97,919 | 34.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,089 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 15,528 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15,528 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,389 | 54.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,139 | 46.0% |
Year of Entry in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,617 | 100% |
Native | 3,089 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,068 | 99.3% |
Foreign born | 15,528 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 551 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,977 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cumberland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15,528 | 100% |
Europe | 3,399 | 21.9% |
Asia | 5,390 | 34.7% |
Africa | 3,594 | 23.1% |
Oceania | 184 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 1,324 | 8.5% |
Northern America | 1,637 | 10.5% |