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Language Spoken At Home in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,403 | 100% |
English only | 19,601 | 83.8% |
Language other than English | 3,802 | 16.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 969 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 1,024 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,952 | 8.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 517 | 2.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 303 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 523 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,716 | 100% |
American | 864 | 3.5% |
Arab | 907 | 3.7% |
Czech | 29 | 0.1% |
Danish | 29 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 128 | 0.5% |
English | 2,895 | 11.7% |
French (except Basque) | 824 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 730 | 3.0% |
German | 1,705 | 6.9% |
Greek | 485 | 2.0% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.5% |
Irish | 9,246 | 37.4% |
Italian | 4,388 | 17.8% |
Lithuanian | 168 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 155 | 0.6% |
Polish | 650 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 338 | 1.4% |
Russian | 611 | 2.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 199 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 738 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 230 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 363 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 127 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 81 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 54 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 345 | 1.4% |
Households By Type in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,609 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,364 | 66.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,705 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,138 | 53.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,119 | 22.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 341 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 156 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 885 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 430 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,245 | 33.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,709 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 1,406 | 14.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,947 | 30.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,118 | 32.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,724 | 100% |
Householder | 9,609 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 5,118 | 21.6% |
Child | 6,929 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,235 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 833 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 434 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,999 | 100% |
Never married | 3,190 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,701 | 57.0% |
Separated | 152 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 298 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 658 | 6.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,637 | 100% |
Never married | 2,710 | 25.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,388 | 50.7% |
Separated | 180 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,214 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 1,145 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 275 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 3.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 304 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 47 | 15.5% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 6.3% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 6.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 7 | 2.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 47 | 100% |
Who are female | 35 | 74.5% |
Who are married | 40 | 85.1% |
School Enrollment in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,894 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 573 | 9.7% |
Kindergarten | 228 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,232 | 37.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,351 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,510 | 25.6% |
Educational Attainment in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,674 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 265 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 772 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,302 | 24.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,937 | 16.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,373 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,761 | 26.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,264 | 18.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.4% |
Veteran Status in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,591 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,732 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,764 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,840 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,113 | 100% |
With a disability | 214 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 14,436 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,074 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 4,215 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,552 | 36.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,452 | 100% |
Same house | 21,692 | 88.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,690 | 11.0% |
Same county | 1,040 | 4.3% |
Different county | 1,650 | 6.7% |
Same state | 1,452 | 5.9% |
Different state | 198 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 70 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,716 | 100% |
Native | 21,854 | 88.4% |
Born in United States | 21,351 | 86.4% |
State of residence | 18,273 | 73.9% |
Different state | 3,078 | 12.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 503 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 2,862 | 11.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,862 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,970 | 68.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 892 | 31.2% |
Year of Entry in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,365 | 100% |
Native | 503 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 503 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,862 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 0.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,855 | 99.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dedham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,862 | 100% |
Europe | 1,161 | 40.6% |
Asia | 717 | 25.1% |
Africa | 193 | 6.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 717 | 25.1% |
Northern America | 74 | 2.6% |