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Language Spoken At Home in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 571,041 | 100% |
English only | 486,147 | 85.1% |
Language other than English | 84,894 | 14.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,981 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 40,664 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,328 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 23,618 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,846 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9,995 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,552 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 10,617 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,255 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 605,759 | 100% |
American | 10,854 | 1.8% |
Arab | 4,179 | 0.7% |
Czech | 1,519 | 0.3% |
Danish | 1,462 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,338 | 0.6% |
English | 32,422 | 5.4% |
French (except Basque) | 9,918 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 1,756 | 0.3% |
German | 41,020 | 6.8% |
Greek | 1,965 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 2,453 | 0.4% |
Irish | 41,553 | 6.9% |
Italian | 19,769 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 1,658 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,885 | 0.6% |
Polish | 11,414 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 1,067 | 0.2% |
Russian | 10,545 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,038 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 8,309 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 978 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 16,831 | 2.8% |
Swedish | 4,485 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 1,782 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 1,919 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,709 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,880 | 1.3% |
Households By Type in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 261,192 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 109,643 | 42.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,253 | 17.3% |
Married-couple family | 58,132 | 22.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,519 | 7.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,470 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,962 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 42,041 | 16.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,772 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 151,549 | 58.0% |
Householder living alone | 121,307 | 46.4% |
65 years and over | 26,411 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 53,171 | 20.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 53,396 | 20.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 565,879 | 100% |
Householder | 261,192 | 46.2% |
Spouse | 58,137 | 10.3% |
Child | 132,150 | 23.4% |
Other relatives | 50,998 | 9.0% |
Nonrelatives | 63,402 | 11.2% |
Unmarried partner | 17,409 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 242,432 | 100% |
Never married | 142,162 | 58.6% |
Now married, except separated | 68,564 | 28.3% |
Separated | 5,921 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 5,158 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 20,627 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 276,353 | 100% |
Never married | 153,854 | 55.7% |
Now married, except separated | 65,572 | 23.7% |
Separated | 7,282 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 21,324 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 28,321 | 10.2% |
Fertility in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 7,740 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,799 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Grandparents in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,085 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,313 | 38.9% |
Less than 1 year | 484 | 4.4% |
1 or 2 years | 1,201 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 847 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 1,781 | 16.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,313 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,466 | 80.4% |
Who are married | 1,913 | 44.4% |
School Enrollment in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 156,691 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,364 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 6,564 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 40,896 | 26.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 25,830 | 16.5% |
College or graduate school | 73,037 | 46.6% |
Educational Attainment in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 417,432 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 20,075 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 31,961 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 79,574 | 19.1% |
Some college, no degree | 59,867 | 14.3% |
Associate's degree | 12,206 | 2.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 93,963 | 22.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 119,786 | 28.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 51.2% |
Veteran Status in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 498,613 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 30,777 | 6.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 594,942 | 100% |
With a disability | 67,286 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 103,725 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,431 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 424,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 38,352 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 66,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,503 | 35.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 598,701 | 100% |
Same house | 480,853 | 80.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 109,808 | 18.3% |
Same county | 60,665 | 10.1% |
Different county | 49,143 | 8.2% |
Same state | 0 | 0.0% |
Different state | 49,143 | 8.2% |
Abroad | 8,040 | 1.3% |
Place Of Birth in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 605,759 | 100% |
Native | 523,711 | 86.5% |
Born in United States | 514,243 | 84.9% |
State of residence | 229,202 | 37.8% |
Different state | 285,041 | 47.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9,468 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 82,048 | 13.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 82,048 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 31,084 | 37.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 50,964 | 62.1% |
Year of Entry in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 91,516 | 100% |
Native | 9,468 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 161 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,307 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 82,048 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,652 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 77,396 | 94.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in District of Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 82,048 | 100% |
Europe | 14,355 | 17.5% |
Asia | 15,699 | 19.1% |
Africa | 12,271 | 15.0% |
Oceania | 849 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 37,304 | 45.5% |
Northern America | 1,570 | 1.9% |