Language Spoken At Home in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,303 | 100% |
English only | 18,303 | 78.5% |
Language other than English | 5,000 | 21.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,366 | 10.2% |
Spanish | 3,574 | 15.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,963 | 8.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 456 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 134 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 882 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 269 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 88 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,222 | 100% |
American | 567 | 2.2% |
Arab | 46 | 0.2% |
Czech | 406 | 1.6% |
Danish | 154 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 453 | 1.8% |
English | 2,473 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 841 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 137 | 0.5% |
German | 7,466 | 29.6% |
Greek | 189 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 100 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,576 | 14.2% |
Italian | 851 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,989 | 7.9% |
Polish | 1,171 | 4.6% |
Portuguese | 24 | 0.1% |
Russian | 350 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 175 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 337 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,022 | 4.1% |
Swedish | 281 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 382 | 1.5% |
Ukrainian | 155 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 228 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 51 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,975 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,244 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,224 | 32.3% |
Married-couple family | 4,779 | 47.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,273 | 22.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 303 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 179 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,162 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 772 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 3,731 | 37.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,836 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 569 | 5.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,338 | 33.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,544 | 15.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,152 | 100% |
Householder | 9,975 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 4,829 | 20.0% |
Child | 6,717 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 914 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,717 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 648 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,569 | 100% |
Never married | 3,855 | 36.5% |
Now married, except separated | 5,364 | 50.8% |
Separated | 202 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 251 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 897 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,365 | 100% |
Never married | 2,898 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,048 | 53.9% |
Separated | 132 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 351 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 936 | 10.0% |
Fertility in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 501 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 106 | 21.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 157 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 73 | 46.5% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 20 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 53 | 33.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 73 | 100% |
Who are female | 63 | 86.3% |
Who are married | 20 | 27.4% |
School Enrollment in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,978 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 408 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 518 | 7.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,525 | 36.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,374 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,153 | 30.9% |
Educational Attainment in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,810 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 604 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 629 | 3.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,771 | 22.4% |
Some college, no degree | 3,036 | 18.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,371 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,066 | 24.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,333 | 19.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 44.0% |
Veteran Status in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,040 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,216 | 6.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,223 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,265 | 9.4% |
Under 18 years | 6,180 | 100% |
With a disability | 421 | 6.8% |
18 to 64 years | 15,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,264 | 7.9% |
65 years and over | 2,098 | 100% |
With a disability | 580 | 27.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,804 | 100% |
Same house | 18,672 | 75.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,915 | 23.8% |
Same county | 3,338 | 13.5% |
Different county | 2,577 | 10.4% |
Same state | 1,704 | 6.9% |
Different state | 873 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 217 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,222 | 100% |
Native | 21,361 | 84.7% |
Born in United States | 20,971 | 83.1% |
State of residence | 13,378 | 53.0% |
Different state | 7,593 | 30.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 390 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 3,861 | 15.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,861 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,040 | 26.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,821 | 73.1% |
Year of Entry in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,251 | 100% |
Native | 390 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 383 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 3,861 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 250 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,611 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fitchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,861 | 100% |
Europe | 288 | 7.5% |
Asia | 893 | 23.1% |
Africa | 148 | 3.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,267 | 58.7% |
Northern America | 265 | 6.9% |