Language Spoken At Home in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,304 | 100% |
English only | 19,398 | 83.2% |
Language other than English | 3,906 | 16.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 923 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 1,244 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 476 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 590 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 57 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,540 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 334 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 532 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,841 | 100% |
American | 419 | 1.7% |
Arab | 70 | 0.3% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 93 | 0.4% |
English | 692 | 2.8% |
French (except Basque) | 108 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 12 | 0.0% |
German | 872 | 3.5% |
Greek | 59 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 948 | 3.8% |
Italian | 255 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 18 | 0.1% |
Polish | 119 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 47 | 0.2% |
Russian | 85 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 189 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 188 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 63 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 955 | 3.8% |
Swedish | 27 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 32 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 399 | 1.6% |
Households By Type in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,406 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,726 | 80.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,510 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 5,033 | 59.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,836 | 21.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 273 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 112 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,420 | 16.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 562 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,680 | 20.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,473 | 17.5% |
65 years and over | 567 | 6.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,885 | 34.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,704 | 32.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,653 | 100% |
Householder | 8,406 | 34.1% |
Spouse | 4,992 | 20.2% |
Child | 7,757 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 2,718 | 11.0% |
Nonrelatives | 780 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 219 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,801 | 100% |
Never married | 3,161 | 32.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,523 | 56.4% |
Separated | 163 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 168 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 786 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,789 | 100% |
Never married | 3,085 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,237 | 48.5% |
Separated | 282 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 979 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 1,206 | 11.2% |
Fertility in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 236 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 92 | 39.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 710 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 187 | 26.3% |
Less than 1 year | 4 | 0.6% |
1 or 2 years | 41 | 5.8% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 5.4% |
5 or more years | 104 | 14.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 187 | 100% |
Who are female | 126 | 67.4% |
Who are married | 104 | 55.6% |
School Enrollment in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,376 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 500 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten | 193 | 3.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,125 | 33.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,668 | 26.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,890 | 29.6% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,143 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 542 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 696 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,510 | 20.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,314 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,173 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,924 | 22.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,984 | 17.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 40.3% |
Veteran Status in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,200 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,167 | 16.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,578 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,083 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 5,547 | 100% |
With a disability | 171 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 15,064 | 100% |
With a disability | 682 | 4.5% |
65 years and over | 3,967 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,230 | 31.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,625 | 100% |
Same house | 22,357 | 90.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,204 | 9.0% |
Same county | 1,169 | 4.7% |
Different county | 1,035 | 4.2% |
Same state | 139 | 0.6% |
Different state | 896 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,841 | 100% |
Native | 21,558 | 86.8% |
Born in United States | 21,208 | 85.4% |
State of residence | 3,899 | 15.7% |
Different state | 17,309 | 69.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 350 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 3,283 | 13.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,283 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,065 | 62.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,218 | 37.1% |
Year of Entry in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,633 | 100% |
Native | 350 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 350 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,283 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,261 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Washington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,283 | 100% |
Europe | 195 | 5.9% |
Asia | 1,697 | 51.7% |
Africa | 512 | 15.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 861 | 26.2% |
Northern America | 18 | 0.5% |