Language Spoken At Home in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,382 | 100% |
English only | 29,592 | 86.1% |
Language other than English | 4,790 | 13.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,320 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 2,536 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 650 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,023 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 138 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,029 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 464 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 202 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 68 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,853 | 100% |
American | 2,834 | 7.9% |
Arab | 184 | 0.5% |
Czech | 616 | 1.7% |
Danish | 141 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 519 | 1.4% |
English | 4,087 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 1,629 | 4.5% |
French Canadian | 182 | 0.5% |
German | 7,083 | 19.8% |
Greek | 37 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 286 | 0.8% |
Irish | 4,923 | 13.7% |
Italian | 1,866 | 5.2% |
Lithuanian | 140 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 370 | 1.0% |
Polish | 526 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 27 | 0.1% |
Russian | 157 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 574 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,044 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 93 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 561 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 82 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 351 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 67 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,371 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,829 | 79.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,865 | 39.3% |
Married-couple family | 8,442 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,030 | 32.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 472 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 213 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 915 | 7.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 622 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,542 | 20.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,215 | 17.9% |
65 years and over | 962 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,157 | 41.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,804 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,585 | 100% |
Householder | 12,371 | 34.8% |
Spouse | 8,438 | 23.7% |
Child | 12,354 | 34.7% |
Other relatives | 1,394 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,028 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 483 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,823 | 100% |
Never married | 3,366 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 8,925 | 64.6% |
Separated | 119 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 240 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 1,173 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,226 | 100% |
Never married | 2,747 | 19.3% |
Now married, except separated | 8,787 | 61.8% |
Separated | 151 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 1,044 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 1,497 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 252 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 79 | 31.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 623 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 185 | 29.7% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 1.8% |
1 or 2 years | 113 | 18.1% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 4.5% |
5 or more years | 33 | 5.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 185 | 100% |
Who are female | 120 | 64.9% |
Who are married | 105 | 56.8% |
School Enrollment in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,273 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 605 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 599 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,063 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,528 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,478 | 22.0% |
Educational Attainment in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,361 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 359 | 1.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 591 | 2.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,677 | 15.7% |
Some college, no degree | 5,280 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 2,311 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,726 | 33.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,417 | 14.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.7% |
Veteran Status in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,296 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,622 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 35,675 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,370 | 6.6% |
Under 18 years | 9,492 | 100% |
With a disability | 204 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 22,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 859 | 3.9% |
65 years and over | 4,101 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,307 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 35,660 | 100% |
Same house | 30,967 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,243 | 11.9% |
Same county | 1,487 | 4.2% |
Different county | 2,756 | 7.7% |
Same state | 1,905 | 5.3% |
Different state | 851 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 450 | 1.3% |
Place Of Birth in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,853 | 100% |
Native | 32,850 | 91.6% |
Born in United States | 32,486 | 90.6% |
State of residence | 20,375 | 56.8% |
Different state | 12,111 | 33.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 364 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 3,003 | 8.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,003 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,523 | 50.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,480 | 49.3% |
Year of Entry in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,367 | 100% |
Native | 364 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 364 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,003 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 217 | 7.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,786 | 92.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Friendswood City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,003 | 100% |
Europe | 442 | 14.7% |
Asia | 1,294 | 43.1% |
Africa | 201 | 6.7% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 998 | 33.2% |
Northern America | 60 | 2.0% |