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Language Spoken At Home in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,193,643 | 100% |
English only | 4,848,772 | 78.3% |
Language other than English | 1,344,871 | 21.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 547,260 | 8.8% |
Spanish | 488,334 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 212,154 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 553,592 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 197,402 | 3.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 233,199 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 115,715 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 69,746 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,989 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,560,595 | 100% |
American | 256,285 | 3.9% |
Arab | 67,144 | 1.0% |
Czech | 12,939 | 0.2% |
Danish | 15,513 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 45,820 | 0.7% |
English | 723,290 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 521,163 | 7.9% |
French Canadian | 258,686 | 3.9% |
German | 429,750 | 6.6% |
Greek | 84,057 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 20,741 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,514,031 | 23.1% |
Italian | 913,465 | 13.9% |
Lithuanian | 52,332 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 34,800 | 0.5% |
Polish | 335,383 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 311,924 | 4.8% |
Russian | 122,233 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 46,459 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 162,997 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 6,596 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 115,743 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 121,220 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 11,656 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 24,620 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 24,440 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 114,473 | 1.7% |
Households By Type in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,525,694 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,604,206 | 63.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 727,801 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 1,190,224 | 47.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 509,476 | 20.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 100,217 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 43,345 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 313,765 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 174,980 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 921,488 | 36.5% |
Householder living alone | 733,820 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 274,760 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 788,855 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 648,739 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,316,953 | 100% |
Householder | 2,525,694 | 40.0% |
Spouse | 1,189,572 | 18.8% |
Child | 1,871,423 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 340,812 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 389,452 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 159,231 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,583,839 | 100% |
Never married | 981,462 | 38.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,290,051 | 49.9% |
Separated | 41,654 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 68,639 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 202,033 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,819,766 | 100% |
Never married | 922,804 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,267,960 | 45.0% |
Separated | 62,998 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 259,529 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 306,475 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 79,176 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 24,335 | 30.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 115,513 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 33,834 | 29.3% |
Less than 1 year | 7,783 | 6.7% |
1 or 2 years | 7,640 | 6.6% |
3 or 4 years | 5,583 | 4.8% |
5 or more years | 12,828 | 11.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 33,834 | 100% |
Who are female | 21,454 | 63.4% |
Who are married | 23,723 | 70.1% |
School Enrollment in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,753,404 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 115,650 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 82,906 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 629,967 | 35.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 343,734 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 581,147 | 33.1% |
Educational Attainment in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,465,898 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 216,669 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 268,218 | 6.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,156,650 | 25.9% |
Some college, no degree | 739,171 | 16.6% |
Associate's degree | 344,724 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 989,299 | 22.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 751,167 | 16.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.0% |
Veteran Status in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,138,208 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 400,874 | 7.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,479,196 | 100% |
With a disability | 726,164 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 1,413,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 63,853 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 4,194,593 | 100% |
With a disability | 367,050 | 8.8% |
65 years and over | 871,132 | 100% |
With a disability | 295,261 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,491,126 | 100% |
Same house | 5,629,169 | 86.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 804,270 | 12.4% |
Same county | 490,123 | 7.6% |
Different county | 314,147 | 4.8% |
Same state | 170,274 | 2.6% |
Different state | 143,873 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 57,687 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,560,595 | 100% |
Native | 5,589,130 | 85.2% |
Born in United States | 5,425,337 | 82.7% |
State of residence | 4,131,113 | 63.0% |
Different state | 1,294,224 | 19.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 163,793 | 2.5% |
Foreign born | 971,465 | 14.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 971,465 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 484,422 | 49.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 487,043 | 50.1% |
Year of Entry in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,135,258 | 100% |
Native | 163,793 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,697 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 159,096 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 971,465 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 37,424 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 934,041 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Massachusetts
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 971,452 | 100% |
Europe | 232,344 | 23.9% |
Asia | 281,747 | 29.0% |
Africa | 79,543 | 8.2% |
Oceania | 3,255 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 344,083 | 35.4% |
Northern America | 30,480 | 3.1% |