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Language Spoken At Home in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,421,700 | 100% |
English only | 1,070,090 | 75.3% |
Language other than English | 351,610 | 24.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 130,461 | 9.2% |
Spanish | 77,031 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,762 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 166,774 | 11.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 56,595 | 4.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 86,693 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 39,120 | 2.8% |
Other languages | 21,112 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,984 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,507,558 | 100% |
American | 53,465 | 3.5% |
Arab | 16,102 | 1.1% |
Czech | 3,609 | 0.2% |
Danish | 4,825 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 11,448 | 0.8% |
English | 162,510 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 76,553 | 5.1% |
French Canadian | 51,150 | 3.4% |
German | 106,171 | 7.0% |
Greek | 24,869 | 1.6% |
Hungarian | 6,198 | 0.4% |
Irish | 350,168 | 23.2% |
Italian | 240,262 | 15.9% |
Lithuanian | 10,541 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 9,755 | 0.6% |
Polish | 60,047 | 4.0% |
Portuguese | 46,803 | 3.1% |
Russian | 39,986 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 11,362 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 38,313 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 1,515 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 18,975 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 25,084 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 3,397 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 6,906 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 6,116 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22,605 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 579,209 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 369,928 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 170,599 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 294,857 | 50.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 135,349 | 23.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 18,366 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,768 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 56,705 | 9.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,482 | 4.9% |
Nonfamily households | 209,281 | 36.1% |
Householder living alone | 161,608 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 57,142 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 181,285 | 31.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 141,253 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,451,888 | 100% |
Householder | 579,209 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 294,661 | 20.3% |
Child | 418,018 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 70,128 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 89,872 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 33,697 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 599,226 | 100% |
Never married | 221,139 | 36.9% |
Now married, except separated | 318,323 | 53.1% |
Separated | 7,239 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 13,925 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 38,600 | 6.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 644,885 | 100% |
Never married | 204,216 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 313,912 | 48.7% |
Separated | 11,218 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 53,804 | 8.3% |
Divorced | 61,735 | 9.6% |
Fertility in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 19,008 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,665 | 19.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 23,633 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,687 | 24.1% |
Less than 1 year | 1,282 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 1,340 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 980 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 2,085 | 8.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,687 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,632 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 4,129 | 72.6% |
School Enrollment in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 405,566 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 28,493 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 19,439 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 139,635 | 34.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 74,378 | 18.3% |
College or graduate school | 143,621 | 35.4% |
Educational Attainment in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,043,896 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 39,450 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 44,636 | 4.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 228,467 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 143,456 | 13.7% |
Associate's degree | 63,971 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 268,306 | 25.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 255,610 | 24.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 50.2% |
Veteran Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,185,792 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 78,649 | 6.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,491,999 | 100% |
With a disability | 133,447 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 319,704 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,020 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 981,216 | 100% |
With a disability | 62,664 | 6.4% |
65 years and over | 191,079 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,763 | 31.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,491,023 | 100% |
Same house | 1,282,882 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 189,832 | 12.7% |
Same county | 110,347 | 7.4% |
Different county | 79,485 | 5.3% |
Same state | 40,671 | 2.7% |
Different state | 38,814 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 18,309 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,507,558 | 100% |
Native | 1,221,651 | 81.0% |
Born in United States | 1,196,072 | 79.3% |
State of residence | 870,898 | 57.8% |
Different state | 325,174 | 21.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 25,579 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 285,907 | 19.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 285,907 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 133,704 | 46.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 152,203 | 53.2% |
Year of Entry in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 311,486 | 100% |
Native | 25,579 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 570 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 25,009 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 285,907 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13,020 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 272,887 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Middlesex County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 285,907 | 100% |
Europe | 62,272 | 21.8% |
Asia | 111,862 | 39.1% |
Africa | 17,298 | 6.1% |
Oceania | 1,464 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 84,398 | 29.5% |
Northern America | 8,613 | 3.0% |