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Language Spoken At Home in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,172 | 100% |
English only | 22,874 | 84.2% |
Language other than English | 4,298 | 15.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,158 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 534 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 91 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,530 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 538 | 2.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,051 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 506 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 183 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,005 | 100% |
American | 1,667 | 5.7% |
Arab | 329 | 1.1% |
Czech | 137 | 0.5% |
Danish | 112 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 97 | 0.3% |
English | 3,366 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 972 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 342 | 1.2% |
German | 2,619 | 9.0% |
Greek | 422 | 1.5% |
Hungarian | 226 | 0.8% |
Irish | 7,358 | 25.4% |
Italian | 3,428 | 11.8% |
Lithuanian | 202 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 139 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,410 | 4.9% |
Portuguese | 51 | 0.2% |
Russian | 2,505 | 8.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 211 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 716 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 97 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 540 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 169 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 239 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 213 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 244 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,369 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,773 | 75.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,026 | 38.8% |
Married-couple family | 6,825 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,494 | 33.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 224 | 2.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 94 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 724 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 438 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,596 | 25.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,429 | 23.4% |
65 years and over | 1,321 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,147 | 40.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,227 | 31.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,048 | 100% |
Householder | 10,369 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 6,810 | 24.3% |
Child | 9,764 | 34.8% |
Other relatives | 644 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 461 | 1.6% |
Unmarried partner | 229 | 0.8% |
Marital Status in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,667 | 100% |
Never married | 2,758 | 25.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,989 | 65.5% |
Separated | 73 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 325 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 522 | 4.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,849 | 100% |
Never married | 2,532 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 7,069 | 59.7% |
Separated | 76 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 1,065 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 1,107 | 9.3% |
Fertility in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 307 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 20 | 6.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 189 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 27 | 14.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 10.1% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 8 | 4.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 27 | 100% |
Who are female | 23 | 85.2% |
Who are married | 8 | 29.6% |
School Enrollment in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,435 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 780 | 9.2% |
Kindergarten | 410 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,657 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,816 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,772 | 21.0% |
Educational Attainment in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,345 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 188 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 270 | 1.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,917 | 9.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,675 | 8.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,266 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,305 | 32.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,724 | 39.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 72.5% |
Veteran Status in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,107 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,553 | 7.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,576 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,166 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 7,869 | 100% |
With a disability | 150 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 16,208 | 100% |
With a disability | 764 | 4.7% |
65 years and over | 4,499 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,252 | 27.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,716 | 100% |
Same house | 26,502 | 92.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,037 | 7.1% |
Same county | 843 | 2.9% |
Different county | 1,194 | 4.2% |
Same state | 736 | 2.6% |
Different state | 458 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 177 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,005 | 100% |
Native | 25,413 | 87.6% |
Born in United States | 24,946 | 86.0% |
State of residence | 16,358 | 56.4% |
Different state | 8,588 | 29.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 467 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 3,592 | 12.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,592 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,677 | 74.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 915 | 25.5% |
Year of Entry in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,059 | 100% |
Native | 467 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 465 | 99.6% |
Foreign born | 3,592 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,592 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Needham
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,592 | 100% |
Europe | 1,357 | 37.8% |
Asia | 1,421 | 39.6% |
Africa | 79 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 544 | 15.1% |
Northern America | 191 | 5.3% |