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Language Spoken At Home in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 634,717 | 100% |
English only | 515,366 | 81.2% |
Language other than English | 119,351 | 18.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 42,407 | 6.7% |
Spanish | 16,811 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,201 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 51,789 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,217 | 2.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 42,531 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,281 | 3.4% |
Other languages | 8,220 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,708 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 672,078 | 100% |
American | 25,276 | 3.8% |
Arab | 9,567 | 1.4% |
Czech | 1,551 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,668 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,741 | 0.6% |
English | 73,272 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 27,319 | 4.1% |
French Canadian | 17,238 | 2.6% |
German | 46,021 | 6.8% |
Greek | 8,974 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 2,701 | 0.4% |
Irish | 209,220 | 31.1% |
Italian | 101,606 | 15.1% |
Lithuanian | 6,562 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 3,813 | 0.6% |
Polish | 25,522 | 3.8% |
Portuguese | 12,631 | 1.9% |
Russian | 21,219 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,489 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 17,365 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 714 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 8,724 | 1.3% |
Swedish | 12,379 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 1,353 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,526 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 2,353 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 13,609 | 2.0% |
Households By Type in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 257,138 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 169,105 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 78,320 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 135,918 | 52.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,797 | 24.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,059 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,390 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 25,128 | 9.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,133 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 88,033 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 71,926 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 29,360 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 83,324 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 69,566 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 653,037 | 100% |
Householder | 257,138 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 135,801 | 20.8% |
Child | 200,432 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 29,167 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 30,499 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 12,641 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 258,431 | 100% |
Never married | 86,483 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 145,581 | 56.3% |
Separated | 2,949 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 6,956 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 16,462 | 6.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 289,545 | 100% |
Never married | 86,744 | 30.0% |
Now married, except separated | 144,514 | 49.9% |
Separated | 4,241 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 26,499 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 27,547 | 9.5% |
Fertility in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 8,104 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,016 | 12.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Grandparents in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,344 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,058 | 19.9% |
Less than 1 year | 459 | 4.4% |
1 or 2 years | 592 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 151 | 1.5% |
5 or more years | 856 | 8.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,058 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,331 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 1,416 | 68.8% |
School Enrollment in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 177,429 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 13,970 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 8,309 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 68,547 | 38.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 36,076 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 50,527 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 465,774 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,411 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,577 | 3.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 103,063 | 22.1% |
Some college, no degree | 70,336 | 15.1% |
Associate's degree | 37,380 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 125,584 | 27.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 99,423 | 21.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 48.3% |
Veteran Status in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 520,538 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 39,656 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 663,065 | 100% |
With a disability | 63,412 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 151,035 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,257 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 417,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,517 | 6.6% |
65 years and over | 94,149 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,638 | 32.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 664,889 | 100% |
Same house | 591,972 | 89.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 67,404 | 10.1% |
Same county | 30,334 | 4.6% |
Different county | 37,070 | 5.6% |
Same state | 23,878 | 3.6% |
Different state | 13,192 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 5,513 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 672,078 | 100% |
Native | 569,833 | 84.8% |
Born in United States | 561,007 | 83.5% |
State of residence | 431,088 | 64.1% |
Different state | 129,919 | 19.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 8,826 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 102,245 | 15.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 102,245 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 60,067 | 58.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 42,178 | 41.3% |
Year of Entry in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 111,071 | 100% |
Native | 8,826 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 275 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,551 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 102,245 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,726 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 98,519 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Norfolk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 102,245 | 100% |
Europe | 26,108 | 25.5% |
Asia | 46,106 | 45.1% |
Africa | 5,939 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 401 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 19,779 | 19.3% |
Northern America | 3,912 | 3.8% |