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Language Spoken At Home in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 467,058 | 100% |
English only | 413,233 | 88.5% |
Language other than English | 53,825 | 11.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,172 | 4.5% |
Spanish | 11,873 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,864 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 36,525 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,352 | 3.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,847 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,568 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,580 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 388 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 495,407 | 100% |
American | 23,455 | 4.7% |
Arab | 3,603 | 0.7% |
Czech | 743 | 0.1% |
Danish | 1,367 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,418 | 0.7% |
English | 72,870 | 14.7% |
French (except Basque) | 30,361 | 6.1% |
French Canadian | 17,086 | 3.4% |
German | 36,037 | 7.3% |
Greek | 4,285 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 897 | 0.2% |
Irish | 166,492 | 33.6% |
Italian | 80,387 | 16.2% |
Lithuanian | 5,731 | 1.2% |
Norwegian | 3,188 | 0.6% |
Polish | 18,104 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 22,356 | 4.5% |
Russian | 4,954 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,148 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 15,922 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 255 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 20,935 | 4.2% |
Swedish | 14,398 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 791 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 835 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,974 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 14,244 | 2.9% |
Households By Type in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 179,863 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 127,215 | 70.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 58,023 | 32.3% |
Married-couple family | 97,472 | 54.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,671 | 23.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,358 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,438 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 22,385 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,914 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 52,648 | 29.3% |
Householder living alone | 43,101 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 18,468 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 64,194 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 49,164 | 27.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 483,632 | 100% |
Householder | 179,863 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 97,471 | 20.2% |
Child | 157,583 | 32.6% |
Other relatives | 26,933 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 21,782 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 10,968 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 191,227 | 100% |
Never married | 63,124 | 33.0% |
Now married, except separated | 103,878 | 54.3% |
Separated | 3,116 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 5,143 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 15,966 | 8.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 207,304 | 100% |
Never married | 57,402 | 27.7% |
Now married, except separated | 101,283 | 48.9% |
Separated | 4,140 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 19,943 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 24,536 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,087 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,717 | 33.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,231 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,471 | 30.9% |
Less than 1 year | 994 | 8.9% |
1 or 2 years | 549 | 4.9% |
3 or 4 years | 484 | 4.3% |
5 or more years | 1,444 | 12.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,471 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,062 | 59.4% |
Who are married | 2,635 | 75.9% |
School Enrollment in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 130,939 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,143 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 6,537 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 55,306 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 29,511 | 22.5% |
College or graduate school | 29,442 | 22.5% |
Educational Attainment in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 336,325 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,763 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,724 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 101,770 | 30.3% |
Some college, no degree | 64,386 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 31,769 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 71,795 | 21.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 39,118 | 11.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.0% |
Veteran Status in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 376,259 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 36,845 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 487,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 53,707 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 118,619 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,070 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 302,283 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,793 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 66,393 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,844 | 31.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 490,495 | 100% |
Same house | 442,585 | 90.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 46,017 | 9.4% |
Same county | 27,628 | 5.6% |
Different county | 18,389 | 3.7% |
Same state | 13,954 | 2.8% |
Different state | 4,435 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 1,893 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 495,407 | 100% |
Native | 455,766 | 92.0% |
Born in United States | 449,273 | 90.7% |
State of residence | 380,104 | 76.7% |
Different state | 69,169 | 14.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,493 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 39,641 | 8.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 39,641 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 22,145 | 55.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,496 | 44.1% |
Year of Entry in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 46,134 | 100% |
Native | 6,493 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 112 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,381 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 39,641 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 906 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 38,735 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Plymouth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 39,641 | 100% |
Europe | 7,497 | 18.9% |
Asia | 5,012 | 12.6% |
Africa | 10,681 | 26.9% |
Oceania | 110 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 14,758 | 37.2% |
Northern America | 1,583 | 4.0% |