Language Spoken At Home in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,528 | 100% |
English only | 10,899 | 94.5% |
Language other than English | 629 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 145 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 476 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 101 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 21 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 31 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,210 | 100% |
American | 1,309 | 10.7% |
Arab | 3 | 0.0% |
Czech | 21 | 0.2% |
Danish | 92 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 314 | 2.6% |
English | 930 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 447 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 82 | 0.7% |
German | 3,340 | 27.4% |
Greek | 43 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,053 | 16.8% |
Italian | 643 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 20 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 217 | 1.8% |
Polish | 292 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.1% |
Russian | 25 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 108 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 167 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 67 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 81 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 294 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 22 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 52 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,413 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,590 | 58.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,170 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,864 | 42.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 744 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 278 | 6.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 152 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 448 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 274 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,823 | 41.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,681 | 38.1% |
65 years and over | 638 | 14.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,303 | 29.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,133 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,784 | 100% |
Householder | 4,413 | 45.1% |
Spouse | 1,906 | 19.5% |
Child | 2,838 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 313 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 314 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 154 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,821 | 100% |
Never married | 2,461 | 42.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,309 | 39.7% |
Separated | 33 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 149 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 869 | 14.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,459 | 100% |
Never married | 1,124 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,913 | 42.9% |
Separated | 47 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 643 | 14.4% |
Divorced | 732 | 16.4% |
Fertility in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 209 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 85 | 40.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 197 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 136 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 114 | 83.8% |
Less than 1 year | 49 | 36.0% |
1 or 2 years | 7 | 5.1% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 19.1% |
5 or more years | 32 | 23.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 114 | 100% |
Who are female | 49 | 43.0% |
Who are married | 73 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,747 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 181 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 100 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 967 | 35.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 934 | 34.0% |
College or graduate school | 565 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,706 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 468 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,015 | 11.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,579 | 41.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,098 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 525 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 696 | 8.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 325 | 3.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.7% |
Veteran Status in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,715 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 964 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,837 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,442 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 2,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 159 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 5,893 | 100% |
With a disability | 766 | 13.0% |
65 years and over | 1,455 | 100% |
With a disability | 517 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,001 | 100% |
Same house | 9,633 | 80.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,368 | 19.7% |
Same county | 1,151 | 9.6% |
Different county | 1,217 | 10.1% |
Same state | 1,131 | 9.4% |
Different state | 86 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,210 | 100% |
Native | 11,945 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 11,873 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 10,319 | 84.5% |
Different state | 1,554 | 12.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 72 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 265 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 265 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 136 | 51.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 129 | 48.7% |
Year of Entry in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 337 | 100% |
Native | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 265 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 17 | 6.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 248 | 93.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pontiac City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 265 | 100% |
Europe | 46 | 17.4% |
Asia | 27 | 10.2% |
Africa | 25 | 9.4% |
Oceania | 6 | 2.3% |
Latin America | 161 | 60.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |