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> Portland-south Portland-biddeford, ME Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 488,674 | 100% |
English only | 451,794 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 36,880 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,799 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 5,567 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,463 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 21,800 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,539 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,862 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,931 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 3,651 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,866 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 515,398 | 100% |
American | 32,617 | 6.3% |
Arab | 2,042 | 0.4% |
Czech | 945 | 0.2% |
Danish | 2,856 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 5,469 | 1.1% |
English | 114,340 | 22.2% |
French (except Basque) | 80,306 | 15.6% |
French Canadian | 37,118 | 7.2% |
German | 45,765 | 8.9% |
Greek | 4,746 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 1,636 | 0.3% |
Irish | 101,237 | 19.6% |
Italian | 40,949 | 7.9% |
Lithuanian | 2,421 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 4,619 | 0.9% |
Polish | 14,832 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 3,426 | 0.7% |
Russian | 5,108 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 8,058 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 29,668 | 5.8% |
Slovak | 655 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,474 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 9,855 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 1,198 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,390 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 3,860 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 689 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 213,322 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 134,122 | 62.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 56,576 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 105,981 | 49.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,267 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,363 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,880 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,778 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,429 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 79,200 | 37.1% |
Householder living alone | 61,498 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 23,309 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 60,894 | 28.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 54,818 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 504,211 | 100% |
Householder | 213,322 | 42.3% |
Spouse | 105,963 | 21.0% |
Child | 133,174 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 17,577 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 34,175 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 17,851 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 205,184 | 100% |
Never married | 64,164 | 31.3% |
Now married, except separated | 110,950 | 54.1% |
Separated | 1,758 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 5,003 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 23,309 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 222,224 | 100% |
Never married | 56,772 | 25.5% |
Now married, except separated | 111,335 | 50.1% |
Separated | 2,797 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 20,100 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 31,220 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,877 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,657 | 28.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,844 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,705 | 39.5% |
Less than 1 year | 581 | 8.5% |
1 or 2 years | 774 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 456 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 894 | 13.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,705 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,538 | 56.9% |
Who are married | 2,203 | 81.4% |
School Enrollment in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 121,728 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,862 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 5,920 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 48,923 | 40.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 27,105 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 32,918 | 27.0% |
Educational Attainment in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 363,960 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,824 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,984 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 104,692 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 71,557 | 19.7% |
Associate's degree | 33,169 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 81,506 | 22.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 46,228 | 12.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.1% |
Veteran Status in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 405,638 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 46,562 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 509,579 | 100% |
With a disability | 64,927 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 108,066 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,905 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 326,562 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,413 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 74,951 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,609 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 510,091 | 100% |
Same house | 437,318 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 70,952 | 13.9% |
Same county | 41,143 | 8.1% |
Different county | 29,809 | 5.8% |
Same state | 14,885 | 2.9% |
Different state | 14,924 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 1,821 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 515,398 | 100% |
Native | 492,821 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 487,312 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 288,948 | 56.1% |
Different state | 198,364 | 38.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,509 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 22,577 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 22,577 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,990 | 57.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,587 | 42.5% |
Year of Entry in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 28,086 | 100% |
Native | 5,509 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 54 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,455 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 22,577 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 708 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,869 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portland-south Portland-biddeford
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 22,577 | 100% |
Europe | 5,869 | 26.0% |
Asia | 7,529 | 33.3% |
Africa | 3,730 | 16.5% |
Oceania | 261 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 1,820 | 8.1% |
Northern America | 3,368 | 14.9% |