Language Spoken At Home in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 127,735 | 100% |
English only | 117,698 | 92.1% |
Language other than English | 10,037 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,563 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 5,788 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,967 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,879 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 367 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,029 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,170 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 341 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 137,690 | 100% |
American | 4,932 | 3.6% |
Arab | 233 | 0.2% |
Czech | 202 | 0.1% |
Danish | 167 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 760 | 0.6% |
English | 8,405 | 6.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,798 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 305 | 0.2% |
German | 7,416 | 5.4% |
Greek | 391 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 131 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,897 | 6.5% |
Italian | 2,811 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 117 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 272 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,054 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 77 | 0.1% |
Russian | 463 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,095 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,676 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 123 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,266 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 371 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 169 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 94 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 462 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 926 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 51,770 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 29,125 | 56.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,537 | 24.2% |
Married-couple family | 15,768 | 30.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,634 | 10.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,702 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,020 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,655 | 20.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,883 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 22,645 | 43.7% |
Householder living alone | 18,155 | 35.1% |
65 years and over | 5,569 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,830 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,867 | 22.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 131,097 | 100% |
Householder | 51,770 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 15,882 | 12.1% |
Child | 39,485 | 30.1% |
Other relatives | 12,914 | 9.9% |
Nonrelatives | 11,046 | 8.4% |
Unmarried partner | 2,941 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 52,543 | 100% |
Never married | 26,041 | 49.6% |
Now married, except separated | 18,119 | 34.5% |
Separated | 1,185 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,602 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 5,596 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 59,051 | 100% |
Never married | 25,553 | 43.3% |
Now married, except separated | 16,970 | 28.7% |
Separated | 1,774 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 6,493 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 8,261 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,941 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,148 | 59.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,387 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,717 | 50.7% |
Less than 1 year | 610 | 18.0% |
1 or 2 years | 420 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 207 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 480 | 14.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,717 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,265 | 73.7% |
Who are married | 744 | 43.3% |
School Enrollment in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,446 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,119 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,822 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,067 | 32.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,956 | 17.2% |
College or graduate school | 16,482 | 40.8% |
Educational Attainment in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 84,551 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,006 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,082 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,609 | 31.5% |
Some college, no degree | 18,933 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 5,086 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,942 | 16.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,893 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.6% |
Veteran Status in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 104,685 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,147 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 133,168 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,116 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 31,135 | 100% |
With a disability | 988 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 86,417 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,286 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 15,616 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,842 | 43.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 135,659 | 100% |
Same house | 114,842 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,045 | 14.8% |
Same county | 11,364 | 8.4% |
Different county | 8,681 | 6.4% |
Same state | 3,679 | 2.7% |
Different state | 5,002 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 772 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 137,690 | 100% |
Native | 129,143 | 93.8% |
Born in United States | 127,521 | 92.6% |
State of residence | 85,524 | 62.1% |
Different state | 41,997 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,622 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 8,547 | 6.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,547 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,468 | 28.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,079 | 71.1% |
Year of Entry in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,169 | 100% |
Native | 1,622 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 99 | 6.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,523 | 93.9% |
Foreign born | 8,547 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 304 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,243 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Savannah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,547 | 100% |
Europe | 843 | 9.9% |
Asia | 2,466 | 28.9% |
Africa | 662 | 7.7% |
Oceania | 172 | 2.0% |
Latin America | 4,142 | 48.5% |
Northern America | 262 | 3.1% |