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Language Spoken At Home in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,619 | 100% |
English only | 6,369 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 250 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 110 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 130 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 62 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 10 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,064 | 100% |
American | 454 | 6.4% |
Arab | 10 | 0.1% |
Czech | 37 | 0.5% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 416 | 5.9% |
English | 512 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 77 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 49 | 0.7% |
German | 2,420 | 34.3% |
Greek | 108 | 1.5% |
Hungarian | 8 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,755 | 24.8% |
Italian | 675 | 9.6% |
Lithuanian | 161 | 2.3% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 489 | 6.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 100 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 12 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 74 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 238 | 3.4% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 26 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 304 | 4.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,167 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,926 | 60.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 868 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,237 | 39.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 416 | 13.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 91 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 91 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 598 | 18.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 361 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,241 | 39.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,166 | 36.8% |
65 years and over | 561 | 17.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 947 | 29.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,040 | 32.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,058 | 100% |
Householder | 3,167 | 44.9% |
Spouse | 1,227 | 17.4% |
Child | 2,002 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 339 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 323 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 232 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,594 | 100% |
Never married | 919 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,259 | 48.5% |
Separated | 74 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 71 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 271 | 10.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,111 | 100% |
Never married | 954 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,235 | 39.7% |
Separated | 101 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 507 | 16.3% |
Divorced | 314 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 152 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 131 | 86.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 149 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 216 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 107 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 52 | 48.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 17.8% |
3 or 4 years | 33 | 30.8% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 52 | 100% |
Who are female | 34 | 65.4% |
Who are married | 27 | 51.9% |
School Enrollment in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,657 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 98 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 85 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 750 | 45.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 279 | 16.8% |
College or graduate school | 445 | 26.9% |
Educational Attainment in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,893 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 130 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 575 | 11.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,196 | 44.9% |
Some college, no degree | 986 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 445 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 353 | 7.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 208 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.5% |
Veteran Status in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,502 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 729 | 13.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,064 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,595 | 22.6% |
Under 18 years | 1,562 | 100% |
With a disability | 166 | 10.6% |
18 to 64 years | 4,130 | 100% |
With a disability | 808 | 19.6% |
65 years and over | 1,372 | 100% |
With a disability | 621 | 45.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,924 | 100% |
Same house | 6,279 | 90.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 637 | 9.2% |
Same county | 416 | 6.0% |
Different county | 221 | 3.2% |
Same state | 40 | 0.6% |
Different state | 181 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 8 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,064 | 100% |
Native | 6,979 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 6,908 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 6,136 | 86.9% |
Different state | 772 | 10.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 71 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 85 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 85 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 85 | 100.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Year of Entry in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 156 | 100% |
Native | 71 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 71 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 85 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 85 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tamaqua Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 85 | 100% |
Europe | 61 | 71.8% |
Asia | 10 | 11.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 14 | 16.5% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |