Language Spoken At Home in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 53,257 | 100% |
English only | 46,764 | 87.8% |
Language other than English | 6,493 | 12.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,209 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 1,714 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 698 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,014 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 463 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,048 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 938 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 717 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 110 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,811 | 100% |
American | 4,935 | 8.8% |
Arab | 785 | 1.4% |
Czech | 603 | 1.1% |
Danish | 148 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 554 | 1.0% |
English | 7,474 | 13.4% |
French (except Basque) | 1,355 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 124 | 0.2% |
German | 10,885 | 19.5% |
Greek | 416 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 459 | 0.8% |
Irish | 10,226 | 18.3% |
Italian | 4,369 | 7.8% |
Lithuanian | 235 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 463 | 0.8% |
Polish | 2,910 | 5.2% |
Portuguese | 47 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,034 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 760 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 1,531 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 147 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 964 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 333 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 125 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 268 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 752 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 254 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,797 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,565 | 55.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,248 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 9,295 | 44.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,244 | 20.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 735 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 291 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,535 | 7.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 713 | 3.4% |
Nonfamily households | 9,232 | 44.4% |
Householder living alone | 7,152 | 34.4% |
65 years and over | 2,981 | 14.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,438 | 26.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,736 | 27.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 47,593 | 100% |
Householder | 20,797 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 9,304 | 19.5% |
Child | 12,232 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 1,457 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,803 | 8.0% |
Unmarried partner | 950 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,597 | 100% |
Never married | 9,455 | 43.8% |
Now married, except separated | 10,082 | 46.7% |
Separated | 307 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 517 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,236 | 5.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 26,287 | 100% |
Never married | 11,461 | 43.6% |
Now married, except separated | 9,823 | 37.4% |
Separated | 336 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,503 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 2,164 | 8.2% |
Fertility in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 579 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 38 | 6.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Grandparents in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 332 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 61 | 18.4% |
Less than 1 year | 16 | 4.8% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 6.3% |
3 or 4 years | 24 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 61 | 100% |
Who are female | 35 | 57.4% |
Who are married | 45 | 73.8% |
School Enrollment in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,560 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 994 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 437 | 2.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,220 | 21.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,049 | 10.5% |
College or graduate school | 11,860 | 60.6% |
Educational Attainment in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,002 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 672 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,098 | 3.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,031 | 14.8% |
Some college, no degree | 4,788 | 14.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,355 | 4.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,203 | 30.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,855 | 31.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 61.9% |
Veteran Status in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 46,057 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,229 | 7.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,335 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,122 | 7.7% |
Under 18 years | 9,655 | 100% |
With a disability | 179 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 35,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,457 | 4.1% |
65 years and over | 7,891 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,486 | 31.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 55,285 | 100% |
Same house | 45,250 | 81.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,455 | 17.1% |
Same county | 4,069 | 7.4% |
Different county | 5,386 | 9.7% |
Same state | 2,978 | 5.4% |
Different state | 2,408 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 580 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,811 | 100% |
Native | 49,761 | 89.2% |
Born in United States | 49,155 | 88.1% |
State of residence | 30,589 | 54.8% |
Different state | 18,566 | 33.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 606 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 6,050 | 10.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,050 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,565 | 42.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,485 | 57.6% |
Year of Entry in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,656 | 100% |
Native | 606 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 26 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 580 | 95.7% |
Foreign born | 6,050 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 547 | 9.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,503 | 91.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Towson
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,050 | 100% |
Europe | 1,094 | 18.1% |
Asia | 2,862 | 47.3% |
Africa | 645 | 10.7% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 1,277 | 21.1% |
Northern America | 160 | 2.6% |