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Language Spoken At Home in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,507,254 | 100% |
English only | 6,403,732 | 85.3% |
Language other than English | 1,103,522 | 14.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 424,444 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 496,145 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 220,143 | 2.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 254,835 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 64,299 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 260,364 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 111,530 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 92,178 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,472 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,014,955 | 100% |
American | 882,965 | 11.0% |
Arab | 60,074 | 0.7% |
Czech | 23,234 | 0.3% |
Danish | 18,972 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 84,182 | 1.1% |
English | 906,212 | 11.3% |
French (except Basque) | 162,680 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 32,951 | 0.4% |
German | 984,088 | 12.3% |
Greek | 35,298 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 28,708 | 0.4% |
Irish | 837,877 | 10.5% |
Italian | 324,867 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 14,063 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 49,767 | 0.6% |
Polish | 156,201 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 15,933 | 0.2% |
Russian | 55,772 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 142,552 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 184,398 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 15,709 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 164,378 | 2.1% |
Swedish | 59,598 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 21,084 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 19,549 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 56,053 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 38,818 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,006,219 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,025,903 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 906,443 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 1,536,475 | 51.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 643,555 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 124,183 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 59,203 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 365,245 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 203,685 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 980,316 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 795,232 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 261,661 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,004,290 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 704,363 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,773,620 | 100% |
Householder | 3,006,219 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 1,535,775 | 19.8% |
Child | 2,290,014 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 497,786 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 443,826 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 149,110 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,152,284 | 100% |
Never married | 1,073,162 | 34.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,669,687 | 53.0% |
Separated | 71,143 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 73,136 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 265,156 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,331,360 | 100% |
Never married | 933,141 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,640,109 | 49.2% |
Separated | 95,208 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 290,621 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 372,281 | 11.2% |
Fertility in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 109,017 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 33,521 | 30.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 171,029 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 66,751 | 39.0% |
Less than 1 year | 13,785 | 8.1% |
1 or 2 years | 15,396 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 11,426 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 26,144 | 15.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 66,751 | 100% |
Who are female | 41,219 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 48,330 | 72.4% |
School Enrollment in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,122,388 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 128,208 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 105,260 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 815,844 | 38.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 426,809 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 646,267 | 30.4% |
Educational Attainment in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,356,571 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 283,428 | 5.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 415,628 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,352,347 | 25.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,080,148 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 367,443 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,085,567 | 20.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 772,010 | 14.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.7% |
Veteran Status in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,044,223 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 734,151 | 12.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,788,504 | 100% |
With a disability | 848,692 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 1,845,142 | 100% |
With a disability | 66,678 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 4,982,213 | 100% |
With a disability | 446,467 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 961,149 | 100% |
With a disability | 335,547 | 34.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,916,839 | 100% |
Same house | 6,701,730 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,157,130 | 14.6% |
Same county | 524,517 | 6.6% |
Different county | 632,613 | 8.0% |
Same state | 374,699 | 4.7% |
Different state | 257,914 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 57,979 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,014,955 | 100% |
Native | 7,121,778 | 88.9% |
Born in United States | 6,987,969 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 3,992,070 | 49.8% |
Different state | 2,995,899 | 37.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 133,809 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 893,177 | 11.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 893,177 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 412,407 | 46.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 480,770 | 53.8% |
Year of Entry in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,026,986 | 100% |
Native | 133,809 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3,189 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 130,620 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 893,177 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30,158 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 863,019 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Virginia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 893,165 | 100% |
Europe | 100,439 | 11.2% |
Asia | 367,938 | 41.2% |
Africa | 81,067 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 3,385 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 324,858 | 36.4% |
Northern America | 15,478 | 1.7% |