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Language Spoken At Home in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,555 | 100% |
English only | 21,368 | 90.7% |
Language other than English | 2,187 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 603 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 249 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 78 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,109 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 727 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 369 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 102 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 45 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,118 | 100% |
American | 957 | 3.8% |
Arab | 276 | 1.1% |
Czech | 64 | 0.3% |
Danish | 71 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 213 | 0.8% |
English | 3,487 | 13.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,355 | 5.4% |
French Canadian | 987 | 3.9% |
German | 1,777 | 7.1% |
Greek | 249 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 76 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,564 | 34.1% |
Italian | 7,696 | 30.6% |
Lithuanian | 117 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 149 | 0.6% |
Polish | 978 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 455 | 1.8% |
Russian | 129 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 368 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 798 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 20 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 13 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 563 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 33 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 24 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,867 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,428 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,796 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 5,238 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,403 | 24.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 354 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 99 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 836 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 294 | 3.0% |
Nonfamily households | 3,439 | 34.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,981 | 30.2% |
65 years and over | 1,029 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,009 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,623 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,763 | 100% |
Householder | 9,867 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 5,212 | 21.0% |
Child | 7,757 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 1,031 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 896 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 463 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,011 | 100% |
Never married | 2,983 | 29.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,566 | 55.6% |
Separated | 195 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 269 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 998 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,569 | 100% |
Never married | 2,771 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,425 | 51.3% |
Separated | 153 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,113 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 1,107 | 10.5% |
Fertility in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 371 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 12 | 3.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 338 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 46 | 13.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 10 | 3.0% |
3 or 4 years | 23 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 13 | 3.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 46 | 100% |
Who are female | 46 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 13 | 28.3% |
School Enrollment in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,826 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 461 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 275 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,463 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,202 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,425 | 24.5% |
Educational Attainment in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,870 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 172 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 710 | 4.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,434 | 24.8% |
Some college, no degree | 3,038 | 17.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,643 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,127 | 28.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,746 | 15.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 44.1% |
Veteran Status in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,645 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,690 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,820 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,189 | 8.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,456 | 100% |
With a disability | 240 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 15,824 | 100% |
With a disability | 859 | 5.4% |
65 years and over | 3,540 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,090 | 30.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,735 | 100% |
Same house | 22,472 | 90.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,186 | 8.8% |
Same county | 1,542 | 6.2% |
Different county | 644 | 2.6% |
Same state | 441 | 1.8% |
Different state | 203 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 77 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,118 | 100% |
Native | 23,488 | 93.5% |
Born in United States | 23,400 | 93.2% |
State of residence | 20,050 | 79.8% |
Different state | 3,350 | 13.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 88 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,630 | 6.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,630 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 959 | 58.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 671 | 41.2% |
Year of Entry in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,718 | 100% |
Native | 88 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 88 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,630 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 193 | 11.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,437 | 88.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wakefield
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,630 | 100% |
Europe | 480 | 29.4% |
Asia | 783 | 48.0% |
Africa | 32 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 19 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 184 | 11.3% |
Northern America | 132 | 8.1% |