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> Washington-arlington-alexandria, Dc-va-md-wv Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,225,054 | 100% |
English only | 3,848,218 | 73.6% |
Language other than English | 1,376,836 | 26.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 532,712 | 10.2% |
Spanish | 608,807 | 11.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 281,400 | 5.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 320,349 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 80,382 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 306,037 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 132,874 | 2.5% |
Other languages | 141,643 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 38,056 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,603,696 | 100% |
American | 240,489 | 4.3% |
Arab | 57,135 | 1.0% |
Czech | 19,249 | 0.3% |
Danish | 16,288 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 48,124 | 0.9% |
English | 457,002 | 8.2% |
French (except Basque) | 105,673 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 22,364 | 0.4% |
German | 626,500 | 11.2% |
Greek | 29,770 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 25,418 | 0.5% |
Irish | 543,935 | 9.7% |
Italian | 250,781 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 15,175 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 37,733 | 0.7% |
Polish | 133,068 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 13,640 | 0.2% |
Russian | 80,070 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 58,284 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 106,457 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 13,645 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 206,523 | 3.7% |
Swedish | 45,501 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 15,450 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 20,440 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 35,600 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 61,825 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,053,522 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,343,416 | 65.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 651,385 | 31.7% |
Married-couple family | 999,448 | 48.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 474,610 | 23.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 89,402 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 40,524 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 254,566 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 136,251 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 710,106 | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 568,062 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 146,177 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 714,405 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 409,108 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,500,280 | 100% |
Householder | 2,053,522 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 999,261 | 18.2% |
Child | 1,670,505 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 418,043 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 358,949 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 106,818 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,163,652 | 100% |
Never married | 814,280 | 37.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,113,278 | 51.5% |
Separated | 42,944 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 38,960 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 154,190 | 7.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,332,996 | 100% |
Never married | 781,238 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,089,320 | 46.7% |
Separated | 59,336 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 163,208 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 239,894 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 82,742 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 22,988 | 27.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 122,384 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 37,807 | 30.9% |
Less than 1 year | 7,975 | 6.5% |
1 or 2 years | 9,345 | 7.6% |
3 or 4 years | 6,408 | 5.2% |
5 or more years | 14,079 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 37,807 | 100% |
Who are female | 24,546 | 64.9% |
Who are married | 26,013 | 68.8% |
School Enrollment in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,539,970 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 102,904 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 77,750 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 571,442 | 37.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 311,031 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 476,843 | 31.0% |
Educational Attainment in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,752,138 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 180,417 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 198,758 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 721,215 | 19.2% |
Some college, no degree | 656,895 | 17.5% |
Associate's degree | 207,425 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 935,047 | 24.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 852,381 | 22.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.6% |
Veteran Status in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,223,390 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 406,606 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,524,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 426,860 | 7.7% |
Under 18 years | 1,331,879 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,496 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 3,640,957 | 100% |
With a disability | 220,338 | 6.1% |
65 years and over | 551,266 | 100% |
With a disability | 169,026 | 30.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,531,201 | 100% |
Same house | 4,695,637 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 771,145 | 13.9% |
Same county | 392,886 | 7.1% |
Different county | 378,259 | 6.8% |
Same state | 143,558 | 2.6% |
Different state | 234,701 | 4.2% |
Abroad | 64,419 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,603,696 | 100% |
Native | 4,398,437 | 78.5% |
Born in United States | 4,292,977 | 76.6% |
State of residence | 1,723,399 | 30.8% |
Different state | 2,569,578 | 45.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 105,460 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 1,205,259 | 21.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,205,259 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 548,243 | 45.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 657,016 | 54.5% |
Year of Entry in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,310,719 | 100% |
Native | 105,460 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,478 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 102,982 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 1,205,259 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40,440 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,164,819 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington-arlington-alexandria
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,205,259 | 100% |
Europe | 109,844 | 9.1% |
Asia | 431,422 | 35.8% |
Africa | 160,820 | 13.3% |
Oceania | 3,903 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 485,774 | 40.3% |
Northern America | 13,496 | 1.1% |