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Language Spoken At Home in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,576 | 100% |
English only | 22,037 | 82.9% |
Language other than English | 4,539 | 17.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 988 | 3.7% |
Spanish | 859 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 136 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,574 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 335 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,871 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 445 | 1.7% |
Other languages | 235 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,188 | 100% |
American | 1,097 | 3.9% |
Arab | 205 | 0.7% |
Czech | 130 | 0.5% |
Danish | 114 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 427 | 1.5% |
English | 4,280 | 15.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,040 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 511 | 1.8% |
German | 3,101 | 11.0% |
Greek | 305 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 227 | 0.8% |
Irish | 6,475 | 23.0% |
Italian | 4,146 | 14.7% |
Lithuanian | 85 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 250 | 0.9% |
Polish | 995 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 143 | 0.5% |
Russian | 930 | 3.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 337 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 909 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 136 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 439 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 274 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 87 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 245 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 160 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,538 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,558 | 76.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,526 | 41.3% |
Married-couple family | 5,837 | 68.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,146 | 36.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 173 | 2.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 51 | 0.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 548 | 6.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 329 | 3.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,980 | 23.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,821 | 21.3% |
65 years and over | 975 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,549 | 41.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,596 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,368 | 100% |
Householder | 8,538 | 36.5% |
Spouse | 5,828 | 24.9% |
Child | 8,298 | 35.5% |
Other relatives | 379 | 1.6% |
Nonrelatives | 325 | 1.4% |
Unmarried partner | 175 | 0.7% |
Marital Status in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,918 | 100% |
Never married | 2,223 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,034 | 67.7% |
Separated | 42 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 217 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 402 | 4.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,183 | 100% |
Never married | 5,606 | 42.5% |
Now married, except separated | 6,024 | 45.7% |
Separated | 128 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 691 | 5.2% |
Divorced | 734 | 5.6% |
Fertility in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 283 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 153 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 11 | 7.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 11 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 11 | 100% |
Who are female | 11 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 11 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,711 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 858 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 383 | 3.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,714 | 31.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,491 | 12.7% |
College or graduate school | 5,265 | 45.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,836 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 168 | 1.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 201 | 1.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,146 | 7.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,035 | 6.5% |
Associate's degree | 495 | 3.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,128 | 32.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,663 | 48.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 80.8% |
Veteran Status in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,875 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,447 | 6.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,958 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,750 | 6.3% |
Under 18 years | 7,313 | 100% |
With a disability | 98 | 1.3% |
18 to 64 years | 16,950 | 100% |
With a disability | 738 | 4.4% |
65 years and over | 3,695 | 100% |
With a disability | 914 | 24.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,971 | 100% |
Same house | 24,385 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,987 | 10.7% |
Same county | 724 | 2.6% |
Different county | 2,263 | 8.1% |
Same state | 873 | 3.1% |
Different state | 1,390 | 5.0% |
Abroad | 599 | 2.1% |
Place Of Birth in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,188 | 100% |
Native | 24,326 | 86.3% |
Born in United States | 23,802 | 84.4% |
State of residence | 12,540 | 44.5% |
Different state | 11,262 | 40.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 524 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 3,862 | 13.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,862 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,073 | 53.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,789 | 46.3% |
Year of Entry in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,386 | 100% |
Native | 524 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 89 | 17.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 435 | 83.0% |
Foreign born | 3,862 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 253 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,609 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wellesley
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,862 | 100% |
Europe | 1,021 | 26.4% |
Asia | 1,841 | 47.7% |
Africa | 115 | 3.0% |
Oceania | 80 | 2.1% |
Latin America | 534 | 13.8% |
Northern America | 271 | 7.0% |