Language Spoken At Home in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 56,448 | 100% |
English only | 51,146 | 90.6% |
Language other than English | 5,302 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,829 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 3,189 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,178 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,426 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 265 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 637 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 50 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 60,334 | 100% |
American | 1,679 | 2.8% |
Arab | 97 | 0.2% |
Czech | 898 | 1.5% |
Danish | 440 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 908 | 1.5% |
English | 2,631 | 4.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,581 | 4.3% |
French Canadian | 392 | 0.6% |
German | 24,986 | 41.4% |
Greek | 239 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 425 | 0.7% |
Irish | 7,245 | 12.0% |
Italian | 3,449 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 183 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,574 | 4.3% |
Polish | 10,784 | 17.9% |
Portuguese | 98 | 0.2% |
Russian | 629 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 235 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 668 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 238 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 156 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,449 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 347 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 59 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 440 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 27,535 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,289 | 51.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,356 | 23.1% |
Married-couple family | 10,155 | 36.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,783 | 13.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,035 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 443 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,099 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,130 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 13,246 | 48.1% |
Householder living alone | 11,111 | 40.4% |
65 years and over | 3,558 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,864 | 24.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,283 | 22.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,548 | 100% |
Householder | 27,535 | 46.2% |
Spouse | 10,178 | 17.1% |
Child | 15,706 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 2,332 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 3,797 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 2,118 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,133 | 100% |
Never married | 9,488 | 39.3% |
Now married, except separated | 10,569 | 43.8% |
Separated | 236 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 781 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 3,059 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,544 | 100% |
Never married | 8,623 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 10,701 | 41.9% |
Separated | 365 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 2,823 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 3,032 | 11.9% |
Fertility in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 706 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 204 | 28.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 651 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 231 | 35.5% |
Less than 1 year | 27 | 4.1% |
1 or 2 years | 103 | 15.8% |
3 or 4 years | 48 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 53 | 8.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 231 | 100% |
Who are female | 145 | 62.8% |
Who are married | 172 | 74.5% |
School Enrollment in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,484 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 671 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 1,240 | 9.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,979 | 36.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,613 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 3,981 | 29.5% |
Educational Attainment in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,791 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,528 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,110 | 7.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,231 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 10,188 | 23.8% |
Associate's degree | 3,756 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,753 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,225 | 5.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.0% |
Veteran Status in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 47,699 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,747 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 59,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,596 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 12,611 | 100% |
With a disability | 693 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 38,998 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,696 | 9.5% |
65 years and over | 8,196 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,207 | 39.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 59,535 | 100% |
Same house | 51,096 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,243 | 13.8% |
Same county | 6,418 | 10.8% |
Different county | 1,825 | 3.1% |
Same state | 1,364 | 2.3% |
Different state | 461 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 196 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 60,334 | 100% |
Native | 57,454 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 56,818 | 94.2% |
State of residence | 47,899 | 79.4% |
Different state | 8,919 | 14.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 636 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 2,880 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,880 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,533 | 53.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,347 | 46.8% |
Year of Entry in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,516 | 100% |
Native | 636 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 132 | 20.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 504 | 79.2% |
Foreign born | 2,880 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 82 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,798 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Allis City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,880 | 100% |
Europe | 735 | 25.5% |
Asia | 891 | 30.9% |
Africa | 15 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 1,187 | 41.2% |
Northern America | 41 | 1.4% |