Language Spoken At Home in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,256 | 100% |
English only | 3,202 | 10.9% |
Language other than English | 26,054 | 89.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,401 | 42.4% |
Spanish | 25,922 | 88.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,377 | 42.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 115 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 17 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,417 | 100% |
American | 631 | 2.1% |
Arab | 105 | 0.3% |
Czech | 10 | 0.0% |
Danish | 61 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 11 | 0.0% |
English | 379 | 1.2% |
French (except Basque) | 181 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 303 | 1.0% |
Greek | 39 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.1% |
Irish | 243 | 0.8% |
Italian | 274 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 70 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 123 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 0 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 13 | 0.0% |
Slovak | 35 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 12 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 41 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 97 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,399 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,324 | 77.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,371 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,319 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,679 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 392 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12 | 0.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,613 | 17.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 680 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,075 | 22.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,677 | 17.8% |
65 years and over | 910 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,937 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,196 | 44.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,059 | 100% |
Householder | 9,399 | 31.3% |
Spouse | 5,259 | 17.5% |
Child | 8,192 | 27.3% |
Other relatives | 5,889 | 19.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,320 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 385 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,228 | 100% |
Never married | 4,002 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 6,427 | 52.6% |
Separated | 397 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 278 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 1,124 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,844 | 100% |
Never married | 2,896 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,353 | 45.9% |
Separated | 654 | 4.7% |
Widowed | 1,831 | 13.2% |
Divorced | 2,110 | 15.2% |
Fertility in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 324 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 81 | 25.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,565 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 164 | 10.5% |
Less than 1 year | 12 | 0.8% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 1.4% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 104 | 6.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 164 | 100% |
Who are female | 151 | 92.1% |
Who are married | 106 | 64.6% |
School Enrollment in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,998 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 276 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 318 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,372 | 39.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,001 | 16.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,031 | 33.9% |
Educational Attainment in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,309 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,955 | 13.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,590 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,512 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 3,394 | 15.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,806 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,276 | 14.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,776 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.6% |
Veteran Status in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,222 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 547 | 2.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,546 | 11.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,162 | 100% |
With a disability | 86 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 18,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,144 | 6.3% |
65 years and over | 6,895 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,316 | 33.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,041 | 100% |
Same house | 27,137 | 90.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,359 | 7.9% |
Same county | 2,178 | 7.3% |
Different county | 181 | 0.6% |
Same state | 86 | 0.3% |
Different state | 95 | 0.3% |
Abroad | 545 | 1.8% |
Place Of Birth in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,417 | 100% |
Native | 11,909 | 39.2% |
Born in United States | 11,284 | 37.1% |
State of residence | 9,013 | 29.6% |
Different state | 2,271 | 7.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 625 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 18,508 | 60.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,508 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,631 | 62.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,877 | 37.2% |
Year of Entry in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,133 | 100% |
Native | 625 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 625 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 18,508 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 408 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,100 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Westchester
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,508 | 100% |
Europe | 185 | 1.0% |
Asia | 55 | 0.3% |
Africa | 36 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 18,214 | 98.4% |
Northern America | 6 | 0.0% |