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Language Spoken At Home in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,781 | 100% |
English only | 15,025 | 89.5% |
Language other than English | 1,756 | 10.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 736 | 4.4% |
Spanish | 306 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,038 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 2.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 387 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 283 | 1.7% |
Other languages | 25 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,712 | 100% |
American | 516 | 2.9% |
Arab | 79 | 0.4% |
Czech | 16 | 0.1% |
Danish | 13 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 240 | 1.4% |
English | 2,318 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,835 | 10.4% |
French Canadian | 661 | 3.7% |
German | 1,528 | 8.6% |
Greek | 179 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,897 | 22.0% |
Italian | 6,162 | 34.8% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 125 | 0.7% |
Polish | 930 | 5.3% |
Portuguese | 566 | 3.2% |
Russian | 291 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 109 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 802 | 4.5% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 67 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 255 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 20 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 38 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,642 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,583 | 60.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,903 | 24.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,332 | 43.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,227 | 16.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 341 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 175 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 910 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 501 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,059 | 40.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,409 | 31.5% |
65 years and over | 1,009 | 13.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,139 | 28.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,108 | 27.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,426 | 100% |
Householder | 7,642 | 43.9% |
Spouse | 3,344 | 19.2% |
Child | 4,756 | 27.3% |
Other relatives | 654 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,030 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 694 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,879 | 100% |
Never married | 2,040 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,615 | 52.6% |
Separated | 108 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 144 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 972 | 14.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,706 | 100% |
Never married | 1,867 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,606 | 46.8% |
Separated | 35 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 864 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 1,334 | 17.3% |
Fertility in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 101 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 26 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 219 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 43 | 19.6% |
Less than 1 year | 12 | 5.5% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 31 | 14.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 43 | 100% |
Who are female | 14 | 32.6% |
Who are married | 31 | 72.1% |
School Enrollment in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,955 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 167 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 331 | 8.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,647 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 874 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 936 | 23.7% |
Educational Attainment in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,865 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 475 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,268 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,666 | 28.5% |
Some college, no degree | 2,476 | 19.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,562 | 12.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,243 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,175 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.6% |
Veteran Status in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,815 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,470 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,351 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,423 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,735 | 100% |
With a disability | 370 | 9.9% |
18 to 64 years | 10,744 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,107 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 2,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 946 | 32.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,616 | 100% |
Same house | 14,485 | 82.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,076 | 17.5% |
Same county | 2,147 | 12.2% |
Different county | 929 | 5.3% |
Same state | 233 | 1.3% |
Different state | 696 | 4.0% |
Abroad | 55 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,712 | 100% |
Native | 16,699 | 94.3% |
Born in United States | 16,556 | 93.5% |
State of residence | 9,547 | 53.9% |
Different state | 7,009 | 39.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 143 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,013 | 5.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,013 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 618 | 61.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 395 | 39.0% |
Year of Entry in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,156 | 100% |
Native | 143 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 143 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,013 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,013 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Westerly
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,013 | 100% |
Europe | 509 | 50.2% |
Asia | 330 | 32.6% |
Africa | 41 | 4.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 111 | 11.0% |
Northern America | 22 | 2.2% |