91.1% of residents of Agawam speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
6.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
98.0% of residents of Agawam speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
68.7% of residents of Agawam speak English at home.
21.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
9.9% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
29.8% of residents of Agawam speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
62.0% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.6% (23,412)
Foreign born:
31.3% (503)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.4% (1,067)
Foreign born:
68.7% (1,106)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (305)
Foreign born:
28.1% (27)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
83.8% (57)
Foreign born:
6.5% (8)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
16.2% (11)
Foreign born:
93.5% (116)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (179)
Foreign born:
100.0% (5)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.4% (23,323)
Foreign born:
31.7% (460)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.6% (867)
Foreign born:
68.3% (993)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
63.1% (439)
Foreign born:
27.6% (43)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
36.9% (257)
Foreign born:
72.4% (113)
1,502 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.8% North America).
This city:
5.3%
Massachusetts:
12.2%
Median age by place of birth - Agawam
Place of birth - Agawam White
Place of birth - Agawam Black or African American
Place of birth - Agawam Asian
Place of birth - Agawam Other race
Place of birth - Agawam Two or more races
Place of birth - Agawam White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Agawam Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Agawam
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Agawam
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Agawam
Place of birth by age - Agawam
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 12.4%
Females:
Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 49.6%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 11.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
71.1% (219)
Unmarried:
28.9% (89)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.8% (2,876)
Unmarried:
53.2% (3,267)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 55.6%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 73.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 16.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (99)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 85.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 30.4%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.0% (34)
Unmarried:
46.0% (29)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 37.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 62.9%
Females:
Never married: 11.9%
Now married: 23.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 55.4%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.1% (24)
Unmarried:
73.9% (68)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 72.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 63.4%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 36.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (76)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.1%
Now married: 54.0%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 12.1%
Females:
Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 11.8%
Divorced: 11.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
74.7% (219)
Unmarried:
25.3% (74)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.7% (2,802)
Unmarried:
53.3% (3,201)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 33.2%
Now married: 19.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 47.3%
Females:
Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 42.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 26.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.5% (141)
Unmarried:
50.5% (144)
Ancestries in Agawam
Italian - 6,633 (23.6%)
Irish - 5,752 (20.4%)
French - 4,839 (17.2%)
Polish - 3,614 (12.8%)
English - 2,984 (10.6%)
French Canadian - 2,909 (10.3%)
Other - 2,346 (8.3%)
German - 2,143 (7.6%)
United States - 1,161 (4.1%)
Scottish - 680 (2.4%)
Russian - 523 (1.9%)
Swedish - 495 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 369 (1.3%)
Arab - 356 (1.3%)
Greek - 323 (1.1%)
Dutch - 200 (0.7%)
Portuguese - 180 (0.6%)
Ukrainian - 152 (0.5%)
Lithuanian - 149 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 147 (0.5%)
Welsh - 121 (0.4%)
Czech - 106 (0.4%)
Danish - 88 (0.3%)
West Indian - 60 (0.2%)
Swiss - 51 (0.2%)
Slovak - 48 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 41 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African - 23 (0.08%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 24,858 (91.5%)
Black or African American: 291 (67.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 10 (100.0%)
Asian: 149 (70.0%)
Other race: 346 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 157 (68.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 24,477 (91.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 788 (88.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,660 (6.1%)
Black or African American: 12 (2.8%)
Asian: 13 (6.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 74 (32.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,576 (5.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 84 (9.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 277 (1.0%)
Asian: 51 (23.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 277 (1.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.3%
12.2%