94.9% of residents of Amesbury speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English less than very well).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.7% of residents of Amesbury speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
74.2% of residents of Amesbury speak English at home.
25.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
57.0% of residents of Amesbury speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
39.5% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.7% (10,341)
Foreign born:
62.3% (243)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.3% (355)
Foreign born:
37.7% (147)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (11)
Foreign born:
100.0% (64)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (150)
Foreign born:
100.0% (37)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.0% (10,341)
Foreign born:
65.1% (243)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.0% (215)
Foreign born:
34.9% (130)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
83.4% (151)
Foreign born:
100.0% (17)
381 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
This city:
3.1%
Massachusetts:
12.2%
Median age by place of birth - Amesbury
Place of birth - Amesbury White
Place of birth - Amesbury Black or African American
Place of birth - Amesbury Other race
Place of birth - Amesbury Two or more races
Place of birth - Amesbury White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Amesbury Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Amesbury
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Amesbury
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Amesbury
Place of birth by age - Amesbury
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.6%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 9.8%
Females:
Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 15.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (134)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.8% (1,248)
Unmarried:
57.2% (1,669)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (14)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 75.0%
Now married: 25.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 59.1%
Now married: 40.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.9% (9)
Unmarried:
59.1% (13)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.4%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 51.1%
Now married: 27.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 21.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.2% (24)
Unmarried:
68.8% (53)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.1%
Now married: 48.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 9.7%
Females:
Never married: 28.3%
Now married: 42.8%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 16.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (134)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.3% (1,248)
Unmarried:
56.7% (1,632)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 51.9%
Now married: 34.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.6%
Females:
Never married: 68.5%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 31.5%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (37)
Ancestries in Amesbury
Irish - 2,919 (23.7%)
English - 2,165 (17.6%)
French - 1,918 (15.6%)
Italian - 1,491 (12.1%)
French Canadian - 1,228 (10.0%)
Other - 1,130 (9.2%)
German - 945 (7.7%)
Scottish - 744 (6.0%)
Polish - 506 (4.1%)
United States - 458 (3.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 256 (2.1%)
Swedish - 201 (1.6%)
Greek - 162 (1.3%)
Russian - 145 (1.2%)
Dutch - 132 (1.1%)
Portuguese - 87 (0.7%)
Lithuanian - 82 (0.7%)
Norwegian - 63 (0.5%)
Swiss - 57 (0.5%)
Welsh - 56 (0.5%)
Arab - 50 (0.4%)
Czech - 42 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 35 (0.3%)
West Indian - 30 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African - 10 (0.08%)
Danish - 7 (0.06%)
Ukrainian - 5 (0.04%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 10,391 (88.2%)
Black or African American: 32 (71.1%)
Other race: 33 (44.0%)
Two or more races: 192 (90.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 10,251 (88.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 178 (85.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 928 (7.9%)
Other race: 33 (44.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 928 (8.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 131 (1.1%)
Black or African American: 13 (28.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 131 (1.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 13 (6.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.1%
12.2%