56.0% of residents of Barrow speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
42.5% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
86.2% of residents of Barrow speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
9.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
40.4% of residents of Barrow speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
56.1% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 72% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
94.4% (694)
Foreign born:
68.8% (33)
White - Speak another language
Native:
5.6% (41)
Foreign born:
31.3% (15)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (33)
Foreign born:
100.0% (31)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
81.3% (100)
Foreign born:
31.1% (108)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
18.7% (23)
Foreign born:
68.9% (239)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
94.3% (675)
Foreign born:
100.0% (26)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
51.7% (46)
Foreign born:
31.8% (7)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
48.3% (43)
Foreign born:
68.2% (15)
386 residents are foreign born (6.9% Asia).
This city:
8.4%
Alaska:
5.9%
Median age by place of birth - Barrow
Place of birth - Barrow White
Place of birth - Barrow Black or African American
Place of birth - Barrow American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Barrow Asian
Place of birth - Barrow Two or more races
Place of birth - Barrow White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Barrow Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth by age - Barrow
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.1%
Now married: 42.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.2%
Females:
Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 6.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 7.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.3% (92)
Unmarried:
47.7% (84)
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%
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.7%
Now married: 26.3%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 9.4%
Females:
Never married: 50.8%
Now married: 27.3%
Separated: 7.4%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 6.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.4% (40)
Unmarried:
64.6% (73)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
31.2% (162)
Unmarried:
68.8% (358)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.9%
Now married: 45.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 14.7%
Now married: 42.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 43.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (26)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.5% (57)
Unmarried:
61.5% (91)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 58.8%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 41.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (10)
Marital status for Two or more races 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: 13.6%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 28.4%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.3% (39)
Unmarried:
48.7% (37)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.9%
Now married: 41.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.9%
Females:
Never married: 32.7%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 7.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 8.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.8% (77)
Unmarried:
52.2% (84)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 80.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 34.8%
Now married: 65.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.2% (15)
Unmarried:
34.8% (8)
Ancestries in Barrow (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 3,461 (75.6%)
German - 323 (7.1%)
Irish - 195 (4.3%)
English - 159 (3.5%)
United States - 77 (1.7%)
Norwegian - 75 (1.6%)
Scottish - 58 (1.3%)
French - 52 (1.1%)
Swedish - 44 (1.0%)
Polish - 42 (0.9%)
Dutch - 30 (0.7%)
Italian - 30 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 28 (0.6%)
Greek - 24 (0.5%)
Lithuanian - 20 (0.4%)
West Indian - 13 (0.3%)
Danish - 10 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 10 (0.2%)
Arab - 9 (0.2%)
Welsh - 9 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 8 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 8 (0.2%)
Russian - 8 (0.2%)
Czech - 3 (0.07%)
Ukrainian - 3 (0.07%)
Subsaharan African - 2 (0.04%)
Swiss - 1 (0.02%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 562 (70.9%)
Black or African American: 64 (100.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,839 (84.9%)
Asian: 466 (94.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 14 (58.3%)
Other race: 43 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 329 (91.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 532 (70.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 135 (87.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 38 (4.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 251 (11.6%)
Asian: 29 (5.9%)
Two or more races: 17 (4.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 38 (5.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 24 (3.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 77 (3.6%)
Two or more races: 12 (3.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 13 (1.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 19 (12.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
8.4%
5.9%