95.8% of residents of Granite City speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English less than very well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.1% of residents of Granite City speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English less than very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
91.7% of residents of Granite City speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
30.9% of residents of Granite City speak English at home.
27.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
42.1% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
98.0% (25,649)
Foreign born:
29.8% (163)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.0% (531)
Foreign born:
70.2% (384)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (122)
Foreign born:
40.8% (29)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
42.9% (96)
Foreign born:
11.7% (7)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
57.1% (128)
Foreign born:
88.3% (53)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
90.6% (455)
Foreign born:
47.5% (29)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
9.4% (47)
Foreign born:
52.5% (32)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.5% (25,445)
Foreign born:
34.4% (151)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.5% (386)
Foreign born:
65.6% (288)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
53.1% (350)
Foreign born:
15.0% (32)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
46.9% (309)
Foreign born:
85.0% (181)
357 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.1%
Illinois:
12.3%
Median age by place of birth - Granite City
Place of birth - Granite City White
Place of birth - Granite City Black or African American
Place of birth - Granite City American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Granite City Asian
Place of birth - Granite City Other race
Place of birth - Granite City Two or more races
Place of birth - Granite City White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Granite City Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Granite City
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Granite City
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Granite City
Place of birth by age - Granite City
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.2%
Now married: 54.5%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 11.4%
Females:
Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 47.1%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 15.3%
Divorced: 15.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.9% (200)
Unmarried:
50.1% (201)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.3% (3,356)
Unmarried:
48.7% (3,186)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 67.4%
Now married: 32.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 50.2%
Now married: 29.1%
Separated: 10.0%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 8.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (20)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.4% (157)
Unmarried:
65.6% (299)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 88.9%
Now married: 11.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 15.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (7)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
81.4% (35)
Unmarried:
18.6% (8)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 63.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 18.2%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 20.3%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 15.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
77.4% (41)
Unmarried:
22.6% (12)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 65.5%
Now married: 17.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 17.0%
Females:
Never married: 51.6%
Now married: 24.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 13.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (13)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.5% (16)
Unmarried:
80.5% (66)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.1%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 11.5%
Females:
Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 46.8%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 15.4%
Divorced: 16.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.1% (185)
Unmarried:
49.9% (184)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.0% (3,258)
Unmarried:
49.0% (3,125)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 12.9%
Females:
Never married: 8.6%
Now married: 62.0%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 12.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.9% (15)
Unmarried:
53.1% (17)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
67.6% (152)
Unmarried:
32.4% (73)
Ancestries in Granite City
German - 6,513 (20.8%)
Other - 5,924 (18.9%)
Irish - 5,329 (17.0%)
United States - 3,263 (10.4%)
English - 3,060 (9.8%)
French - 1,310 (4.2%)
Italian - 1,243 (4.0%)
Polish - 1,161 (3.7%)
Dutch - 793 (2.5%)
Scotch-Irish - 429 (1.4%)
Hungarian - 387 (1.2%)
Scottish - 325 (1.0%)
Welsh - 319 (1.0%)
Slovak - 185 (0.6%)
Czech - 146 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 146 (0.5%)
Russian - 128 (0.4%)
Swedish - 123 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 86 (0.3%)
Lithuanian - 69 (0.2%)
Swiss - 65 (0.2%)
Greek - 58 (0.2%)
Danish - 40 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 23 (0.07%)
Arab - 22 (0.07%)
Portuguese - 6 (0.02%)
Subsaharan African - 4 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 24,294 (86.9%)
Black or African American: 1,095 (84.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 94 (100.0%)
Asian: 175 (87.5%)
Other race: 280 (98.6%)
Two or more races: 521 (75.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 23,790 (86.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 962 (98.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 2,985 (10.7%)
Black or African American: 30 (2.3%)
Asian: 16 (8.0%)
Other race: 4 (1.4%)
Two or more races: 174 (25.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,976 (10.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 13 (1.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 395 (1.4%)
Black or African American: 102 (7.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 395 (1.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
1.1%
12.3%