85.8% of residents of Needham speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English less than very well).
13.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.7% of residents of Needham speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
4.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
56.9% of residents of Needham speak English at home.
43.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
30.0% of residents of Needham speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
67.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.2% (21,112)
Foreign born:
35.3% (686)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.8% (1,065)
Foreign born:
64.7% (1,255)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
43.8% (344)
Foreign born:
23.6% (249)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
56.2% (442)
Foreign born:
76.4% (807)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
70.1% (47)
Foreign born:
19.4% (26)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
29.9% (20)
Foreign born:
80.6% (108)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (179)
Foreign born:
100.0% (13)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
95.3% (21,045)
Foreign born:
36.4% (679)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
4.7% (1,034)
Foreign born:
63.6% (1,184)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
69.1% (114)
Foreign born:
28.0% (33)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
30.9% (51)
Foreign born:
72.0% (85)
2,765 residents are foreign born (4.9% Europe, 3.2% Asia).
This city:
9.6%
Massachusetts:
12.2%
Median age by place of birth - Needham
Place of birth - Needham White
Place of birth - Needham Black or African American
Place of birth - Needham Asian
Place of birth - Needham Other race
Place of birth - Needham Two or more races
Place of birth - Needham White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Needham Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Needham
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Needham
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Needham
Place of birth by age - Needham
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 70.1%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 2.4%
Females:
Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 8.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (387)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.6% (3,095)
Unmarried:
41.4% (2,184)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 78.2%
Now married: 21.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 35.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 56.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.3% (36)
Unmarried:
61.7% (58)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.3%
Now married: 67.1%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.4%
Females:
Never married: 11.2%
Now married: 72.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 16.7%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (64)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
75.2% (376)
Unmarried:
24.8% (124)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.3%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 28.9%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.2% (63)
Unmarried:
30.8% (28)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 78.1%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 13.7%
Females:
Never married: 30.2%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 20.9%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.8% (21)
Unmarried:
38.2% (13)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 70.0%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 2.4%
Females:
Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 9.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (387)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.3% (3,049)
Unmarried:
41.7% (2,177)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 4.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
65.0% (65)
Unmarried:
35.0% (35)
Ancestries in Needham
Irish - 8,020 (27.7%)
Other - 5,298 (18.3%)
English - 3,547 (12.3%)
Italian - 3,255 (11.3%)
German - 2,302 (8.0%)
Russian - 1,979 (6.8%)
United States - 1,460 (5.0%)
Polish - 1,339 (4.6%)
French - 854 (3.0%)
Scottish - 763 (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 590 (2.0%)
French Canadian - 584 (2.0%)
Greek - 523 (1.8%)
Lithuanian - 426 (1.5%)
Swedish - 393 (1.4%)
Dutch - 252 (0.9%)
Norwegian - 244 (0.8%)
Hungarian - 202 (0.7%)
Ukrainian - 192 (0.7%)
Welsh - 192 (0.7%)
Danish - 153 (0.5%)
Portuguese - 139 (0.5%)
Arab - 136 (0.5%)
Swiss - 109 (0.4%)
Slovak - 64 (0.2%)
Czech - 48 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African - 45 (0.2%)
West Indian - 7 (0.02%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 23,161 (91.3%)
Black or African American: 283 (95.6%)
Asian: 1,531 (78.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 9 (100.0%)
Other race: 135 (50.6%)
Two or more races: 166 (73.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 22,978 (91.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 265 (87.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,095 (4.3%)
Asian: 218 (11.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,095 (4.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 822 (3.2%)
Asian: 121 (6.2%)
Other race: 132 (49.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 822 (3.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 38 (12.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
9.6%
12.2%