94.3% of residents of Savannah speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English less than very well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.8% of residents of Savannah speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English less than very well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
57.6% of residents of Savannah speak English at home.
42.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
28.7% of residents of Savannah speak English at home.
28.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English less than very well).
42.4% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
95.4% (47,460)
Foreign born:
34.9% (774)
White - Speak another language
Native:
4.6% (2,265)
Foreign born:
65.1% (1,445)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.8% (68,438)
Foreign born:
79.5% (558)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.2% (812)
Foreign born:
22.1% (155)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
23.4% (105)
Foreign born:
5.3% (73)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
76.6% (343)
Foreign born:
94.7% (1,307)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
71.6% (233)
Foreign born:
29.6% (187)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
29.6% (97)
Foreign born:
70.2% (445)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
73.0% (862)
Foreign born:
4.7% (9)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
22.7% (268)
Foreign born:
95.1% (189)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.1% (46,713)
Foreign born:
51.9% (740)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.9% (1,388)
Foreign born:
48.1% (687)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
46.3% (911)
Foreign born:
2.6% (34)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
53.7% (1,056)
Foreign born:
97.4% (1,273)
5,065 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
This city:
3.9%
Georgia:
7.1%
Median age by place of birth - Savannah
Place of birth - Savannah White
Place of birth - Savannah Black or African American
Place of birth - Savannah American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Savannah Asian
Place of birth - Savannah Other race
Place of birth - Savannah Two or more races
Place of birth - Savannah White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Savannah Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Savannah
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Savannah
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Savannah
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Savannah
Place of birth by age - Savannah
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.9%
Now married: 44.1%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 10.5%
Females:
Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 42.1%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 10.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
59.9% (390)
Unmarried:
40.1% (261)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.8% (6,253)
Unmarried:
56.2% (8,029)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 53.0%
Now married: 28.1%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 10.8%
Females:
Never married: 48.0%
Now married: 23.1%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 11.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
23.3% (329)
Unmarried:
76.7% (1,080)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.5% (4,001)
Unmarried:
78.5% (14,607)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 64.5%
Now married: 38.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 30.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 30.1%
Divorced: 18.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
106.8% (3)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.5%
Now married: 57.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 31.4%
Now married: 52.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 18.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.5% (3)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.4% (324)
Unmarried:
56.4% (412)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.7%
Now married: 35.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.8%
Females:
Never married: 41.2%
Now married: 52.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.6%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.7% (89)
Unmarried:
53.9% (102)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.8%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.2%
Females:
Never married: 56.0%
Now married: 27.3%
Separated: 6.4%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 11.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
72.2% (15)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.1% (131)
Unmarried:
76.6% (454)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.4%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 10.8%
Females:
Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 10.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.7% (315)
Unmarried:
45.3% (261)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
44.4% (5,964)
Unmarried:
55.6% (7,467)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.9%
Now married: 44.1%
Separated: 7.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 10.5%
Females:
Never married: 34.0%
Now married: 37.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 21.1%
Divorced: 7.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (47)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.1% (335)
Unmarried:
78.1% (1,003)
Ancestries in Savannah (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 69,526 (52.9%)
Irish - 7,775 (5.9%)
English - 7,701 (5.9%)
German - 6,823 (5.2%)
United States - 6,758 (5.1%)
Scottish - 2,454 (1.9%)
Subsaharan African - 2,405 (1.8%)
Italian - 2,171 (1.7%)
French - 1,746 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish - 1,663 (1.3%)
Polish - 1,019 (0.8%)
Dutch - 701 (0.5%)
West Indian - 660 (0.5%)
Swedish - 526 (0.4%)
Russian - 492 (0.4%)
Greek - 461 (0.4%)
Norwegian - 442 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 386 (0.3%)
Welsh - 378 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 300 (0.2%)
Arab - 264 (0.2%)
Czech - 196 (0.1%)
Swiss - 168 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 164 (0.1%)
Danish - 156 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 101 (0.08%)
Portuguese - 90 (0.07%)
Slovak - 33 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 46,531 (83.4%)
Black or African American: 63,851 (88.3%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 381 (87.7%)
Asian: 2,011 (82.1%)
Other race: 475 (68.8%)
Two or more races: 1,256 (80.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 44,342 (83.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,897 (83.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 4,073 (7.3%)
Black or African American: 5,831 (8.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 38 (8.8%)
Asian: 76 (3.1%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 24 (100.0%)
Other race: 149 (21.7%)
Two or more races: 262 (16.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,990 (7.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 205 (5.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 2,088 (3.7%)
Black or African American: 1,944 (2.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 3 (0.8%)
Asian: 49 (2.0%)
Other race: 31 (4.4%)
Two or more races: 8 (0.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,945 (3.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 239 (6.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.9%
7.1%