66.8% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English less than very well).
24.8% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
92.2% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English less than very well).
4.6% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
20.0% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
48.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English less than very well).
31.2% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
18.6% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
15.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English less than very well).
65.8% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
90.6% (41,772)
Foreign born:
18.1% (2,059)
White - Speak another language
Native:
9.4% (4,318)
Foreign born:
81.9% (9,301)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
81.7% (1,929)
Foreign born:
31.1% (510)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
18.3% (433)
Foreign born:
68.9% (1,130)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
45.9% (45)
Foreign born:
100.0% (146)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
49.2% (614)
Foreign born:
17.9% (1,179)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
50.8% (634)
Foreign born:
82.1% (5,400)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
55.9% (39)
Foreign born:
100.0% (109)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
32.0% (459)
Foreign born:
3.6% (126)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
68.4% (981)
Foreign born:
96.4% (3,348)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
74.6% (849)
Foreign born:
14.1% (65)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
24.5% (279)
Foreign born:
86.3% (397)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
92.4% (41,240)
Foreign born:
22.8% (2,059)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
7.6% (3,375)
Foreign born:
77.2% (6,990)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
23.0% (672)
Foreign born:
7.8% (269)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
77.0% (2,248)
Foreign born:
92.2% (3,196)
22,727 residents are foreign born (13.3% Latin America, 8.8% Europe, 5.4% Asia).
This city:
29.3%
Massachusetts:
12.2%
Median age by place of birth - Somerville
Place of birth - Somerville White
Place of birth - Somerville Black or African American
Place of birth - Somerville American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Somerville Asian
Place of birth - Somerville Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Somerville Other race
Place of birth - Somerville Two or more races
Place of birth - Somerville White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Somerville Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Somerville
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Somerville
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Somerville
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Somerville
Place of birth by age - Somerville
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.7%
Now married: 33.0%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 1.9%
Divorced: 8.4%
Females:
Never married: 55.0%
Now married: 32.0%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 4.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
62.0% (518)
Unmarried:
38.0% (318)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.8% (5,314)
Unmarried:
72.2% (13,789)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 60.9%
Now married: 30.0%
Separated: 5.4%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.1%
Females:
Never married: 46.3%
Now married: 34.0%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 7.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.4% (20)
Unmarried:
67.5% (34)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
34.0% (434)
Unmarried:
65.9% (840)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.3%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 6.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 66.7%
Now married: 22.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
23.9% (22)
Unmarried:
76.1% (70)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.6%
Now married: 37.9%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 0.7%
Divorced: 0.5%
Females:
Never married: 42.5%
Now married: 45.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 4.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
85.8% (128)
Unmarried:
14.7% (22)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.4% (930)
Unmarried:
57.3% (1,285)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 71.1%
Now married: 28.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (33)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 64.1%
Now married: 29.8%
Separated: 5.0%
Widowed: 0.2%
Divorced: 2.5%
Females:
Never married: 46.3%
Now married: 31.0%
Separated: 6.6%
Widowed: 0.8%
Divorced: 11.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
92.2% (237)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.2% (615)
Unmarried:
59.6% (935)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 58.5%
Now married: 29.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 9.8%
Females:
Never married: 57.1%
Now married: 28.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 8.2%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.4% (111)
Unmarried:
76.7% (396)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 55.5%
Now married: 32.0%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 8.7%
Females:
Never married: 56.1%
Now married: 30.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 5.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
87.2% (518)
Unmarried:
12.8% (76)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.8% (4,665)
Unmarried:
74.2% (13,446)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.5%
Now married: 37.4%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.8%
Females:
Never married: 45.5%
Now married: 32.4%
Separated: 8.2%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 7.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (317)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.5% (979)
Unmarried:
50.5% (997)
Ancestries in Somerville (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 22,723 (29.3%)
Irish - 14,617 (18.9%)
Italian - 11,213 (14.5%)
Portuguese - 5,815 (7.5%)
English - 5,278 (6.8%)
German - 4,336 (5.6%)
West Indian - 2,844 (3.7%)
French - 2,245 (2.9%)
Polish - 2,137 (2.8%)
United States - 1,996 (2.6%)
French Canadian - 1,858 (2.4%)
Russian - 1,516 (2.0%)
Scottish - 1,360 (1.8%)
Greek - 1,252 (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 965 (1.2%)
Subsaharan African - 950 (1.2%)
Arab - 701 (0.9%)
Swedish - 629 (0.8%)
Dutch - 511 (0.7%)
Lithuanian - 486 (0.6%)
Hungarian - 442 (0.6%)
Norwegian - 382 (0.5%)
Welsh - 351 (0.5%)
Ukrainian - 280 (0.4%)
Danish - 253 (0.3%)
Czech - 225 (0.3%)
Swiss - 140 (0.2%)
Slovak - 91 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 43,301 (73.2%)
Black or African American: 3,269 (78.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 163 (78.4%)
Asian: 4,002 (49.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 114 (77.6%)
Other race: 4,298 (84.7%)
Two or more races: 1,514 (82.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 40,776 (73.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 4,495 (69.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 6,784 (11.5%)
Black or African American: 493 (11.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 31 (14.7%)
Asian: 968 (12.1%)
Other race: 541 (10.7%)
Two or more races: 125 (6.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,917 (10.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,136 (17.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 3,522 (6.0%)
Black or African American: 161 (3.8%)
Asian: 695 (8.7%)
Other race: 203 (4.0%)
Two or more races: 41 (2.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,173 (5.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 683 (10.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
29.3%
12.2%