96.5% of residents of South Boston speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English less than very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
92.6% of residents of South Boston speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 66% speak English less than very well).
2.6% 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:
48.6% of residents of South Boston speak English at home.
51.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
98.4% (3,763)
Foreign born:
83.0% (73)
White - Speak another language
Native:
1.6% (62)
Foreign born:
17.0% (15)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.7% (3,384)
Foreign born:
100.0% (11)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (66)
Foreign born:
100.0% (74)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.4% (3,740)
Foreign born:
100.0% (73)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
74.2% (66)
Foreign born:
100.0% (89)
189 residents are foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% North America).
This city:
2.2%
Virginia:
8.1%
Median age by place of birth - South Boston
Place of birth - South Boston White
Place of birth - South Boston Black or African American
Place of birth - South Boston Other race
Place of birth - South Boston White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - South Boston Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - South Boston
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - South Boston
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - South Boston
Place of birth by age - South Boston
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.6%
Now married: 50.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 12.2%
Females:
Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 35.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 23.3%
Divorced: 19.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (11)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.1% (236)
Unmarried:
63.9% (417)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.6%
Now married: 32.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 5.0%
Females:
Never married: 43.0%
Now married: 15.7%
Separated: 8.9%
Widowed: 17.2%
Divorced: 15.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (10)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
11.9% (121)
Unmarried:
88.1% (899)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 76.5%
Now married: 23.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 58.7%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 41.3%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (46)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 50.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 12.3%
Females:
Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 35.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 23.5%
Divorced: 19.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (11)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.5% (230)
Unmarried:
64.5% (417)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 71.2%
Now married: 28.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 62.1%
Now married: 9.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 28.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
11.5% (6)
Unmarried:
88.5% (46)
Ancestries in South Boston (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 3,660 (43.1%)
United States - 925 (10.9%)
English - 635 (7.5%)
German - 238 (2.8%)
Irish - 228 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 72 (0.8%)
West Indian - 70 (0.8%)
Scottish - 49 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African - 44 (0.5%)
Italian - 42 (0.5%)
French - 34 (0.4%)
Polish - 24 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 18 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 10 (0.1%)
Dutch - 9 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 9 (0.1%)
Russian - 8 (0.09%)
Welsh - 8 (0.09%)
Swedish - 7 (0.08%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 3,277 (82.0%)
Black or African American: 2,730 (75.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 17 (100.0%)
Other race: 162 (91.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,239 (81.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 200 (92.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 398 (10.0%)
Black or African American: 673 (18.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 398 (10.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 103 (2.6%)
Black or African American: 166 (4.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 103 (2.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
2.2%
8.1%