96.6% of residents of Terra Alta speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.8% of residents of Terra Alta speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
0.0% of residents of Terra Alta speak English at home.
20.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
80.0% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English very well, 85% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak another language
Native:
1.3% (23)
Foreign born:
100.0% (8)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.3% (23)
Foreign born:
100.0% (3)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
60.9% (14)
Foreign born:
100.0% (5)
4 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.3%
West Virginia:
1.1%
Median age by place of birth - Terra Alta
Place of birth - Terra Alta White
Place of birth - Terra Alta American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Terra Alta Two or more races
Place of birth - Terra Alta White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Terra Alta Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Terra Alta
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Terra Alta
Place of birth by age - Terra Alta
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.5%
Now married: 52.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 11.0%
Females:
Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 48.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 15.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.4% (31)
Unmarried:
42.6% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.8% (180)
Unmarried:
58.2% (251)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.0% (2)
Unmarried:
50.0% (2)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 75.0%
Now married: 25.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 32.7%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 10.3%
Females:
Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 48.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 15.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.4% (31)
Unmarried:
42.6% (23)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.8% (180)
Unmarried:
58.2% (251)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 76.2%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 23.8%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (7)
Ancestries in Terra Alta
German - 314 (21.6%)
United States - 264 (18.1%)
English - 138 (9.5%)
Irish - 116 (8.0%)
Other - 115 (7.9%)
Dutch - 46 (3.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 36 (2.5%)
Italian - 33 (2.3%)
Polish - 25 (1.7%)
French - 16 (1.1%)
Welsh - 16 (1.1%)
Scottish - 9 (0.6%)
Czech - 8 (0.5%)
Slovak - 5 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 1 (0.07%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 1,597 (86.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (66.7%)
Asian: 17 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 19 (57.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,592 (86.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 5 (17.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 136 (7.4%)
Two or more races: 14 (42.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 136 (7.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 14 (50.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 32 (1.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (33.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 32 (1.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)