74.9% of residents of Woonsocket speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English less than very well).
15.5% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
82.0% of residents of Woonsocket speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English less than very well).
6.7% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
13.7% of residents of Woonsocket speak English at home.
86.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
13.9% of residents of Woonsocket speak English at home.
22.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English less than very well).
63.2% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
85.1% (27,422)
Foreign born:
22.1% (330)
White - Speak another language
Native:
14.9% (4,788)
Foreign born:
77.9% (1,160)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
83.9% (1,008)
Foreign born:
30.3% (178)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
16.1% (194)
Foreign born:
69.7% (410)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
24.7% (19)
Foreign born:
100.0% (14)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
25.8% (112)
Foreign born:
4.0% (61)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
74.2% (322)
Foreign born:
96.0% (1,478)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
30.6% (457)
Foreign born:
3.8% (20)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
69.4% (1,035)
Foreign born:
96.2% (501)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
12.7% (64)
Foreign born:
100.0% (83)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
89.1% (27,241)
Foreign born:
27.5% (321)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
10.9% (3,346)
Foreign born:
72.5% (847)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
21.6% (748)
Foreign born:
2.9% (29)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
78.4% (2,710)
Foreign born:
97.1% (962)
3,239 residents are foreign born (3.0% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 1.2% Latin America, 0.9% Africa, 0.8% North America).
This city:
7.5%
Rhode Island:
11.4%
Median age by place of birth - Woonsocket
Place of birth - Woonsocket White
Place of birth - Woonsocket Black or African American
Place of birth - Woonsocket American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Woonsocket Asian
Place of birth - Woonsocket Other race
Place of birth - Woonsocket Two or more races
Place of birth - Woonsocket White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Woonsocket Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Woonsocket
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Woonsocket
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Woonsocket
Place of birth by age - Woonsocket
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 36.5%
Now married: 43.1%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 14.2%
Females:
Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 40.0%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 13.3%
Divorced: 15.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.5% (311)
Unmarried:
38.5% (195)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.3% (3,665)
Unmarried:
57.7% (5,002)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.9%
Now married: 44.3%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 12.5%
Divorced: 9.4%
Females:
Never married: 51.0%
Now married: 21.6%
Separated: 15.9%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 8.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.9% (9)
Unmarried:
57.1% (12)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.4% (179)
Unmarried:
64.6% (327)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 62.2%
Now married: 37.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 31.3%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 18.8%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.5% (16)
Unmarried:
38.5% (10)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.3%
Now married: 45.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 5.0%
Females:
Never married: 35.0%
Now married: 40.3%
Separated: 4.8%
Widowed: 12.8%
Divorced: 7.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.6% (10)
Unmarried:
44.4% (8)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.3% (295)
Unmarried:
54.7% (356)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 36.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 13.1%
Females:
Never married: 60.5%
Now married: 16.5%
Separated: 11.5%
Widowed: 1.8%
Divorced: 9.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (48)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.9% (232)
Unmarried:
75.1% (699)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.1%
Now married: 40.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 52.3%
Now married: 23.1%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 5.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (24)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.1% (36)
Unmarried:
73.9% (102)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.6%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 14.9%
Females:
Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 13.7%
Divorced: 14.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.8% (303)
Unmarried:
39.2% (195)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.7% (3,505)
Unmarried:
56.3% (4,514)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 65.0%
Now married: 26.8%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.5%
Females:
Never married: 56.9%
Now married: 16.3%
Separated: 10.4%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 13.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (56)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
25.3% (420)
Unmarried:
74.7% (1,241)
Ancestries in Woonsocket
French Canadian - 10,008 (23.2%)
French - 9,902 (22.9%)
Other - 8,436 (19.5%)
Irish - 4,626 (10.7%)
Italian - 4,092 (9.5%)
English - 2,241 (5.2%)
Polish - 1,776 (4.1%)
German - 1,356 (3.1%)
United States - 1,347 (3.1%)
Portuguese - 1,202 (2.8%)
Subsaharan African - 677 (1.6%)
Scottish - 458 (1.1%)
Swedish - 286 (0.7%)
Ukrainian - 259 (0.6%)
Arab - 230 (0.5%)
Scotch-Irish - 220 (0.5%)
Greek - 155 (0.4%)
Dutch - 153 (0.4%)
Russian - 81 (0.2%)
Norwegian - 79 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 69 (0.2%)
West Indian - 64 (0.1%)
Hungarian - 60 (0.1%)
Czech - 37 (0.09%)
Welsh - 28 (0.06%)
Swiss - 23 (0.05%)
Danish - 21 (0.05%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 31,162 (87.9%)
Black or African American: 1,754 (87.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 68 (50.7%)
Asian: 1,798 (82.6%)
Other race: 1,027 (44.2%)
Two or more races: 583 (72.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 29,455 (88.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 3,187 (60.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 3,221 (9.1%)
Black or African American: 189 (9.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 57 (42.5%)
Asian: 337 (15.5%)
Other race: 1,057 (45.5%)
Two or more races: 133 (16.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,972 (9.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,443 (27.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 198 (0.6%)
Asian: 11 (0.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 198 (0.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
7.5%
11.4%