Language Spoken At Home in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 329,447 | 100% |
English only | 298,320 | 90.6% |
Language other than English | 31,127 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,195 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 15,517 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,297 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,163 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,562 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,641 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,011 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 806 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 325 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 355,940 | 100% |
American | 45,279 | 12.7% |
Arab | 1,025 | 0.3% |
Czech | 871 | 0.2% |
Danish | 633 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 5,184 | 1.5% |
English | 26,818 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 13,829 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 971 | 0.3% |
German | 111,274 | 31.3% |
Greek | 1,277 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,266 | 0.4% |
Irish | 35,520 | 10.0% |
Italian | 9,289 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 433 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,911 | 0.5% |
Polish | 8,862 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 338 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,030 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,188 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 5,998 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 602 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 12,684 | 3.6% |
Swedish | 3,033 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 3,527 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 688 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,761 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 728 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 137,197 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 90,363 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 43,029 | 31.4% |
Married-couple family | 66,854 | 48.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,415 | 20.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,494 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,975 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 18,015 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,639 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 46,834 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 38,820 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 12,337 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 46,527 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,750 | 21.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 350,385 | 100% |
Householder | 137,197 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 66,671 | 19.0% |
Child | 113,647 | 32.4% |
Other relatives | 15,298 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 17,572 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 8,811 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 133,307 | 100% |
Never married | 44,233 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 71,337 | 53.5% |
Separated | 1,508 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 3,059 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 13,170 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 142,940 | 100% |
Never married | 40,775 | 28.5% |
Now married, except separated | 68,580 | 48.0% |
Separated | 2,452 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 12,725 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 18,408 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,863 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,341 | 39.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,436 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,564 | 47.2% |
Less than 1 year | 957 | 17.6% |
1 or 2 years | 555 | 10.2% |
3 or 4 years | 361 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 691 | 12.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,564 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,683 | 65.6% |
Who are married | 1,682 | 65.6% |
School Enrollment in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 101,582 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,689 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 4,946 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,058 | 42.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 21,566 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 25,323 | 24.9% |
Educational Attainment in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 226,738 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,412 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,469 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 68,841 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 52,311 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 20,872 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 39,948 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,885 | 8.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.4% |
Veteran Status in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 259,974 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 24,310 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 352,090 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,926 | 10.5% |
Under 18 years | 95,399 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,625 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 216,046 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,621 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 40,645 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,680 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 350,752 | 100% |
Same house | 305,493 | 87.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 43,974 | 12.5% |
Same county | 32,679 | 9.3% |
Different county | 11,295 | 3.2% |
Same state | 5,031 | 1.4% |
Different state | 6,264 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 1,285 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 355,940 | 100% |
Native | 334,435 | 94.0% |
Born in United States | 332,306 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 241,576 | 67.9% |
Different state | 90,730 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,129 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 21,505 | 6.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,505 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,378 | 39.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,127 | 61.0% |
Year of Entry in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 23,634 | 100% |
Native | 2,129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 37 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,092 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 21,505 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,031 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 20,474 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Allen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,505 | 100% |
Europe | 3,539 | 16.5% |
Asia | 7,946 | 36.9% |
Africa | 899 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 41 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 8,324 | 38.7% |
Northern America | 756 | 3.5% |