Language Spoken At Home in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 122,451 | 100% |
English only | 113,725 | 92.9% |
Language other than English | 8,726 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,448 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 3,533 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,306 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,829 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,382 | 1.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,076 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 635 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 288 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 125 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 130,843 | 100% |
American | 12,460 | 9.5% |
Arab | 272 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,064 | 1.6% |
Danish | 3,074 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 3,411 | 2.6% |
English | 11,035 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 3,066 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 258 | 0.2% |
German | 50,683 | 38.7% |
Greek | 250 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 98 | 0.1% |
Irish | 17,672 | 13.5% |
Italian | 2,029 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 33 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 7,525 | 5.8% |
Polish | 1,432 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.0% |
Russian | 333 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,266 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,254 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 39 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,199 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 2,867 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 405 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 47 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 752 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 54 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 52,150 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 31,686 | 60.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,574 | 26.0% |
Married-couple family | 24,145 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,018 | 17.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,903 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 979 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,638 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,577 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 20,464 | 39.2% |
Householder living alone | 15,698 | 30.1% |
65 years and over | 5,525 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,914 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,724 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 124,517 | 100% |
Householder | 52,150 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 24,095 | 19.4% |
Child | 32,484 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 5,376 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 10,412 | 8.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,588 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 51,706 | 100% |
Never married | 20,167 | 39.0% |
Now married, except separated | 25,390 | 49.1% |
Separated | 496 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,252 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 4,401 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 55,594 | 100% |
Never married | 18,377 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 25,135 | 45.2% |
Separated | 837 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 5,147 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 6,098 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,029 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 741 | 36.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,830 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 943 | 51.5% |
Less than 1 year | 348 | 19.0% |
1 or 2 years | 253 | 13.8% |
3 or 4 years | 116 | 6.3% |
5 or more years | 226 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 943 | 100% |
Who are female | 712 | 75.5% |
Who are married | 576 | 61.1% |
School Enrollment in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 39,012 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,251 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,777 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,072 | 30.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,054 | 15.5% |
College or graduate school | 16,858 | 43.2% |
Educational Attainment in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 81,889 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,045 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,551 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,457 | 33.5% |
Some college, no degree | 17,245 | 21.1% |
Associate's degree | 7,691 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,427 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,473 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.5% |
Veteran Status in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 102,546 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,606 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 129,323 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,280 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 28,126 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,548 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 83,643 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,401 | 10.0% |
65 years and over | 17,554 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,331 | 36.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 128,983 | 100% |
Same house | 104,900 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,597 | 18.3% |
Same county | 15,279 | 11.8% |
Different county | 8,318 | 6.4% |
Same state | 6,204 | 4.8% |
Different state | 2,114 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 486 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 130,843 | 100% |
Native | 124,955 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 124,485 | 95.1% |
State of residence | 99,999 | 76.4% |
Different state | 24,486 | 18.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 470 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 5,888 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,888 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,561 | 43.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,327 | 56.5% |
Year of Entry in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,358 | 100% |
Native | 470 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 456 | 97.0% |
Foreign born | 5,888 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 158 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,730 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Black Hawk County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,888 | 100% |
Europe | 2,510 | 42.6% |
Asia | 1,540 | 26.2% |
Africa | 171 | 2.9% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 1,572 | 26.7% |
Northern America | 83 | 1.4% |