Language Spoken At Home in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,422 | 100% |
English only | 18,411 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 1,011 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 280 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 188 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 722 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 122 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 89 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,988 | 100% |
American | 2,251 | 10.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 267 | 1.3% |
Danish | 566 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 676 | 3.2% |
English | 1,712 | 8.2% |
French (except Basque) | 514 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 56 | 0.3% |
German | 9,804 | 46.7% |
Greek | 2 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 35 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,824 | 18.2% |
Italian | 238 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 2 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,172 | 5.6% |
Polish | 329 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 18 | 0.1% |
Russian | 12 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 161 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 255 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 561 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 77 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 93 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,104 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,883 | 72.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,445 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,888 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,983 | 24.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 359 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 144 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 636 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 318 | 3.9% |
Nonfamily households | 2,221 | 27.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,845 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 908 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,699 | 33.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,264 | 27.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,668 | 100% |
Householder | 8,104 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 4,893 | 23.7% |
Child | 6,295 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 741 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 635 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 414 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,978 | 100% |
Never married | 2,000 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,068 | 63.5% |
Separated | 39 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 214 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 657 | 8.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,304 | 100% |
Never married | 1,429 | 17.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,125 | 61.7% |
Separated | 66 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 884 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 800 | 9.6% |
Fertility in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 386 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44 | 11.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 168 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 345 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 201 | 58.3% |
Less than 1 year | 104 | 30.1% |
1 or 2 years | 15 | 4.3% |
3 or 4 years | 60 | 17.4% |
5 or more years | 22 | 6.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 201 | 100% |
Who are female | 99 | 49.3% |
Who are married | 168 | 83.6% |
School Enrollment in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,274 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 429 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 303 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,536 | 48.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,293 | 24.5% |
College or graduate school | 713 | 13.5% |
Educational Attainment in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,803 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 567 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 685 | 5.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,905 | 42.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,453 | 17.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,732 | 12.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,775 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 686 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.8% |
Veteran Status in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,340 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,537 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,743 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,380 | 11.5% |
Under 18 years | 5,618 | 100% |
With a disability | 256 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 12,025 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,134 | 9.4% |
65 years and over | 3,100 | 100% |
With a disability | 990 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,685 | 100% |
Same house | 18,804 | 90.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,846 | 8.9% |
Same county | 1,061 | 5.1% |
Different county | 785 | 3.8% |
Same state | 638 | 3.1% |
Different state | 147 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 35 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,988 | 100% |
Native | 20,805 | 99.1% |
Born in United States | 20,771 | 99.0% |
State of residence | 18,106 | 86.3% |
Different state | 2,665 | 12.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 34 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 183 | 0.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 183 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 105 | 57.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 78 | 42.6% |
Year of Entry in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 217 | 100% |
Native | 34 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 34 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 183 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 180 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Buchanan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 183 | 100% |
Europe | 55 | 30.1% |
Asia | 63 | 34.4% |
Africa | 12 | 6.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 53 | 29.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |