Language Spoken At Home in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 41,627 | 100% |
English only | 39,789 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 1,838 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 560 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 1,029 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 342 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 568 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 155 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 213 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,083 | 100% |
American | 2,073 | 4.7% |
Arab | 42 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,100 | 2.5% |
Danish | 1,117 | 2.5% |
Dutch | 1,217 | 2.8% |
English | 4,571 | 10.4% |
French (except Basque) | 990 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 123 | 0.3% |
German | 17,986 | 40.8% |
Greek | 328 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 51 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,985 | 13.6% |
Italian | 894 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 7,046 | 16.0% |
Polish | 548 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 63 | 0.1% |
Russian | 100 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 457 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 811 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 51 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,262 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 207 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 128 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 261 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 21 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,101 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,900 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,061 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 9,367 | 46.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,179 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 870 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 647 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,663 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,235 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 8,201 | 40.8% |
Householder living alone | 6,852 | 34.1% |
65 years and over | 2,675 | 13.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,464 | 27.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,516 | 27.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 42,932 | 100% |
Householder | 20,101 | 46.8% |
Spouse | 9,318 | 21.7% |
Child | 10,373 | 24.2% |
Other relatives | 789 | 1.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,351 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,493 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,498 | 100% |
Never married | 5,196 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 9,634 | 55.1% |
Separated | 109 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 487 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 2,072 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,939 | 100% |
Never married | 4,333 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,381 | 49.5% |
Separated | 229 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 2,156 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 2,840 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 502 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 186 | 37.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 502 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 294 | 58.6% |
Less than 1 year | 175 | 34.9% |
1 or 2 years | 36 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 83 | 16.5% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 294 | 100% |
Who are female | 184 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 234 | 79.6% |
School Enrollment in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,113 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 807 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten | 332 | 3.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,298 | 42.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,320 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 2,356 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,064 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 808 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,699 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,790 | 31.5% |
Some college, no degree | 7,327 | 23.6% |
Associate's degree | 4,914 | 15.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,758 | 15.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,768 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.0% |
Veteran Status in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,591 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,979 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 43,426 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,595 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 9,409 | 100% |
With a disability | 402 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 26,468 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,753 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 7,549 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,440 | 32.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 43,462 | 100% |
Same house | 37,549 | 86.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,907 | 13.6% |
Same county | 3,476 | 8.0% |
Different county | 2,431 | 5.6% |
Same state | 1,786 | 4.1% |
Different state | 645 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 6 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,083 | 100% |
Native | 43,142 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 42,981 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 34,506 | 78.3% |
Different state | 8,475 | 19.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 161 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 941 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 941 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 281 | 29.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 660 | 70.1% |
Year of Entry in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,102 | 100% |
Native | 161 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 161 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 941 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 941 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cerro Gordo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 941 | 100% |
Europe | 269 | 28.6% |
Asia | 320 | 34.0% |
Africa | 20 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 289 | 30.7% |
Northern America | 43 | 4.6% |