Language Spoken At Home in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,431 | 100% |
English only | 8,877 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 554 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 234 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 292 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 143 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 129 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 123 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 10 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,038 | 100% |
American | 465 | 4.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 301 | 3.0% |
Danish | 294 | 2.9% |
Dutch | 190 | 1.9% |
English | 1,147 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 347 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.4% |
German | 4,881 | 48.6% |
Greek | 21 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,283 | 12.8% |
Italian | 234 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 315 | 3.1% |
Polish | 304 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 135 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 153 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 187 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 39 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 326 | 3.2% |
Swiss | 26 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 4 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,438 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,869 | 64.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,247 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,381 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 914 | 20.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 191 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 137 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 297 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 196 | 4.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,569 | 35.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,331 | 30.0% |
65 years and over | 458 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,412 | 31.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,080 | 24.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,908 | 100% |
Householder | 4,438 | 44.8% |
Spouse | 2,363 | 23.8% |
Child | 2,379 | 24.0% |
Other relatives | 296 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 432 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 221 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,945 | 100% |
Never married | 936 | 23.7% |
Now married, except separated | 2,412 | 61.1% |
Separated | 46 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 113 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 438 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,121 | 100% |
Never married | 692 | 16.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,511 | 60.9% |
Separated | 18 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 408 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 492 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 166 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44 | 26.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 182 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 2 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 111 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 71 | 64.0% |
Less than 1 year | 2 | 1.8% |
1 or 2 years | 7 | 6.3% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 10.8% |
5 or more years | 50 | 45.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 71 | 100% |
Who are female | 25 | 35.2% |
Who are married | 60 | 84.5% |
School Enrollment in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,363 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 192 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 140 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,048 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 527 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 456 | 19.3% |
Educational Attainment in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,029 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 122 | 1.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 349 | 5.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,054 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,966 | 28.0% |
Associate's degree | 763 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,369 | 19.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 406 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.3% |
Veteran Status in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,689 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 919 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,917 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,186 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 2,346 | 100% |
With a disability | 56 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 6,052 | 100% |
With a disability | 616 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 1,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 514 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,916 | 100% |
Same house | 8,004 | 80.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,830 | 18.5% |
Same county | 1,094 | 11.0% |
Different county | 736 | 7.4% |
Same state | 393 | 4.0% |
Different state | 343 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 82 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,038 | 100% |
Native | 9,734 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 9,662 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 6,153 | 61.3% |
Different state | 3,509 | 35.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 72 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 304 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 304 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 121 | 39.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 183 | 60.2% |
Year of Entry in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 376 | 100% |
Native | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 304 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 304 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cheyenne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 304 | 100% |
Europe | 26 | 8.6% |
Asia | 166 | 54.6% |
Africa | 10 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 83 | 27.3% |
Northern America | 19 | 6.3% |