Language Spoken At Home in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 129,645 | 100% |
English only | 124,655 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 4,990 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,725 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 3,267 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,314 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,284 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 361 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 132 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 78 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,278 | 100% |
American | 18,807 | 13.6% |
Arab | 120 | 0.1% |
Czech | 269 | 0.2% |
Danish | 190 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,959 | 2.1% |
English | 13,642 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 2,928 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 414 | 0.3% |
German | 33,465 | 24.2% |
Greek | 471 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 715 | 0.5% |
Irish | 21,055 | 15.2% |
Italian | 4,408 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 286 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 596 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,767 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 189 | 0.1% |
Russian | 295 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,636 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 2,910 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 116 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 708 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,077 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 255 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 113 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,246 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 85 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 54,959 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 36,004 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,163 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 26,290 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,357 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,248 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,156 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,466 | 13.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,650 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 18,955 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 15,735 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 6,728 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,117 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,722 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 134,985 | 100% |
Householder | 54,959 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 26,197 | 19.4% |
Child | 39,090 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 7,025 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 7,714 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 4,171 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 53,151 | 100% |
Never married | 16,247 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 27,978 | 52.6% |
Separated | 896 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,737 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 6,293 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 58,322 | 100% |
Never married | 14,267 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 27,202 | 46.6% |
Separated | 1,381 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 6,568 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 8,904 | 15.3% |
Fertility in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,684 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 943 | 56.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,914 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,465 | 50.3% |
Less than 1 year | 406 | 13.9% |
1 or 2 years | 445 | 15.3% |
3 or 4 years | 186 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 428 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,465 | 100% |
Who are female | 946 | 64.6% |
Who are married | 1,082 | 73.9% |
School Enrollment in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 35,306 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,842 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,771 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,849 | 42.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,767 | 22.0% |
College or graduate school | 9,077 | 25.7% |
Educational Attainment in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 93,192 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,594 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,379 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,060 | 37.6% |
Some college, no degree | 22,061 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 7,288 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,260 | 11.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,550 | 6.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.0% |
Veteran Status in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 105,443 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,697 | 13.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 136,257 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,187 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 32,547 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,798 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 82,482 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,292 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 21,228 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,097 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 136,686 | 100% |
Same house | 115,846 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,547 | 15.0% |
Same county | 14,623 | 10.7% |
Different county | 5,924 | 4.3% |
Same state | 3,528 | 2.6% |
Different state | 2,396 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 293 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,278 | 100% |
Native | 135,179 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 134,407 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 107,626 | 77.8% |
Different state | 26,781 | 19.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 772 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,099 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,099 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,234 | 39.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,865 | 60.2% |
Year of Entry in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,871 | 100% |
Native | 772 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 772 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,099 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,059 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Clark County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,099 | 100% |
Europe | 509 | 16.4% |
Asia | 761 | 24.6% |
Africa | 20 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 92 | 3.0% |
Latin America | 1,591 | 51.3% |
Northern America | 126 | 4.1% |