Language Spoken At Home in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,168 | 100% |
English only | 15,730 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 438 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 180 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 281 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 127 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 88 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 69 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,212 | 100% |
American | 2,868 | 16.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 30 | 0.2% |
Danish | 11 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 361 | 2.1% |
English | 1,903 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 327 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 86 | 0.5% |
German | 3,279 | 19.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 64 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,049 | 11.9% |
Italian | 252 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 65 | 0.4% |
Polish | 284 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 21 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 139 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 401 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 202 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 140 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 12 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,881 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,662 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,907 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,700 | 53.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,369 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 257 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 103 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 705 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 435 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 2,219 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,851 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 913 | 13.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,038 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,096 | 30.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,009 | 100% |
Householder | 6,881 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 3,728 | 21.9% |
Child | 4,956 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 695 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 749 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 427 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,857 | 100% |
Never married | 1,696 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,809 | 55.5% |
Separated | 73 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 288 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 991 | 14.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,046 | 100% |
Never married | 1,309 | 18.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,859 | 54.8% |
Separated | 117 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 824 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 937 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 126 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 41 | 32.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 180 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 132 | 73.3% |
Less than 1 year | 15 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 4 | 2.2% |
3 or 4 years | 50 | 27.8% |
5 or more years | 63 | 35.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 132 | 100% |
Who are female | 66 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 89 | 67.4% |
School Enrollment in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,923 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 200 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 186 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,822 | 46.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,151 | 29.3% |
College or graduate school | 564 | 14.4% |
Educational Attainment in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,859 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 526 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,326 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,606 | 47.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,153 | 18.2% |
Associate's degree | 931 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 791 | 6.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 526 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.1% |
Veteran Status in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,152 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,362 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,051 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,653 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 4,060 | 100% |
With a disability | 214 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 10,073 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,266 | 12.6% |
65 years and over | 2,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,173 | 40.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,086 | 100% |
Same house | 14,683 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,403 | 14.1% |
Same county | 1,345 | 7.9% |
Different county | 1,058 | 6.2% |
Same state | 765 | 4.5% |
Different state | 293 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,212 | 100% |
Native | 16,955 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 16,906 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 9,795 | 56.9% |
Different state | 7,111 | 41.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 49 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 257 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 257 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 56 | 21.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 201 | 78.2% |
Year of Entry in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 306 | 100% |
Native | 49 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 14.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 42 | 85.7% |
Foreign born | 257 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 252 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fountain County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 257 | 100% |
Europe | 50 | 19.5% |
Asia | 43 | 16.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 164 | 63.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |