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Language Spoken At Home in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 51,453 | 100% |
English only | 49,997 | 97.2% |
Language other than English | 1,456 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 629 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 997 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 511 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 250 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 175 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 34 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,693 | 100% |
American | 4,842 | 8.9% |
Arab | 37 | 0.1% |
Czech | 23 | 0.0% |
Danish | 22 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 191 | 0.3% |
English | 5,241 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 370 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 309 | 0.6% |
German | 2,004 | 3.7% |
Greek | 65 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 45 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,514 | 6.4% |
Italian | 545 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 18 | 0.0% |
Polish | 200 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 19 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 690 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 621 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 56 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 613 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 192 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 37 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 66 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 250 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,562 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,156 | 65.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,445 | 25.3% |
Married-couple family | 8,593 | 39.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,675 | 12.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 806 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 231 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,757 | 22.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,539 | 11.8% |
Nonfamily households | 7,406 | 34.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,644 | 30.8% |
65 years and over | 2,700 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,710 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,615 | 30.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 53,063 | 100% |
Householder | 21,562 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 8,546 | 16.1% |
Child | 15,827 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 5,065 | 9.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,063 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,010 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,946 | 100% |
Never married | 7,948 | 37.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,329 | 44.5% |
Separated | 772 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 586 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 2,311 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,551 | 100% |
Never married | 6,993 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,894 | 37.8% |
Separated | 1,241 | 5.3% |
Widowed | 3,608 | 15.3% |
Divorced | 2,815 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 995 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 595 | 59.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 174 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,717 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,061 | 61.8% |
Less than 1 year | 217 | 12.6% |
1 or 2 years | 202 | 11.8% |
3 or 4 years | 126 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 516 | 30.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,061 | 100% |
Who are female | 674 | 63.5% |
Who are married | 778 | 73.3% |
School Enrollment in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,071 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 817 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 512 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,686 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,628 | 27.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,428 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 37,363 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,355 | 9.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,602 | 15.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,298 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 7,673 | 20.5% |
Associate's degree | 3,052 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,834 | 7.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,549 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.7% |
Veteran Status in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,053 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,653 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,138 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,183 | 22.9% |
Under 18 years | 12,590 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,029 | 8.2% |
18 to 64 years | 31,943 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,939 | 21.7% |
65 years and over | 8,605 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,215 | 49.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 53,934 | 100% |
Same house | 46,790 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,083 | 13.1% |
Same county | 5,062 | 9.4% |
Different county | 2,021 | 3.7% |
Same state | 1,406 | 2.6% |
Different state | 615 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 61 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,693 | 100% |
Native | 53,698 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 53,332 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 42,922 | 78.5% |
Different state | 10,410 | 19.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 366 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 995 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 995 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 394 | 39.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 601 | 60.4% |
Year of Entry in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,361 | 100% |
Native | 366 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 360 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 995 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 995 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Halifax County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 995 | 100% |
Europe | 59 | 5.9% |
Asia | 257 | 25.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 659 | 66.2% |
Northern America | 20 | 2.0% |