Language Spoken At Home in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,005 | 100% |
English only | 20,440 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 565 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 207 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 358 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 172 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 62 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 118 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 27 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,432 | 100% |
American | 1,618 | 7.2% |
Arab | 8 | 0.0% |
Czech | 186 | 0.8% |
Danish | 143 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 4,932 | 22.0% |
English | 2,463 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 510 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 65 | 0.3% |
German | 5,650 | 25.2% |
Greek | 26 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 49 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,335 | 14.9% |
Italian | 669 | 3.0% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 602 | 2.7% |
Polish | 161 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.1% |
Russian | 23 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 264 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 392 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 67 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 614 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 74 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 307 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,901 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,781 | 64.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,479 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 4,866 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,809 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 285 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 198 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 630 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 472 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 3,120 | 35.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,599 | 29.2% |
65 years and over | 1,037 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,649 | 29.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,337 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,823 | 100% |
Householder | 8,901 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 4,861 | 22.3% |
Child | 6,117 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 704 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,240 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 570 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,775 | 100% |
Never married | 2,488 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,081 | 57.9% |
Separated | 76 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 222 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 908 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,042 | 100% |
Never married | 2,004 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,881 | 54.0% |
Separated | 65 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,074 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 1,018 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 312 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 98 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 141 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 153 | 49.0% |
Less than 1 year | 16 | 5.1% |
1 or 2 years | 70 | 22.4% |
3 or 4 years | 31 | 9.9% |
5 or more years | 36 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 153 | 100% |
Who are female | 112 | 73.2% |
Who are married | 103 | 67.3% |
School Enrollment in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,403 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 454 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 450 | 7.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,511 | 39.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,100 | 17.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,888 | 29.5% |
Educational Attainment in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,738 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 596 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 937 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,845 | 39.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,961 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,369 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,245 | 15.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 785 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.6% |
Veteran Status in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,916 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,489 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,193 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,766 | 12.5% |
Under 18 years | 5,491 | 100% |
With a disability | 326 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 13,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,226 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 3,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,214 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,084 | 100% |
Same house | 18,669 | 84.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,370 | 15.3% |
Same county | 2,041 | 9.2% |
Different county | 1,329 | 6.0% |
Same state | 747 | 3.4% |
Different state | 582 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 45 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,432 | 100% |
Native | 22,063 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 21,956 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 18,333 | 81.7% |
Different state | 3,623 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 107 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 369 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 369 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 154 | 41.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 215 | 58.3% |
Year of Entry in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 476 | 100% |
Native | 107 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 107 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 369 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 356 | 96.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mahaska County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 369 | 100% |
Europe | 99 | 26.8% |
Asia | 88 | 23.8% |
Africa | 51 | 13.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 99 | 26.8% |
Northern America | 32 | 8.7% |