Language Spoken At Home in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 86,634 | 100% |
English only | 81,367 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 5,267 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,422 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 4,269 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,161 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 616 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 115 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 286 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 137 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 96 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,793 | 100% |
American | 4,804 | 5.2% |
Arab | 196 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,514 | 1.6% |
Danish | 5,398 | 5.8% |
Dutch | 2,376 | 2.6% |
English | 11,130 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 2,907 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 251 | 0.3% |
German | 35,333 | 38.1% |
Greek | 113 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 121 | 0.1% |
Irish | 14,883 | 16.0% |
Italian | 2,578 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 83 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,655 | 2.9% |
Polish | 1,371 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 73 | 0.1% |
Russian | 166 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,055 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 1,183 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 4 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 114 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 3,245 | 3.5% |
Swiss | 357 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 642 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 64 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 36,472 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 24,715 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,474 | 28.7% |
Married-couple family | 18,450 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,731 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,745 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 956 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,520 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,787 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 11,757 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 9,575 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 3,774 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,574 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,340 | 25.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 90,873 | 100% |
Householder | 36,472 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 18,501 | 20.4% |
Child | 26,494 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 4,579 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 4,827 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 2,569 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 36,103 | 100% |
Never married | 11,227 | 31.1% |
Now married, except separated | 19,581 | 54.2% |
Separated | 345 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 958 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 3,992 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 38,246 | 100% |
Never married | 9,104 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 19,148 | 50.1% |
Separated | 611 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 4,085 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 5,298 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,192 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 550 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,659 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 805 | 48.5% |
Less than 1 year | 126 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 237 | 14.3% |
3 or 4 years | 116 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 326 | 19.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 805 | 100% |
Who are female | 456 | 56.6% |
Who are married | 556 | 69.1% |
School Enrollment in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 22,526 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,378 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 1,176 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,795 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,318 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 4,859 | 21.6% |
Educational Attainment in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 61,779 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,233 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,452 | 7.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,520 | 36.5% |
Some college, no degree | 14,927 | 24.2% |
Associate's degree | 6,431 | 10.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,077 | 13.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,139 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.2% |
Veteran Status in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 70,356 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,952 | 11.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 91,713 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,520 | 13.7% |
Under 18 years | 22,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,285 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 56,560 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,964 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 12,873 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,271 | 33.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 91,531 | 100% |
Same house | 77,031 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,285 | 15.6% |
Same county | 9,136 | 10.0% |
Different county | 5,149 | 5.6% |
Same state | 1,923 | 2.1% |
Different state | 3,226 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 215 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,793 | 100% |
Native | 89,688 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 89,219 | 96.1% |
State of residence | 52,106 | 56.2% |
Different state | 37,113 | 40.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 469 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 3,105 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,105 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,291 | 41.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,814 | 58.4% |
Year of Entry in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,574 | 100% |
Native | 469 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 469 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,105 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 121 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,984 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pottawattamie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,105 | 100% |
Europe | 305 | 9.8% |
Asia | 548 | 17.6% |
Africa | 19 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 15 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,161 | 69.6% |
Northern America | 57 | 1.8% |