Language Spoken At Home in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,905 | 100% |
English only | 17,125 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 780 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 168 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 387 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 124 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 152 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 207 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 34 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,888 | 100% |
American | 1,242 | 6.6% |
Arab | 3 | 0.0% |
Czech | 552 | 2.9% |
Danish | 273 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 1,027 | 5.4% |
English | 1,934 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 580 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.1% |
German | 7,131 | 37.8% |
Greek | 121 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 13 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,101 | 16.4% |
Italian | 241 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 31 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 698 | 3.7% |
Polish | 180 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.1% |
Russian | 140 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 332 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 423 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 13 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 45 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 465 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 62 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 201 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,589 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,751 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,958 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,972 | 52.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,370 | 18.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 188 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 126 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 591 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 462 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,838 | 37.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,372 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 997 | 13.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,049 | 27.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,306 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,141 | 100% |
Householder | 7,589 | 44.3% |
Spouse | 3,987 | 23.3% |
Child | 4,513 | 26.3% |
Other relatives | 319 | 1.9% |
Nonrelatives | 733 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 344 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,511 | 100% |
Never married | 2,269 | 30.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,088 | 54.4% |
Separated | 158 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 233 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 763 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,141 | 100% |
Never married | 2,049 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,050 | 49.7% |
Separated | 134 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 865 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 1,043 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Poweshiek 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) | 18 | 14.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 102 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 46 | 45.1% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 6 | 5.9% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 12.7% |
5 or more years | 27 | 26.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 46 | 100% |
Who are female | 33 | 71.7% |
Who are married | 26 | 56.5% |
School Enrollment in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,442 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 246 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 288 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,667 | 30.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,025 | 18.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,216 | 40.7% |
Educational Attainment in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,308 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 257 | 2.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 599 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,850 | 39.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,661 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,163 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,816 | 14.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 962 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.6% |
Veteran Status in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,885 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,502 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,462 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 4,002 | 100% |
With a disability | 185 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 11,287 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,288 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 3,252 | 100% |
With a disability | 989 | 30.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,744 | 100% |
Same house | 15,763 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,789 | 14.9% |
Same county | 1,263 | 6.7% |
Different county | 1,526 | 8.1% |
Same state | 702 | 3.7% |
Different state | 824 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 192 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,888 | 100% |
Native | 18,378 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 18,285 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 13,536 | 71.7% |
Different state | 4,749 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 93 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 510 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 510 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 284 | 55.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 226 | 44.3% |
Year of Entry in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 603 | 100% |
Native | 93 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 91 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 510 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 91 | 17.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 419 | 82.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Poweshiek County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 510 | 100% |
Europe | 55 | 10.8% |
Asia | 330 | 64.7% |
Africa | 44 | 8.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 71 | 13.9% |
Northern America | 10 | 2.0% |