Language Spoken At Home in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,385 | 100% |
English only | 15,971 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 414 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 220 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 155 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 39 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,349 | 100% |
American | 2,539 | 14.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 9 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 296 | 1.7% |
English | 2,040 | 11.8% |
French (except Basque) | 352 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 5 | 0.0% |
German | 3,992 | 23.0% |
Greek | 76 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 45 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,970 | 11.4% |
Italian | 156 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 35 | 0.2% |
Polish | 111 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 34 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 250 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 334 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 12 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 60 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 83 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,798 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,957 | 72.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,130 | 31.3% |
Married-couple family | 3,873 | 57.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,457 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 333 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 205 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 751 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 468 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,841 | 27.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,549 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 735 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,318 | 34.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,896 | 27.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,060 | 100% |
Householder | 6,798 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 3,870 | 22.7% |
Child | 4,942 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 710 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 740 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 441 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,868 | 100% |
Never married | 1,583 | 23.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,158 | 60.5% |
Separated | 86 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 268 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 773 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,024 | 100% |
Never married | 1,306 | 18.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,973 | 56.6% |
Separated | 65 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 728 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 952 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 213 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 110 | 51.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 432 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 134 | 31.0% |
Less than 1 year | 42 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 44 | 10.2% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 6.7% |
5 or more years | 19 | 4.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 134 | 100% |
Who are female | 71 | 53.0% |
Who are married | 128 | 95.5% |
School Enrollment in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,220 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 200 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 239 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,112 | 50.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,084 | 25.7% |
College or graduate school | 585 | 13.9% |
Educational Attainment in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,719 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 463 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,043 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,763 | 49.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,221 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 602 | 5.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,027 | 8.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 600 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.9% |
Veteran Status in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,055 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,533 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,429 | 14.2% |
Under 18 years | 4,294 | 100% |
With a disability | 208 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 10,134 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,206 | 11.9% |
65 years and over | 2,654 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,015 | 38.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,145 | 100% |
Same house | 14,916 | 87.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,217 | 12.9% |
Same county | 1,388 | 8.1% |
Different county | 829 | 4.8% |
Same state | 658 | 3.8% |
Different state | 171 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 12 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,349 | 100% |
Native | 17,243 | 99.4% |
Born in United States | 17,161 | 98.9% |
State of residence | 14,676 | 84.6% |
Different state | 2,485 | 14.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 82 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 106 | 0.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 106 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 68 | 64.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 38 | 35.8% |
Year of Entry in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 188 | 100% |
Native | 82 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 82 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 106 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 106 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rush County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 106 | 100% |
Europe | 34 | 32.1% |
Asia | 27 | 25.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 34 | 32.1% |
Northern America | 11 | 10.4% |