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Language Spoken At Home in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 31,413 | 100% |
English only | 30,267 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 1,146 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 407 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 730 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 347 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 327 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 89 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,825 | 100% |
American | 5,646 | 17.2% |
Arab | 22 | 0.1% |
Czech | 46 | 0.1% |
Danish | 272 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 682 | 2.1% |
English | 5,329 | 16.2% |
French (except Basque) | 886 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 86 | 0.3% |
German | 3,987 | 12.1% |
Greek | 66 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,206 | 12.8% |
Italian | 741 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 280 | 0.9% |
Polish | 270 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 71 | 0.2% |
Russian | 173 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,045 | 6.2% |
Scottish | 1,320 | 4.0% |
Slovak | 19 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 46 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 163 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 169 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 44 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 240 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 45 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,893 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,228 | 66.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,772 | 20.0% |
Married-couple family | 7,614 | 54.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,869 | 13.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 572 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 316 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,042 | 7.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 587 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,665 | 33.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,121 | 29.7% |
65 years and over | 1,955 | 14.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,076 | 22.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,692 | 41.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,669 | 100% |
Householder | 13,893 | 43.9% |
Spouse | 7,644 | 24.1% |
Child | 7,267 | 22.9% |
Other relatives | 1,824 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,041 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 610 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,446 | 100% |
Never married | 3,180 | 23.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,078 | 60.1% |
Separated | 210 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 475 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 1,503 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,678 | 100% |
Never married | 2,601 | 17.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,045 | 54.8% |
Separated | 371 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 2,075 | 14.1% |
Divorced | 1,586 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Transylvania 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) | 27 | 12.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 326 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 168 | 51.5% |
Less than 1 year | 12 | 3.7% |
1 or 2 years | 38 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 64 | 19.6% |
5 or more years | 54 | 16.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 168 | 100% |
Who are female | 108 | 64.3% |
Who are married | 126 | 75.0% |
School Enrollment in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,018 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 512 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 328 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,628 | 37.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,279 | 18.2% |
College or graduate school | 2,271 | 32.4% |
Educational Attainment in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,351 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,031 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,811 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,300 | 30.0% |
Some college, no degree | 5,256 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 2,315 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,979 | 16.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,659 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.3% |
Veteran Status in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,033 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,788 | 14.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,438 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,861 | 18.1% |
Under 18 years | 5,791 | 100% |
With a disability | 394 | 6.8% |
18 to 64 years | 18,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,535 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 8,401 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,932 | 34.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 32,588 | 100% |
Same house | 28,699 | 88.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,823 | 11.7% |
Same county | 2,397 | 7.4% |
Different county | 1,426 | 4.4% |
Same state | 950 | 2.9% |
Different state | 476 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 66 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,825 | 100% |
Native | 31,968 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 31,663 | 96.5% |
State of residence | 17,409 | 53.0% |
Different state | 14,254 | 43.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 305 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 857 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 857 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 376 | 43.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 481 | 56.1% |
Year of Entry in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,162 | 100% |
Native | 305 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 8.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 280 | 91.8% |
Foreign born | 857 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 21 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 836 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Transylvania County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 857 | 100% |
Europe | 289 | 33.7% |
Asia | 118 | 13.8% |
Africa | 48 | 5.6% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 369 | 43.1% |
Northern America | 25 | 2.9% |