Language Spoken At Home in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,428 | 100% |
English only | 27,175 | 92.3% |
Language other than English | 2,253 | 7.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 876 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 929 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 487 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 791 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 474 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 258 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 59 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,347 | 100% |
American | 1,481 | 4.7% |
Arab | 77 | 0.2% |
Czech | 365 | 1.2% |
Danish | 266 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 845 | 2.7% |
English | 2,899 | 9.2% |
French (except Basque) | 906 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 122 | 0.4% |
German | 8,887 | 28.4% |
Greek | 440 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 566 | 1.8% |
Irish | 5,094 | 16.3% |
Italian | 1,405 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 308 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 287 | 0.9% |
Polish | 2,594 | 8.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 359 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 290 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 695 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 739 | 2.4% |
Subsaharan African | 79 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 702 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 80 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 322 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,094 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,010 | 58.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,574 | 29.6% |
Married-couple family | 5,200 | 43.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,517 | 20.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 442 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 244 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,368 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 813 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 5,084 | 42.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,242 | 35.1% |
65 years and over | 1,662 | 13.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,734 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,965 | 24.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,376 | 100% |
Householder | 12,094 | 42.6% |
Spouse | 5,186 | 18.3% |
Child | 8,097 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 1,060 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,939 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 873 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,333 | 100% |
Never married | 5,044 | 40.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,625 | 45.6% |
Separated | 112 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 347 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 1,205 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,438 | 100% |
Never married | 4,485 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,569 | 41.4% |
Separated | 228 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,394 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 1,762 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 594 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 199 | 33.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 354 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 181 | 51.1% |
Less than 1 year | 10 | 2.8% |
1 or 2 years | 74 | 20.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 97 | 27.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 181 | 100% |
Who are female | 146 | 80.7% |
Who are married | 68 | 37.6% |
School Enrollment in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,260 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 448 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 361 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,856 | 30.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,535 | 16.6% |
College or graduate school | 4,060 | 43.8% |
Educational Attainment in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,776 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 572 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,081 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,459 | 27.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,458 | 22.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,684 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,388 | 22.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,134 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.0% |
Veteran Status in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,528 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,172 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,143 | 10.3% |
Under 18 years | 6,774 | 100% |
With a disability | 262 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 19,797 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,395 | 7.0% |
65 years and over | 3,806 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,486 | 39.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,783 | 100% |
Same house | 24,752 | 80.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,768 | 18.7% |
Same county | 2,774 | 9.0% |
Different county | 2,994 | 9.7% |
Same state | 1,468 | 4.8% |
Different state | 1,526 | 5.0% |
Abroad | 263 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,347 | 100% |
Native | 29,614 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 29,488 | 94.1% |
State of residence | 18,288 | 58.3% |
Different state | 11,200 | 35.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 126 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,733 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,733 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 753 | 43.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 980 | 56.5% |
Year of Entry in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,859 | 100% |
Native | 126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 126 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,733 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 39 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,694 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Valparaiso City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,733 | 100% |
Europe | 457 | 26.4% |
Asia | 580 | 33.5% |
Africa | 8 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 33 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 560 | 32.3% |
Northern America | 95 | 5.5% |