Language Spoken At Home in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,299 | 100% |
English only | 6,689 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 610 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 129 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 151 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 179 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 208 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 72 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,942 | 100% |
American | 350 | 4.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 25 | 0.3% |
Danish | 74 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 310 | 3.9% |
English | 719 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 284 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 123 | 1.5% |
German | 1,768 | 22.3% |
Greek | 11 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 30 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,573 | 19.8% |
Italian | 358 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 475 | 6.0% |
Polish | 52 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 88 | 1.1% |
Russian | 91 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 69 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 243 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 13 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 442 | 5.6% |
Swiss | 17 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 76 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 78 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,232 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,072 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,034 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 1,519 | 47.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 660 | 20.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 140 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 76 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 413 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 298 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,160 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 900 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 329 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,134 | 35.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 622 | 19.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,880 | 100% |
Householder | 3,232 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 1,522 | 19.3% |
Child | 2,404 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 228 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 494 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 260 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,980 | 100% |
Never married | 831 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,616 | 54.2% |
Separated | 62 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 14 | 0.5% |
Divorced | 457 | 15.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,106 | 100% |
Never married | 718 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,586 | 51.1% |
Separated | 74 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 329 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 399 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 79 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 16 | 20.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 63 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 25 | 39.7% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 25 | 39.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 25 | 100% |
Who are female | 25 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 2 | 8.0% |
School Enrollment in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,014 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 148 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 77 | 3.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,063 | 52.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 310 | 15.4% |
College or graduate school | 416 | 20.7% |
Educational Attainment in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,083 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 85 | 1.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 311 | 6.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,568 | 30.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,641 | 32.3% |
Associate's degree | 431 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 748 | 14.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 299 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.6% |
Veteran Status in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,746 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 901 | 15.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,852 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,085 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 2,127 | 100% |
With a disability | 90 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 4,892 | 100% |
With a disability | 595 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 833 | 100% |
With a disability | 400 | 48.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,858 | 100% |
Same house | 6,411 | 81.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,428 | 18.2% |
Same county | 762 | 9.7% |
Different county | 666 | 8.5% |
Same state | 534 | 6.8% |
Different state | 132 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 19 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,942 | 100% |
Native | 7,584 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 7,535 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 3,418 | 43.0% |
Different state | 4,117 | 51.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 49 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 358 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 358 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 191 | 53.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 167 | 46.6% |
Year of Entry in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 407 | 100% |
Native | 49 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 49 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 358 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 358 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wasilla City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 358 | 100% |
Europe | 141 | 39.4% |
Asia | 166 | 46.4% |
Africa | 1 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 7 | 2.0% |
Northern America | 43 | 12.0% |