Language Spoken At Home in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 366,951 | 100% |
English only | 335,010 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 31,941 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,423 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 15,131 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,890 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,166 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,643 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,144 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,234 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 1,500 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 656 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 394,961 | 100% |
American | 30,944 | 7.8% |
Arab | 927 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,260 | 0.6% |
Danish | 6,554 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 7,721 | 2.0% |
English | 57,312 | 14.5% |
French (except Basque) | 9,402 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 2,205 | 0.6% |
German | 70,878 | 17.9% |
Greek | 1,071 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,232 | 0.3% |
Irish | 40,969 | 10.4% |
Italian | 15,020 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 371 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 12,456 | 3.2% |
Polish | 6,094 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 2,007 | 0.5% |
Russian | 3,181 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,256 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 13,277 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 303 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,468 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 10,112 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 2,382 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 1,054 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 4,729 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 190 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 149,884 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 101,648 | 67.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 50,015 | 33.4% |
Married-couple family | 80,707 | 53.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,975 | 24.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,471 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,476 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,470 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,564 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 48,236 | 32.2% |
Householder living alone | 37,081 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 11,295 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 53,630 | 35.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 29,818 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 387,138 | 100% |
Householder | 149,884 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 80,518 | 20.8% |
Child | 117,031 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 16,154 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 23,551 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 8,140 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 153,291 | 100% |
Never married | 47,020 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 86,252 | 56.3% |
Separated | 1,620 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 2,839 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 15,560 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 154,661 | 100% |
Never married | 36,880 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 83,962 | 54.3% |
Separated | 2,023 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 10,252 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 21,544 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,965 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,206 | 20.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,111 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,615 | 31.6% |
Less than 1 year | 459 | 9.0% |
1 or 2 years | 316 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 328 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 512 | 10.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,615 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,053 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 1,059 | 65.6% |
School Enrollment in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 113,706 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,964 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 5,610 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 47,091 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 22,303 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 32,738 | 28.8% |
Educational Attainment in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 255,344 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,111 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,076 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 55,412 | 21.7% |
Some college, no degree | 70,757 | 27.7% |
Associate's degree | 21,772 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 60,414 | 23.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 29,802 | 11.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.3% |
Veteran Status in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 290,542 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 30,981 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 388,442 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,357 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 103,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,604 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 244,206 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,463 | 8.0% |
65 years and over | 40,803 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,290 | 35.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 389,578 | 100% |
Same house | 317,457 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 69,710 | 17.9% |
Same county | 43,598 | 11.2% |
Different county | 26,112 | 6.7% |
Same state | 11,119 | 2.9% |
Different state | 14,993 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 2,411 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 394,961 | 100% |
Native | 370,260 | 93.7% |
Born in United States | 364,994 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 170,312 | 43.1% |
Different state | 194,682 | 49.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,266 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 24,701 | 6.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 24,701 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,407 | 42.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 14,294 | 57.9% |
Year of Entry in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 29,967 | 100% |
Native | 5,266 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 51 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,215 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 24,701 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 664 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,037 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ada County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 24,701 | 100% |
Europe | 5,961 | 24.1% |
Asia | 8,467 | 34.3% |
Africa | 1,475 | 6.0% |
Oceania | 612 | 2.5% |
Latin America | 6,823 | 27.6% |
Northern America | 1,363 | 5.5% |