Language Spoken At Home in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,588 | 100% |
English only | 7,462 | 98.3% |
Language other than English | 126 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.2% |
Spanish | 62 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 46 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,147 | 100% |
American | 521 | 6.4% |
Arab | 31 | 0.4% |
Czech | 45 | 0.6% |
Danish | 4 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 148 | 1.8% |
English | 478 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 174 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 5 | 0.1% |
German | 1,177 | 14.4% |
Greek | 1 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 678 | 8.3% |
Italian | 125 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.3% |
Polish | 115 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 63 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 93 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 28 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 2 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 45 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 29 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,084 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,028 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 731 | 23.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,223 | 39.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 297 | 9.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 194 | 6.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 71 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 611 | 19.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 363 | 11.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,056 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,000 | 32.4% |
65 years and over | 362 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 817 | 26.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 981 | 31.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,669 | 100% |
Householder | 3,084 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 1,219 | 15.9% |
Child | 2,482 | 32.4% |
Other relatives | 670 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 214 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 115 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,355 | 100% |
Never married | 1,437 | 42.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,353 | 40.3% |
Separated | 116 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 95 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 354 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,234 | 100% |
Never married | 981 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,278 | 39.5% |
Separated | 125 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 483 | 14.9% |
Divorced | 367 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 68 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 52 | 76.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 131 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 80 | 61.1% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 4 | 3.1% |
3 or 4 years | 36 | 27.5% |
5 or more years | 40 | 30.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 80 | 100% |
Who are female | 43 | 53.8% |
Who are married | 67 | 83.8% |
School Enrollment in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,984 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 205 | 10.3% |
Kindergarten | 82 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 826 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 440 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 431 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,473 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 377 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 901 | 16.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,991 | 36.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,377 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 339 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 358 | 6.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 130 | 2.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.9% |
Veteran Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,267 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 813 | 13.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,736 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,752 | 22.6% |
Under 18 years | 1,877 | 100% |
With a disability | 215 | 11.5% |
18 to 64 years | 4,495 | 100% |
With a disability | 869 | 19.3% |
65 years and over | 1,364 | 100% |
With a disability | 668 | 49.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,101 | 100% |
Same house | 7,123 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 978 | 12.1% |
Same county | 471 | 5.8% |
Different county | 507 | 6.3% |
Same state | 216 | 2.7% |
Different state | 291 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,147 | 100% |
Native | 8,023 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 7,998 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 4,902 | 60.2% |
Different state | 3,096 | 38.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 25 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 124 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 124 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 55 | 44.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 69 | 55.6% |
Year of Entry in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 149 | 100% |
Native | 25 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 25 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 124 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 124 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 124 | 100% |
Europe | 29 | 23.4% |
Asia | 15 | 12.1% |
Africa | 29 | 23.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 41 | 33.1% |
Northern America | 10 | 8.1% |