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Language Spoken At Home in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,846 | 100% |
English only | 33,239 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 1,607 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 566 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 1,301 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 493 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 98 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 173 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 35 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 37,014 | 100% |
American | 5,836 | 15.8% |
Arab | 7 | 0.0% |
Czech | 38 | 0.1% |
Danish | 48 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 732 | 2.0% |
English | 3,335 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 564 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 100 | 0.3% |
German | 5,621 | 15.2% |
Greek | 74 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 23 | 0.1% |
Irish | 3,736 | 10.1% |
Italian | 325 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 37 | 0.1% |
Polish | 284 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 918 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 1,005 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 89 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 70 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 118 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,753 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,234 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,553 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 7,409 | 53.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,656 | 19.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 639 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 160 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,186 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 737 | 5.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,519 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 4,044 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 1,418 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,036 | 29.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,850 | 28.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,355 | 100% |
Householder | 13,753 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 7,378 | 20.3% |
Child | 11,311 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 2,523 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,390 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 536 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,153 | 100% |
Never married | 4,409 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 7,976 | 52.6% |
Separated | 500 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 446 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,822 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,992 | 100% |
Never married | 2,967 | 19.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,274 | 55.2% |
Separated | 402 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,731 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 1,618 | 10.8% |
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 | 399 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 129 | 32.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 842 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 344 | 40.9% |
Less than 1 year | 64 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 71 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 79 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 130 | 15.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 344 | 100% |
Who are female | 226 | 65.7% |
Who are married | 226 | 65.7% |
School Enrollment in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,372 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 553 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 454 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,837 | 45.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,923 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,605 | 19.2% |
Educational Attainment in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,747 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,267 | 8.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,404 | 13.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,091 | 39.2% |
Some college, no degree | 4,889 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,230 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,899 | 7.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 967 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.1% |
Veteran Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,546 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,592 | 9.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,397 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,864 | 16.1% |
Under 18 years | 8,438 | 100% |
With a disability | 270 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 22,378 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,277 | 14.6% |
65 years and over | 5,581 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,317 | 41.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 36,656 | 100% |
Same house | 33,256 | 90.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,328 | 9.1% |
Same county | 1,453 | 4.0% |
Different county | 1,875 | 5.1% |
Same state | 1,313 | 3.6% |
Different state | 562 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 72 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 37,014 | 100% |
Native | 36,113 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 36,022 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 28,694 | 77.5% |
Different state | 7,328 | 19.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 91 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 901 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 901 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 248 | 27.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 653 | 72.5% |
Year of Entry in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 992 | 100% |
Native | 91 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 91 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 901 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 42 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 859 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alexander County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 901 | 100% |
Europe | 160 | 17.8% |
Asia | 109 | 12.1% |
Africa | 74 | 8.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 547 | 60.7% |
Northern America | 11 | 1.2% |