Language Spoken At Home in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 104,205 | 100% |
English only | 98,021 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 6,184 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,174 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 4,612 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,685 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,084 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 265 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 380 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 180 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 108 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 111,589 | 100% |
American | 6,567 | 5.9% |
Arab | 165 | 0.1% |
Czech | 744 | 0.7% |
Danish | 488 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 25,102 | 22.5% |
English | 11,679 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 3,807 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 1,066 | 1.0% |
German | 25,014 | 22.4% |
Greek | 301 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 676 | 0.6% |
Irish | 11,650 | 10.4% |
Italian | 2,866 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 278 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 545 | 0.5% |
Polish | 5,831 | 5.2% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.0% |
Russian | 327 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 682 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 2,085 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 183 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,764 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 188 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 121 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 584 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 41,958 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 30,786 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,430 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 25,031 | 59.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,061 | 24.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,583 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 768 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,172 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,601 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 11,172 | 26.6% |
Householder living alone | 9,002 | 21.5% |
65 years and over | 3,474 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,549 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,938 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 109,981 | 100% |
Householder | 41,958 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 25,007 | 22.7% |
Child | 34,005 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 3,975 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 5,036 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,525 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 43,205 | 100% |
Never married | 11,819 | 27.4% |
Now married, except separated | 25,908 | 60.0% |
Separated | 285 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,029 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 4,164 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 44,509 | 100% |
Never married | 9,095 | 20.4% |
Now married, except separated | 25,707 | 57.8% |
Separated | 607 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 3,575 | 8.0% |
Divorced | 5,525 | 12.4% |
Fertility in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,713 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 497 | 29.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,772 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 899 | 50.7% |
Less than 1 year | 184 | 10.4% |
1 or 2 years | 310 | 17.5% |
3 or 4 years | 113 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 292 | 16.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 899 | 100% |
Who are female | 531 | 59.1% |
Who are married | 725 | 80.6% |
School Enrollment in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,083 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,599 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,446 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,438 | 47.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,531 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 5,069 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 73,931 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,391 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,956 | 6.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 28,873 | 39.1% |
Some college, no degree | 16,903 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 6,071 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,903 | 13.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,834 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.9% |
Veteran Status in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 82,434 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,380 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 110,845 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,713 | 11.5% |
Under 18 years | 29,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,183 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 67,483 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,036 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 14,233 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,494 | 31.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 110,127 | 100% |
Same house | 97,380 | 88.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,553 | 11.4% |
Same county | 7,092 | 6.4% |
Different county | 5,461 | 5.0% |
Same state | 4,744 | 4.3% |
Different state | 717 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 194 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 111,589 | 100% |
Native | 108,051 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 107,431 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 90,766 | 81.3% |
Different state | 16,665 | 14.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 620 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,538 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,538 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,435 | 40.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,103 | 59.4% |
Year of Entry in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,158 | 100% |
Native | 620 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 620 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,538 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 101 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,437 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Allegan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,538 | 100% |
Europe | 698 | 19.7% |
Asia | 555 | 15.7% |
Africa | 13 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 2,063 | 58.3% |
Northern America | 200 | 5.7% |