Language Spoken At Home in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,246 | 100% |
English only | 68,333 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 2,913 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 698 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 1,165 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 355 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 925 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 166 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 452 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 173 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 371 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,645 | 100% |
American | 7,350 | 9.8% |
Arab | 157 | 0.2% |
Czech | 189 | 0.3% |
Danish | 44 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,297 | 1.7% |
English | 8,340 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,403 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 93 | 0.1% |
German | 22,697 | 30.4% |
Greek | 339 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 172 | 0.2% |
Irish | 12,106 | 16.2% |
Italian | 4,176 | 5.6% |
Lithuanian | 62 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 203 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,504 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 70 | 0.1% |
Russian | 185 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,072 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 2,554 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 64 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 476 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 429 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 140 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 129 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,485 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 126 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,537 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,336 | 60.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,322 | 22.2% |
Married-couple family | 13,264 | 46.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,063 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 778 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 367 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,294 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,892 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 11,201 | 39.3% |
Householder living alone | 9,380 | 32.9% |
65 years and over | 4,296 | 15.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,253 | 25.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,385 | 32.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 66,893 | 100% |
Householder | 28,537 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 13,248 | 19.8% |
Child | 17,740 | 26.5% |
Other relatives | 2,987 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 4,381 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,983 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 32,905 | 100% |
Never married | 13,018 | 39.6% |
Now married, except separated | 14,514 | 44.1% |
Separated | 667 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,229 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 3,477 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,802 | 100% |
Never married | 8,407 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,869 | 45.0% |
Separated | 730 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 4,083 | 13.3% |
Divorced | 3,713 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 629 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 303 | 48.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,358 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 723 | 53.2% |
Less than 1 year | 282 | 20.8% |
1 or 2 years | 182 | 13.4% |
3 or 4 years | 98 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 161 | 11.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 723 | 100% |
Who are female | 373 | 51.6% |
Who are married | 630 | 87.1% |
School Enrollment in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,346 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 837 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 641 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,911 | 34.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,347 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 6,610 | 38.1% |
Educational Attainment in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,686 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,000 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,772 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,139 | 42.8% |
Some college, no degree | 10,295 | 19.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,133 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,618 | 8.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,729 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.1% |
Veteran Status in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 61,152 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,220 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 68,966 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,500 | 18.1% |
Under 18 years | 13,276 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,024 | 7.7% |
18 to 64 years | 42,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,404 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 12,745 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,072 | 39.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,027 | 100% |
Same house | 63,238 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,676 | 14.4% |
Same county | 5,888 | 8.0% |
Different county | 4,788 | 6.5% |
Same state | 2,557 | 3.5% |
Different state | 2,231 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 113 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 74,645 | 100% |
Native | 73,304 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 72,774 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 53,714 | 72.0% |
Different state | 19,060 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 530 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,341 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,341 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 588 | 43.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 753 | 56.2% |
Year of Entry in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,871 | 100% |
Native | 530 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 523 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 1,341 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,279 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Allegany County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,341 | 100% |
Europe | 271 | 20.2% |
Asia | 403 | 30.1% |
Africa | 82 | 6.1% |
Oceania | 17 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 547 | 40.8% |
Northern America | 21 | 1.6% |