Language Spoken At Home in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,261 | 100% |
English only | 17,070 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 1,191 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 481 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 839 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 367 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 109 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 139 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 104 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,544 | 100% |
American | 1,498 | 7.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 127 | 0.6% |
Danish | 164 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 712 | 3.6% |
English | 2,142 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 664 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 159 | 0.8% |
German | 4,498 | 23.0% |
Greek | 152 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,531 | 13.0% |
Italian | 848 | 4.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 539 | 2.8% |
Polish | 314 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 119 | 0.6% |
Russian | 95 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 456 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 450 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 512 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 94 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 78 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,979 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,607 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,701 | 33.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,715 | 46.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,474 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 687 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 426 | 5.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,205 | 15.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 801 | 10.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,372 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,990 | 24.9% |
65 years and over | 970 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,944 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,394 | 30.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,400 | 100% |
Householder | 7,979 | 41.1% |
Spouse | 3,716 | 19.2% |
Child | 5,810 | 29.9% |
Other relatives | 1,019 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 876 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 413 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,258 | 100% |
Never married | 1,973 | 27.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,822 | 52.7% |
Separated | 27 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 215 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 1,221 | 16.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,133 | 100% |
Never married | 1,714 | 21.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,901 | 48.0% |
Separated | 190 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 866 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 1,462 | 18.0% |
Fertility in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 568 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 232 | 40.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 330 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 392 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 213 | 54.3% |
Less than 1 year | 70 | 17.9% |
1 or 2 years | 45 | 11.5% |
3 or 4 years | 10 | 2.6% |
5 or more years | 88 | 22.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 213 | 100% |
Who are female | 176 | 82.6% |
Who are married | 98 | 46.0% |
School Enrollment in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,198 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 246 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 318 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,237 | 43.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,310 | 25.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,087 | 20.9% |
Educational Attainment in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,911 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 382 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 870 | 6.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,566 | 35.4% |
Some college, no degree | 3,459 | 26.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,092 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,798 | 13.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 744 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.7% |
Veteran Status in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,287 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,106 | 14.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,464 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,512 | 18.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,188 | 100% |
With a disability | 321 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 11,051 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,920 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 3,225 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,271 | 39.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,106 | 100% |
Same house | 15,944 | 83.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,133 | 16.4% |
Same county | 2,501 | 13.1% |
Different county | 632 | 3.3% |
Same state | 218 | 1.1% |
Different state | 414 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 29 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,544 | 100% |
Native | 18,972 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 18,824 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 10,069 | 51.5% |
Different state | 8,755 | 44.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 148 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 572 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 572 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 299 | 52.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 273 | 47.7% |
Year of Entry in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 720 | 100% |
Native | 148 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 14.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 126 | 85.1% |
Foreign born | 572 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 572 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Altamont
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 572 | 100% |
Europe | 112 | 19.6% |
Asia | 138 | 24.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 6 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 308 | 53.8% |
Northern America | 8 | 1.4% |