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Language Spoken At Home in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,648 | 100% |
English only | 14,789 | 88.8% |
Language other than English | 1,859 | 11.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 544 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 1,062 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 286 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 412 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 125 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 274 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 133 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 111 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,421 | 100% |
American | 527 | 3.0% |
Arab | 9 | 0.1% |
Czech | 64 | 0.4% |
Danish | 203 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 352 | 2.0% |
English | 1,946 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 903 | 5.2% |
French Canadian | 133 | 0.8% |
German | 2,579 | 14.8% |
Greek | 19 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 81 | 0.5% |
Irish | 2,404 | 13.8% |
Italian | 997 | 5.7% |
Lithuanian | 58 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 255 | 1.5% |
Polish | 336 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 516 | 3.0% |
Russian | 477 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 226 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 506 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 18 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 428 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 149 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 57 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 148 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 50 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,682 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,861 | 42.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,381 | 20.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,694 | 25.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 681 | 10.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 327 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 164 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 840 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 536 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 3,821 | 57.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,516 | 37.7% |
65 years and over | 558 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,429 | 21.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,112 | 16.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,489 | 100% |
Householder | 6,682 | 43.1% |
Spouse | 1,669 | 10.8% |
Child | 3,030 | 19.6% |
Other relatives | 738 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 3,370 | 21.8% |
Unmarried partner | 619 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,363 | 100% |
Never married | 4,493 | 61.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,949 | 26.5% |
Separated | 100 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 88 | 1.2% |
Divorced | 733 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,028 | 100% |
Never married | 4,844 | 60.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,756 | 21.9% |
Separated | 235 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 456 | 5.7% |
Divorced | 737 | 9.2% |
Fertility in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 113 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 37 | 32.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 64 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 26 | 40.6% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 40.6% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 26 | 100% |
Who are female | 12 | 46.2% |
Who are married | 26 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,387 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 217 | 2.6% |
Kindergarten | 92 | 1.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,125 | 13.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 401 | 4.8% |
College or graduate school | 6,552 | 78.1% |
Educational Attainment in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,100 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 252 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 419 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,287 | 14.1% |
Some college, no degree | 2,174 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 814 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,451 | 26.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,703 | 18.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.6% |
Veteran Status in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,032 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 826 | 5.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,384 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,968 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 2,371 | 100% |
With a disability | 36 | 1.5% |
18 to 64 years | 13,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,322 | 9.7% |
65 years and over | 1,404 | 100% |
With a disability | 610 | 43.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,289 | 100% |
Same house | 11,164 | 64.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,926 | 34.3% |
Same county | 2,916 | 16.9% |
Different county | 3,010 | 17.4% |
Same state | 2,113 | 12.2% |
Different state | 897 | 5.2% |
Abroad | 199 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,421 | 100% |
Native | 16,191 | 92.9% |
Born in United States | 16,043 | 92.1% |
State of residence | 11,674 | 67.0% |
Different state | 4,369 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 148 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,230 | 7.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,230 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 518 | 42.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 712 | 57.9% |
Year of Entry in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,378 | 100% |
Native | 148 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 148 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,230 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 103 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,127 | 91.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Arcata City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,230 | 100% |
Europe | 298 | 24.2% |
Asia | 361 | 29.3% |
Africa | 6 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 426 | 34.6% |
Northern America | 131 | 10.7% |