Language Spoken At Home in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,079 | 100% |
English only | 16,282 | 95.3% |
Language other than English | 797 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 496 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 612 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 385 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 37 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 148 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,250 | 100% |
American | 3,309 | 18.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 4 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 77 | 0.4% |
English | 1,521 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 123 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 762 | 4.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,318 | 7.2% |
Italian | 103 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.3% |
Polish | 115 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.1% |
Russian | 32 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 93 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 291 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 77 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 36 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,783 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,911 | 72.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,046 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,017 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,567 | 23.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 358 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 197 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 536 | 7.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 282 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,872 | 27.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,509 | 22.2% |
65 years and over | 706 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,330 | 34.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,744 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,250 | 100% |
Householder | 6,783 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 4,010 | 22.0% |
Child | 5,445 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 1,272 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 740 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 308 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,248 | 100% |
Never married | 1,624 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,528 | 62.5% |
Separated | 124 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 134 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 838 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,200 | 100% |
Never married | 1,319 | 18.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,134 | 57.4% |
Separated | 151 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 719 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 877 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 179 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 47 | 26.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 408 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 153 | 37.5% |
Less than 1 year | 48 | 11.8% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 25 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 41 | 10.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 153 | 100% |
Who are female | 68 | 44.4% |
Who are married | 125 | 81.7% |
School Enrollment in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,413 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 288 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 320 | 7.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,003 | 45.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,036 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 766 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,114 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,125 | 9.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,657 | 13.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,259 | 43.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,934 | 16.0% |
Associate's degree | 692 | 5.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,086 | 9.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 361 | 3.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.9% |
Veteran Status in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,622 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,292 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,236 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,703 | 14.8% |
Under 18 years | 4,614 | 100% |
With a disability | 233 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 11,290 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,455 | 12.9% |
65 years and over | 2,332 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,015 | 43.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,085 | 100% |
Same house | 16,850 | 93.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,221 | 6.8% |
Same county | 319 | 1.8% |
Different county | 902 | 5.0% |
Same state | 781 | 4.3% |
Different state | 121 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,250 | 100% |
Native | 17,667 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 17,570 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 13,761 | 75.4% |
Different state | 3,809 | 20.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 97 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 583 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 583 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 157 | 26.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 426 | 73.1% |
Year of Entry in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 680 | 100% |
Native | 97 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 97 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 583 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 583 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Banks County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 583 | 100% |
Europe | 7 | 1.2% |
Asia | 77 | 13.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 490 | 84.0% |
Northern America | 9 | 1.5% |