Language Spoken At Home in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,416 | 100% |
English only | 29,108 | 95.7% |
Language other than English | 1,308 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 294 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 319 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 620 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 191 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 64 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 305 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,600 | 100% |
American | 851 | 2.6% |
Arab | 17 | 0.1% |
Czech | 593 | 1.8% |
Danish | 555 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 438 | 1.3% |
English | 2,053 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,171 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 264 | 0.8% |
German | 12,398 | 38.0% |
Greek | 4 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,447 | 7.5% |
Italian | 350 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9,379 | 28.8% |
Polish | 1,035 | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 132 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 251 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 356 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,775 | 8.5% |
Swiss | 100 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 87 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,454 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,282 | 69.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,919 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 7,341 | 54.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,620 | 19.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 728 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 439 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,213 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 860 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 4,172 | 31.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,428 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 1,526 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,246 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,860 | 28.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 32,134 | 100% |
Householder | 13,454 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 7,291 | 22.7% |
Child | 8,843 | 27.5% |
Other relatives | 947 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,599 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,033 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,000 | 100% |
Never married | 3,447 | 26.5% |
Now married, except separated | 7,639 | 58.8% |
Separated | 80 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 330 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,504 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,932 | 100% |
Never married | 2,551 | 19.7% |
Now married, except separated | 7,485 | 57.9% |
Separated | 69 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 1,419 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 1,408 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 413 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 171 | 41.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 131 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 180 | 57.7% |
Less than 1 year | 54 | 17.3% |
1 or 2 years | 39 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 19 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 68 | 21.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 180 | 100% |
Who are female | 124 | 68.9% |
Who are married | 121 | 67.2% |
School Enrollment in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,374 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 537 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 491 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,464 | 47.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,732 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,150 | 15.6% |
Educational Attainment in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,392 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 766 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,497 | 6.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,413 | 33.1% |
Some college, no degree | 5,589 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,361 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,334 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,432 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.3% |
Veteran Status in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,628 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,385 | 13.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,200 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,828 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 7,960 | 100% |
With a disability | 308 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 18,848 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,726 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 5,392 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,794 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 32,213 | 100% |
Same house | 28,624 | 88.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,535 | 11.0% |
Same county | 1,775 | 5.5% |
Different county | 1,760 | 5.5% |
Same state | 941 | 2.9% |
Different state | 819 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 54 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,600 | 100% |
Native | 32,119 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 32,012 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 22,734 | 69.7% |
Different state | 9,278 | 28.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 107 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 481 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 481 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 327 | 68.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 154 | 32.0% |
Year of Entry in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 588 | 100% |
Native | 107 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 98 | 91.6% |
Foreign born | 481 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 471 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Becker County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 481 | 100% |
Europe | 152 | 31.6% |
Asia | 123 | 25.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 1 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 59 | 12.3% |
Northern America | 146 | 30.4% |