Language Spoken At Home in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,697 | 100% |
English only | 18,870 | 91.2% |
Language other than English | 1,827 | 8.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 746 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 1,643 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 733 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 40 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 61 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 83 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,519 | 100% |
American | 1,637 | 7.3% |
Arab | 38 | 0.2% |
Czech | 145 | 0.6% |
Danish | 13 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 627 | 2.8% |
English | 1,821 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 275 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 72 | 0.3% |
German | 3,866 | 17.2% |
Greek | 16 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,861 | 17.1% |
Italian | 282 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 105 | 0.5% |
Polish | 73 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 12 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 253 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 581 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 26 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 44 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 80 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 11 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,898 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,274 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,275 | 28.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,964 | 50.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,494 | 18.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 274 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 109 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,036 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 672 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,624 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,196 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 864 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,652 | 33.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,813 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,779 | 100% |
Householder | 7,898 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 4,005 | 19.3% |
Child | 6,331 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 1,379 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,166 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 588 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,731 | 100% |
Never married | 3,183 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 4,565 | 46.9% |
Separated | 337 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 256 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,390 | 14.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,201 | 100% |
Never married | 1,688 | 20.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,051 | 49.4% |
Separated | 324 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 809 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 1,329 | 16.2% |
Fertility in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 302 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 132 | 43.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 146 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 140 | 44.9% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 12.5% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 13.5% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 4.5% |
5 or more years | 45 | 14.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 140 | 100% |
Who are female | 98 | 70.0% |
Who are married | 87 | 62.1% |
School Enrollment in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,535 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 408 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 326 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,211 | 48.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,090 | 24.0% |
College or graduate school | 500 | 11.0% |
Educational Attainment in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,660 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 958 | 6.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,665 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,390 | 36.8% |
Some college, no degree | 3,247 | 22.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,110 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,548 | 10.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 742 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,040 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,376 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,786 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,526 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,460 | 100% |
With a disability | 273 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 12,685 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,916 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 2,641 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,337 | 50.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,279 | 100% |
Same house | 18,223 | 81.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,030 | 18.1% |
Same county | 1,920 | 8.6% |
Different county | 2,110 | 9.5% |
Same state | 937 | 4.2% |
Different state | 1,173 | 5.3% |
Abroad | 26 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,519 | 100% |
Native | 21,772 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 21,681 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 13,567 | 60.2% |
Different state | 8,114 | 36.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 91 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 747 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 747 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 111 | 14.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 636 | 85.1% |
Year of Entry in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 838 | 100% |
Native | 91 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 91 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 747 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 747 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Beckham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 747 | 100% |
Europe | 23 | 3.1% |
Asia | 20 | 2.7% |
Africa | 10 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 669 | 89.6% |
Northern America | 25 | 3.3% |