Language Spoken At Home in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,631 | 100% |
English only | 16,024 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 607 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 296 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 251 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 38 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 22 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,554 | 100% |
American | 672 | 3.8% |
Arab | 22 | 0.1% |
Czech | 175 | 1.0% |
Danish | 114 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 889 | 5.1% |
English | 2,841 | 16.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,153 | 6.6% |
French Canadian | 519 | 3.0% |
German | 5,207 | 29.7% |
Greek | 36 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 139 | 0.8% |
Irish | 2,515 | 14.3% |
Italian | 461 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 44 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 754 | 4.3% |
Polish | 1,164 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.1% |
Russian | 30 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 209 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 866 | 4.9% |
Slovak | 19 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 592 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 56 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 100 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 135 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,520 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,160 | 68.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,912 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 4,052 | 53.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,300 | 17.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 350 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 159 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 758 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 453 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 2,360 | 31.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,926 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 879 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,096 | 27.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,531 | 33.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,245 | 100% |
Householder | 7,520 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 4,059 | 23.5% |
Child | 4,099 | 23.8% |
Other relatives | 601 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 966 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 621 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,184 | 100% |
Never married | 1,737 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,290 | 59.7% |
Separated | 33 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 145 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 979 | 13.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,374 | 100% |
Never married | 1,376 | 18.7% |
Now married, except separated | 4,137 | 56.1% |
Separated | 100 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 766 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 995 | 13.5% |
Fertility in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 146 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 84 | 57.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 253 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 136 | 53.8% |
Less than 1 year | 52 | 20.6% |
1 or 2 years | 28 | 11.1% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 10.7% |
5 or more years | 29 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 136 | 100% |
Who are female | 83 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 99 | 72.8% |
School Enrollment in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,632 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 225 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 173 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,611 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 993 | 27.3% |
College or graduate school | 630 | 17.3% |
Educational Attainment in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,864 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 277 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 965 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,414 | 34.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,971 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,133 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,706 | 13.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,398 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.1% |
Veteran Status in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,933 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,997 | 14.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,406 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,960 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 300 | 8.3% |
18 to 64 years | 10,188 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,300 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 3,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,360 | 37.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,427 | 100% |
Same house | 15,869 | 91.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,547 | 8.9% |
Same county | 876 | 5.0% |
Different county | 671 | 3.9% |
Same state | 544 | 3.1% |
Different state | 127 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,554 | 100% |
Native | 17,315 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 17,256 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 14,390 | 82.0% |
Different state | 2,866 | 16.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 59 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 239 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 239 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 99 | 41.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 140 | 58.6% |
Year of Entry in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 298 | 100% |
Native | 59 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 59 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 239 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 239 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benzie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 239 | 100% |
Europe | 86 | 36.0% |
Asia | 20 | 8.4% |
Africa | 8 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 4 | 1.7% |
Latin America | 92 | 38.5% |
Northern America | 29 | 12.1% |