Language Spoken At Home in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,285 | 100% |
English only | 5,153 | 97.5% |
Language other than English | 132 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 74 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 48 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,567 | 100% |
American | 537 | 9.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 54 | 1.0% |
English | 491 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 185 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 443 | 8.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 593 | 10.7% |
Italian | 79 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 35 | 0.6% |
Polish | 42 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 313 | 5.6% |
Scottish | 173 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 16 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 46 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,726 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,120 | 64.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 550 | 31.9% |
Married-couple family | 722 | 41.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 325 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 59 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 25 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 339 | 19.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 200 | 11.6% |
Nonfamily households | 606 | 35.1% |
Householder living alone | 518 | 30.0% |
65 years and over | 138 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 687 | 39.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 466 | 27.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,278 | 100% |
Householder | 1,726 | 40.3% |
Spouse | 730 | 17.1% |
Child | 1,241 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 260 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 321 | 7.5% |
Unmarried partner | 145 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,749 | 100% |
Never married | 1,464 | 53.3% |
Now married, except separated | 918 | 33.4% |
Separated | 90 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 47 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 230 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,837 | 100% |
Never married | 431 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 731 | 39.8% |
Separated | 99 | 5.4% |
Widowed | 314 | 17.1% |
Divorced | 262 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 69 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 18 | 26.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 141 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 116 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 101 | 87.1% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 34 | 29.3% |
3 or 4 years | 47 | 40.5% |
5 or more years | 20 | 17.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 101 | 100% |
Who are female | 66 | 65.3% |
Who are married | 89 | 88.1% |
School Enrollment in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,098 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 48 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 90 | 8.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 556 | 50.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 273 | 24.9% |
College or graduate school | 131 | 11.9% |
Educational Attainment in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,860 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 581 | 15.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 706 | 18.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 958 | 24.8% |
Some college, no degree | 701 | 18.2% |
Associate's degree | 256 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 455 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 203 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 66.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.0% |
Veteran Status in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,409 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 418 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 892 | 20.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,158 | 100% |
With a disability | 29 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 2,500 | 100% |
With a disability | 569 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 638 | 100% |
With a disability | 294 | 46.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,473 | 100% |
Same house | 4,632 | 84.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 827 | 15.1% |
Same county | 515 | 9.4% |
Different county | 312 | 5.7% |
Same state | 200 | 3.7% |
Different state | 112 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,567 | 100% |
Native | 5,456 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 5,407 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 3,629 | 65.2% |
Different state | 1,778 | 31.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 49 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 111 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 111 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 27 | 24.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 84 | 75.7% |
Year of Entry in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 160 | 100% |
Native | 49 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 49 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 111 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 111 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Big Stone Gap Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 111 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 16 | 14.4% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 89 | 80.2% |
Northern America | 6 | 5.4% |