Language Spoken At Home in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 42,031 | 100% |
English only | 38,502 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 3,529 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,611 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 1,502 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 809 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,448 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 410 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 218 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 80 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 361 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 312 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,920 | 100% |
American | 3,764 | 8.4% |
Arab | 448 | 1.0% |
Czech | 139 | 0.3% |
Danish | 83 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,002 | 4.5% |
English | 5,397 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,702 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 450 | 1.0% |
German | 14,529 | 32.3% |
Greek | 22 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 264 | 0.6% |
Irish | 4,792 | 10.7% |
Italian | 1,118 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 24 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 94 | 0.2% |
Polish | 3,134 | 7.0% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.0% |
Russian | 64 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 342 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 619 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 51 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 451 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 275 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 76 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 201 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,036 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,260 | 70.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,741 | 29.6% |
Married-couple family | 8,861 | 55.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,255 | 20.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 663 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 408 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,736 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,078 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 4,776 | 29.8% |
Householder living alone | 3,976 | 24.8% |
65 years and over | 1,786 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,136 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,652 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 42,007 | 100% |
Householder | 16,036 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 8,886 | 21.2% |
Child | 13,248 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 1,775 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,062 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,149 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,827 | 100% |
Never married | 6,050 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,297 | 49.4% |
Separated | 259 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 566 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 2,655 | 14.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,258 | 100% |
Never married | 3,664 | 21.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,274 | 53.7% |
Separated | 396 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,768 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 2,156 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 631 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 198 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 647 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 330 | 51.0% |
Less than 1 year | 145 | 22.4% |
1 or 2 years | 90 | 13.9% |
3 or 4 years | 20 | 3.1% |
5 or more years | 75 | 11.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 330 | 100% |
Who are female | 212 | 64.2% |
Who are married | 222 | 67.3% |
School Enrollment in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,602 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 662 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 576 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,755 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,739 | 25.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,870 | 17.6% |
Educational Attainment in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,416 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,404 | 4.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,565 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,458 | 41.0% |
Some college, no degree | 7,481 | 24.6% |
Associate's degree | 2,322 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,629 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,557 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.8% |
Veteran Status in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 34,099 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,270 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 42,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,658 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 10,821 | 100% |
With a disability | 464 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 25,056 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,919 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 6,437 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,275 | 35.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 44,374 | 100% |
Same house | 38,728 | 87.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,577 | 12.6% |
Same county | 3,277 | 7.4% |
Different county | 2,300 | 5.2% |
Same state | 1,862 | 4.2% |
Different state | 438 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 69 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,920 | 100% |
Native | 43,763 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 43,624 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 33,078 | 73.6% |
Different state | 10,546 | 23.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 139 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,157 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,157 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 307 | 26.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 850 | 73.5% |
Year of Entry in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,296 | 100% |
Native | 139 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 136 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 1,157 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,143 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Branch County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,157 | 100% |
Europe | 121 | 10.5% |
Asia | 434 | 37.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 572 | 49.4% |
Northern America | 30 | 2.6% |