Language Spoken At Home in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 289,310 | 100% |
English only | 216,467 | 74.8% |
Language other than English | 72,843 | 25.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,360 | 7.7% |
Spanish | 55,027 | 19.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,880 | 6.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,133 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,071 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,550 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,229 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 1,133 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 180 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 313,813 | 100% |
American | 23,277 | 7.4% |
Arab | 739 | 0.2% |
Czech | 5,774 | 1.8% |
Danish | 445 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,448 | 1.1% |
English | 22,792 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 10,125 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 1,078 | 0.3% |
German | 40,316 | 12.8% |
Greek | 606 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 814 | 0.3% |
Irish | 26,851 | 8.6% |
Italian | 7,616 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 95 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,369 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4,105 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 122 | 0.0% |
Russian | 983 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,229 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 5,070 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 188 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,512 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 2,346 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 267 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 167 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,380 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 750 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 105,920 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 79,539 | 75.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,823 | 37.6% |
Married-couple family | 60,985 | 57.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,389 | 27.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,071 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,498 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 13,483 | 12.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,936 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 26,381 | 24.9% |
Householder living alone | 22,308 | 21.1% |
65 years and over | 6,790 | 6.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,135 | 41.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,094 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 302,338 | 100% |
Householder | 105,920 | 35.0% |
Spouse | 60,836 | 20.1% |
Child | 102,898 | 34.0% |
Other relatives | 22,583 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 10,101 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 4,436 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 122,478 | 100% |
Never married | 35,415 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 68,712 | 56.1% |
Separated | 2,514 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,962 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 12,875 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 118,820 | 100% |
Never married | 27,131 | 22.8% |
Now married, except separated | 64,405 | 54.2% |
Separated | 3,305 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 9,784 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 14,195 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,989 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,584 | 31.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,593 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,687 | 42.9% |
Less than 1 year | 1,127 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 894 | 10.4% |
3 or 4 years | 459 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 1,207 | 14.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,687 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,354 | 63.8% |
Who are married | 2,470 | 67.0% |
School Enrollment in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 85,855 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,578 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 5,381 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 38,701 | 45.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 18,540 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 17,655 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 201,158 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,700 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,366 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 50,972 | 25.3% |
Some college, no degree | 49,781 | 24.7% |
Associate's degree | 16,389 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 34,925 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,025 | 9.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.8% |
Veteran Status in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 226,923 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 21,446 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 302,697 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,858 | 10.5% |
Under 18 years | 86,443 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,657 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 187,002 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,393 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 29,252 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,808 | 40.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 309,443 | 100% |
Same house | 265,567 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,158 | 13.6% |
Same county | 22,782 | 7.4% |
Different county | 19,376 | 6.3% |
Same state | 14,974 | 4.8% |
Different state | 4,402 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 1,718 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 313,813 | 100% |
Native | 274,513 | 87.5% |
Born in United States | 271,925 | 86.7% |
State of residence | 203,773 | 64.9% |
Different state | 68,152 | 21.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,588 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 39,300 | 12.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 39,300 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 17,207 | 43.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 22,093 | 56.2% |
Year of Entry in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 41,888 | 100% |
Native | 2,588 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 12 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,576 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 39,300 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 883 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 38,417 | 97.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brazoria County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 39,300 | 100% |
Europe | 2,561 | 6.5% |
Asia | 11,434 | 29.1% |
Africa | 885 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 23,723 | 60.4% |
Northern America | 674 | 1.7% |