Language Spoken At Home in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 181,532 | 100% |
English only | 140,880 | 77.6% |
Language other than English | 40,652 | 22.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,669 | 9.2% |
Spanish | 28,285 | 15.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,121 | 6.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,407 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,577 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,105 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,825 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 855 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 146 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 194,087 | 100% |
American | 8,622 | 4.4% |
Arab | 891 | 0.5% |
Czech | 4,807 | 2.5% |
Danish | 721 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,214 | 1.1% |
English | 16,983 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 5,904 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 428 | 0.2% |
German | 32,236 | 16.6% |
Greek | 607 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 457 | 0.2% |
Irish | 18,377 | 9.5% |
Italian | 5,987 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 170 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,508 | 0.8% |
Polish | 3,401 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 189 | 0.1% |
Russian | 729 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,225 | 2.2% |
Scottish | 4,249 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 120 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,433 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,301 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 151 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 359 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,373 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 264 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 68,936 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 38,546 | 55.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,141 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 26,823 | 38.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,227 | 17.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,487 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,368 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,236 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,546 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 30,390 | 44.1% |
Householder living alone | 18,911 | 27.4% |
65 years and over | 3,749 | 5.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,910 | 30.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,115 | 14.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 179,105 | 100% |
Householder | 68,936 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 26,708 | 14.9% |
Child | 45,580 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 10,962 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 26,919 | 15.0% |
Unmarried partner | 4,029 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 81,103 | 100% |
Never married | 44,722 | 55.1% |
Now married, except separated | 30,552 | 37.7% |
Separated | 922 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 1,073 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 3,834 | 4.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 79,346 | 100% |
Never married | 37,321 | 47.0% |
Now married, except separated | 28,854 | 36.4% |
Separated | 2,310 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 4,368 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 6,493 | 8.2% |
Fertility in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,274 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,044 | 31.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,128 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,607 | 51.4% |
Less than 1 year | 309 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 366 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 371 | 11.9% |
5 or more years | 561 | 17.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,607 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,133 | 70.5% |
Who are married | 1,067 | 66.4% |
School Enrollment in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 86,112 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,259 | 3.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,139 | 2.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,491 | 19.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,427 | 9.8% |
College or graduate school | 55,796 | 64.8% |
Educational Attainment in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 94,476 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,415 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,911 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,186 | 21.4% |
Some college, no degree | 18,700 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 4,662 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,087 | 21.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,515 | 17.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.7% |
Veteran Status in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 154,023 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,629 | 5.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 190,345 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,656 | 9.3% |
Under 18 years | 39,636 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,477 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 136,875 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,987 | 7.3% |
65 years and over | 13,834 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,192 | 37.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 191,244 | 100% |
Same house | 128,828 | 67.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 59,220 | 31.0% |
Same county | 33,259 | 17.4% |
Different county | 25,961 | 13.6% |
Same state | 21,266 | 11.1% |
Different state | 4,695 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 3,196 | 1.7% |
Place Of Birth in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 194,087 | 100% |
Native | 169,068 | 87.1% |
Born in United States | 167,067 | 86.1% |
State of residence | 129,734 | 66.8% |
Different state | 37,333 | 19.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,001 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 25,019 | 12.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25,019 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,671 | 18.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20,348 | 81.3% |
Year of Entry in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 27,020 | 100% |
Native | 2,001 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,987 | 99.3% |
Foreign born | 25,019 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,481 | 5.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 23,538 | 94.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Brazos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25,019 | 100% |
Europe | 1,697 | 6.8% |
Asia | 8,373 | 33.5% |
Africa | 1,057 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 71 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 13,305 | 53.2% |
Northern America | 516 | 2.1% |