Language Spoken At Home in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,052 | 100% |
English only | 39,998 | 92.9% |
Language other than English | 3,054 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 964 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 2,180 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 748 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 350 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 78 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 379 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 99 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 145 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,330 | 100% |
American | 1,702 | 3.7% |
Arab | 102 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,824 | 3.9% |
Danish | 1,370 | 3.0% |
Dutch | 692 | 1.5% |
English | 4,540 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 985 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 217 | 0.5% |
German | 21,453 | 46.3% |
Greek | 153 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 37 | 0.1% |
Irish | 7,301 | 15.8% |
Italian | 745 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 941 | 2.0% |
Polish | 1,613 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 310 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 357 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 572 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 136 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 2,614 | 5.6% |
Swiss | 143 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 212 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,462 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,231 | 64.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,249 | 30.1% |
Married-couple family | 8,998 | 51.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,703 | 21.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 631 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 394 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,602 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,152 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 6,231 | 35.7% |
Householder living alone | 4,726 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 1,682 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,504 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,804 | 21.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,772 | 100% |
Householder | 17,462 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 9,051 | 20.7% |
Child | 12,550 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 1,323 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 3,386 | 7.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,242 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,194 | 100% |
Never married | 6,741 | 37.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,277 | 51.0% |
Separated | 120 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 287 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 1,769 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,999 | 100% |
Never married | 5,678 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,581 | 50.4% |
Separated | 256 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,556 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 1,928 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 621 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 158 | 25.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 391 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 125 | 32.0% |
Less than 1 year | 23 | 5.9% |
1 or 2 years | 60 | 15.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 42 | 10.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 125 | 100% |
Who are female | 67 | 53.6% |
Who are married | 94 | 75.2% |
School Enrollment in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,676 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 863 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 550 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,707 | 32.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,421 | 16.5% |
College or graduate school | 6,135 | 41.8% |
Educational Attainment in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,759 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 796 | 2.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,325 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,943 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 6,669 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,268 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,179 | 22.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,579 | 9.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.6% |
Veteran Status in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 35,279 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,996 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 45,695 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,114 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 10,840 | 100% |
With a disability | 357 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 29,524 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,157 | 7.3% |
65 years and over | 5,331 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,600 | 30.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,703 | 100% |
Same house | 36,276 | 79.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,159 | 20.0% |
Same county | 5,211 | 11.4% |
Different county | 3,948 | 8.6% |
Same state | 2,887 | 6.3% |
Different state | 1,061 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 268 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 46,330 | 100% |
Native | 44,491 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 44,379 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 35,109 | 75.8% |
Different state | 9,270 | 20.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 112 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 1,839 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,839 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 593 | 32.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,246 | 67.8% |
Year of Entry in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,951 | 100% |
Native | 112 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 112 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,839 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 274 | 14.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,565 | 85.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Buffalo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,839 | 100% |
Europe | 136 | 7.4% |
Asia | 596 | 32.4% |
Africa | 101 | 5.5% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 982 | 53.4% |
Northern America | 12 | 0.7% |