Language Spoken At Home in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 35,535 | 100% |
English only | 24,920 | 70.1% |
Language other than English | 10,615 | 29.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,671 | 7.5% |
Spanish | 10,450 | 29.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,619 | 7.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 82 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 65 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 18 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,152 | 100% |
American | 1,346 | 3.5% |
Arab | 8 | 0.0% |
Czech | 385 | 1.0% |
Danish | 93 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 317 | 0.8% |
English | 2,845 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 526 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 78 | 0.2% |
German | 5,005 | 13.1% |
Greek | 5 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 80 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,794 | 9.9% |
Italian | 577 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 36 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 362 | 0.9% |
Polish | 270 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 34 | 0.1% |
Russian | 16 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 549 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 408 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 13 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 52 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 209 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 79 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 32 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 110 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 15 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,640 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,176 | 70.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,657 | 31.4% |
Married-couple family | 5,677 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,164 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 600 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 222 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,899 | 16.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,271 | 10.9% |
Nonfamily households | 3,464 | 29.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,983 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 1,229 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,302 | 37.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,958 | 25.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,135 | 100% |
Householder | 11,640 | 33.1% |
Spouse | 5,646 | 16.1% |
Child | 12,331 | 35.1% |
Other relatives | 3,685 | 10.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,833 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 693 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,118 | 100% |
Never married | 5,490 | 36.3% |
Now married, except separated | 6,896 | 45.6% |
Separated | 407 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 363 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,962 | 13.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,953 | 100% |
Never married | 4,122 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,730 | 45.0% |
Separated | 626 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 1,400 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 2,075 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 298 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 117 | 39.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,302 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 502 | 38.6% |
Less than 1 year | 64 | 4.9% |
1 or 2 years | 183 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 81 | 6.2% |
5 or more years | 174 | 13.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 502 | 100% |
Who are female | 271 | 54.0% |
Who are married | 443 | 88.2% |
School Enrollment in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,826 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 633 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 642 | 6.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,372 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,626 | 26.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,553 | 15.8% |
Educational Attainment in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,776 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,322 | 9.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,988 | 12.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,038 | 38.0% |
Some college, no degree | 4,582 | 19.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,301 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,498 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,047 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.9% |
Veteran Status in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,091 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,709 | 9.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 35,898 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,857 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 9,864 | 100% |
With a disability | 743 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 21,728 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,264 | 15.0% |
65 years and over | 4,306 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,850 | 43.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 37,875 | 100% |
Same house | 31,531 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,207 | 16.4% |
Same county | 1,665 | 4.4% |
Different county | 4,542 | 12.0% |
Same state | 4,086 | 10.8% |
Different state | 456 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 137 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,152 | 100% |
Native | 36,026 | 94.4% |
Born in United States | 35,764 | 93.7% |
State of residence | 29,975 | 78.6% |
Different state | 5,789 | 15.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 262 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,126 | 5.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,126 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 581 | 27.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,545 | 72.7% |
Year of Entry in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,388 | 100% |
Native | 262 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 262 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 67 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,059 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Caldwell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,126 | 100% |
Europe | 156 | 7.3% |
Asia | 43 | 2.0% |
Africa | 19 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 7 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,853 | 87.2% |
Northern America | 48 | 2.3% |