Language Spoken At Home in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 172,333 | 100% |
English only | 140,260 | 81.4% |
Language other than English | 32,073 | 18.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,062 | 7.0% |
Spanish | 29,251 | 17.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,278 | 6.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,770 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 394 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 880 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 335 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 172 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 189,396 | 100% |
American | 39,032 | 20.6% |
Arab | 1 | 0.0% |
Czech | 535 | 0.3% |
Danish | 2,481 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 4,373 | 2.3% |
English | 22,052 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 4,834 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 634 | 0.3% |
German | 30,777 | 16.3% |
Greek | 394 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 351 | 0.2% |
Irish | 15,552 | 8.2% |
Italian | 4,098 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 151 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,256 | 2.2% |
Polish | 2,243 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 1,070 | 0.6% |
Russian | 1,041 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,125 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 4,899 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 89 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 138 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 4,185 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 960 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 336 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,132 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 145 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 63,012 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,956 | 74.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,343 | 38.6% |
Married-couple family | 36,148 | 57.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,411 | 27.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,887 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,646 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,921 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,286 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 16,056 | 25.5% |
Householder living alone | 12,943 | 20.5% |
65 years and over | 4,800 | 7.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 26,773 | 42.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,130 | 22.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 186,387 | 100% |
Householder | 63,012 | 33.8% |
Spouse | 36,005 | 19.3% |
Child | 66,844 | 35.9% |
Other relatives | 11,033 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 9,493 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 3,987 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 68,109 | 100% |
Never married | 19,467 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 38,850 | 57.0% |
Separated | 979 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,231 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 7,582 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 71,058 | 100% |
Never married | 16,467 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 38,047 | 53.5% |
Separated | 1,883 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 5,544 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 9,117 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,292 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,316 | 30.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 173 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,290 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,099 | 48.9% |
Less than 1 year | 353 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 558 | 13.0% |
3 or 4 years | 404 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 784 | 18.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,099 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,292 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 1,556 | 74.1% |
School Enrollment in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 54,823 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,407 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 3,737 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,924 | 47.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,822 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 10,933 | 19.9% |
Educational Attainment in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 112,095 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,227 | 8.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,375 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,525 | 31.7% |
Some college, no degree | 30,159 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 8,204 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,311 | 11.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,294 | 4.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.6% |
Veteran Status in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 129,839 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,009 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 187,979 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,043 | 13.9% |
Under 18 years | 59,247 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,351 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 108,363 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,260 | 13.2% |
65 years and over | 20,369 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,432 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 185,698 | 100% |
Same house | 150,758 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 34,451 | 18.6% |
Same county | 20,694 | 11.1% |
Different county | 13,757 | 7.4% |
Same state | 7,598 | 4.1% |
Different state | 6,159 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 489 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 189,396 | 100% |
Native | 173,152 | 91.4% |
Born in United States | 171,270 | 90.4% |
State of residence | 87,658 | 46.3% |
Different state | 83,612 | 44.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,882 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 16,244 | 8.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,244 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,939 | 30.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,305 | 69.6% |
Year of Entry in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,126 | 100% |
Native | 1,882 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,871 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 16,244 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 306 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,938 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Canyon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,244 | 100% |
Europe | 1,293 | 8.0% |
Asia | 831 | 5.1% |
Africa | 116 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 29 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 13,493 | 83.1% |
Northern America | 482 | 3.0% |