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Language Spoken At Home in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 144,647 | 100% |
English only | 129,299 | 89.4% |
Language other than English | 15,348 | 10.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,803 | 5.4% |
Spanish | 10,089 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,358 | 3.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,408 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 470 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,829 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,975 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 22 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 154,201 | 100% |
American | 20,935 | 13.6% |
Arab | 109 | 0.1% |
Czech | 233 | 0.2% |
Danish | 200 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,455 | 1.6% |
English | 12,664 | 8.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,097 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 439 | 0.3% |
German | 27,418 | 17.8% |
Greek | 216 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 356 | 0.2% |
Irish | 14,001 | 9.1% |
Italian | 3,685 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 105 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 561 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,329 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 162 | 0.1% |
Russian | 581 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,910 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 3,063 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 140 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 137 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 642 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 297 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 138 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 646 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 136 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 58,695 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 39,554 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,729 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 29,952 | 51.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,399 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,807 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,484 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,795 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,846 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 19,141 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 15,782 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 6,120 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,957 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,480 | 26.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 151,886 | 100% |
Householder | 58,695 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 30,012 | 19.8% |
Child | 45,031 | 29.6% |
Other relatives | 10,430 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 7,718 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 3,651 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 60,174 | 100% |
Never married | 18,407 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 31,760 | 52.8% |
Separated | 1,734 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 1,941 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 6,332 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 63,818 | 100% |
Never married | 14,712 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 31,199 | 48.9% |
Separated | 1,759 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 7,142 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 9,006 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,429 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 517 | 36.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,660 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,527 | 41.7% |
Less than 1 year | 314 | 8.6% |
1 or 2 years | 329 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 165 | 4.5% |
5 or more years | 719 | 19.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,527 | 100% |
Who are female | 975 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 1,131 | 74.1% |
School Enrollment in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 37,785 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,158 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 2,037 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,459 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,453 | 22.4% |
College or graduate school | 8,678 | 23.0% |
Educational Attainment in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 104,928 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,152 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,890 | 11.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 32,230 | 30.7% |
Some college, no degree | 22,271 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 9,828 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,770 | 14.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,787 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.5% |
Veteran Status in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 117,560 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,534 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 152,882 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,383 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 36,550 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,169 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 94,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,026 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 21,527 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,188 | 38.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 152,594 | 100% |
Same house | 134,405 | 88.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,900 | 11.7% |
Same county | 10,286 | 6.7% |
Different county | 7,614 | 5.0% |
Same state | 4,979 | 3.3% |
Different state | 2,635 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 289 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 154,201 | 100% |
Native | 143,368 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 142,482 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 102,180 | 66.3% |
Different state | 40,302 | 26.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 886 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 10,833 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,833 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,467 | 32.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,366 | 68.0% |
Year of Entry in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,719 | 100% |
Native | 886 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 886 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 10,833 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 83 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,750 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Catawba County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,833 | 100% |
Europe | 916 | 8.5% |
Asia | 2,944 | 27.2% |
Africa | 36 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 6,755 | 62.4% |
Northern America | 180 | 1.7% |