Language Spoken At Home in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 75,222 | 100% |
English only | 70,896 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 4,326 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,524 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,068 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 231 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,524 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,086 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 294 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 154 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 440 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 80,166 | 100% |
American | 3,268 | 4.1% |
Arab | 520 | 0.6% |
Czech | 206 | 0.3% |
Danish | 154 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,044 | 2.5% |
English | 10,186 | 12.7% |
French (except Basque) | 2,243 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 816 | 1.0% |
German | 25,394 | 31.7% |
Greek | 287 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 371 | 0.5% |
Irish | 15,333 | 19.1% |
Italian | 7,448 | 9.3% |
Lithuanian | 79 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 333 | 0.4% |
Polish | 9,134 | 11.4% |
Portuguese | 116 | 0.1% |
Russian | 415 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 746 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,611 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 104 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 65 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,179 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 432 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 383 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 880 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 105 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 32,419 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,617 | 63.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,373 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 15,613 | 48.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,302 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,564 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 835 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,440 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,236 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 11,802 | 36.4% |
Householder living alone | 9,837 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 3,674 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,141 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,761 | 27.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 77,219 | 100% |
Householder | 32,419 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 15,568 | 20.2% |
Child | 22,300 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 2,288 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 4,644 | 6.0% |
Unmarried partner | 2,645 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 31,829 | 100% |
Never married | 10,251 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 16,293 | 51.2% |
Separated | 703 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,077 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 3,505 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 32,977 | 100% |
Never married | 8,392 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 16,169 | 49.0% |
Separated | 889 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 3,608 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 3,919 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 921 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 452 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,033 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 545 | 52.8% |
Less than 1 year | 134 | 13.0% |
1 or 2 years | 146 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 113 | 10.9% |
5 or more years | 152 | 14.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 545 | 100% |
Who are female | 339 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 438 | 80.4% |
School Enrollment in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,338 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,277 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,020 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,485 | 43.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,069 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 4,487 | 23.2% |
Educational Attainment in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 53,632 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,283 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,504 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,330 | 41.6% |
Some college, no degree | 9,557 | 17.8% |
Associate's degree | 5,851 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,851 | 9.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,256 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.0% |
Veteran Status in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 61,399 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,322 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 79,333 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,465 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 18,655 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,091 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 48,722 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,003 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 11,956 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,371 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 79,442 | 100% |
Same house | 68,913 | 86.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,360 | 13.0% |
Same county | 6,954 | 8.8% |
Different county | 3,406 | 4.3% |
Same state | 2,359 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,047 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 169 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 80,166 | 100% |
Native | 78,836 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 78,428 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 65,908 | 82.2% |
Different state | 12,520 | 15.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 408 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,330 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,330 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 739 | 55.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 591 | 44.4% |
Year of Entry in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,738 | 100% |
Native | 408 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 408 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,330 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 123 | 9.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,207 | 90.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cattaraugus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,330 | 100% |
Europe | 325 | 24.4% |
Asia | 506 | 38.0% |
Africa | 27 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 248 | 18.6% |
Northern America | 224 | 16.8% |