Chaffee County (Colorado, CO)

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Language Spoken At Home in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over17,129100%
English only16,08093.9%
Language other than English1,0496.1%
   Speak English less than very well3912.3%
   Spanish8505.0%
      Speak English less than very well3702.2%
   Other Indo-European languages1781.0%
      Speak English less than very well200.1%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages10.0%
      Speak English less than very well10.0%
   Other languages200.1%
      Speak English less than very well00.0%

Ancestry in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population17,879100%
  American6523.6%
  Arab200.1%
  Czech2041.1%
  Danish990.6%
  Dutch4002.2%
  English2,92316.3%
  French (except Basque)7564.2%
  French Canadian1200.7%
  German4,58525.6%
  Greek740.4%
  Hungarian210.1%
  Irish2,85816.0%
  Italian8985.0%
  Lithuanian460.3%
  Norwegian5923.3%
  Polish4812.7%
  Portuguese1060.6%
  Russian600.3%
  Scotch-Irish3031.7%
  Scottish7023.9%
  Slovak290.2%
  Subsaharan African00.0%
  Swedish5623.1%
  Swiss1330.7%
  Ukrainian210.1%
  Welsh1761.0%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)50.0%
Households By Type in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households7,680100%
  Family households (families)4,95564.5%
     With own children under 18 years1,61521.0%
     Married-couple family4,07553.1%
        With own children under 18 years1,04713.6%
     Male householder, no wife present, family3114.0%
        With own children under 18 years1862.4%
     Female householder, no husband present, family5697.4%
        With own children under 18 years3825.0%
  Nonfamily households2,72535.5%
     Householder living alone2,36130.7%
        65 years and over98512.8%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years1,77023.0%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over2,51032.7%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households16,636100%
  Householder7,68046.2%
  Spouse4,04624.3%
  Child3,50621.1%
  Other relatives5593.4%
  Nonrelatives8455.1%
     Unmarried partner3151.9%
Marital Status in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over8,253100%
  Never married2,72833.1%
  Now married, except separated4,34052.6%
  Separated1111.3%
  Widowed1902.3%
  Divorced88410.7%
 
  Females 15 years and over7,205100%
  Never married97413.5%
  Now married, except separated4,20858.4%
  Separated180.2%
  Widowed88112.2%
  Divorced1,12415.6%
Fertility in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months232100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)3816.4%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women260%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old750%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old990%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1820%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old00%
Grandparents in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years79100%
  Responsible for grandchildren5873.4%
        Less than 1 year810.1%
        1 or 2 years00.0%
        3 or 4 years810.1%
        5 or more years4253.2%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years58100%
  Who are female2339.7%
  Who are married4272.4%
School Enrollment in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,968100%
  Nursery school, preschool2468.3%
  Kindergarten1986.7%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,33344.9%
  High school (grades 9-12)72024.3%
  College or graduate school47115.9%
Educational Attainment in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over13,791100%
  Less than 9th grade4773.5%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma7205.2%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,88528.2%
  Some college, no degree3,19223.1%
  Associate's degree9116.6%
  Bachelor's degree3,04122.1%
  Graduate or professional degree1,56511.3%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher091.3%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher033.4%
Veteran Status in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over14,907100%
  Civilian veterans2,33615.7%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population16,657100%
  With a disability2,15112.9%
 
Under 18 years2,960100%
  With a disability893.0%
 
18 to 64 years10,153100%
  With a disability8998.9%
 
65 years and over3,544100%
  With a disability1,16332.8%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over17,729100%
  Same house14,98584.5%
  Different house in the U.S.2,72215.4%
     Same county9445.3%
     Different county1,77810.0%
        Same state1,1856.7%
        Different state5933.3%
  Abroad220.1%
Place Of Birth in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population17,879100%
  Native17,31196.8%
     Born in United States17,09695.6%
        State of residence6,98639.1%
        Different state10,11056.5%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)2151.2%
  Foreign born5683.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population568100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen23741.7%
  Not a U.S. citizen33158.3%
Year of Entry in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States783100%
  Native215100%
    Entered 2010 or later00.0%
    Entered before 2010215100.0%
  Foreign born568100%
    Entered 2010 or later549.5%
    Entered before 201051490.5%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chaffee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea568100%
  Europe16428.9%
  Asia437.6%
  Africa132.3%
  Oceania81.4%
  Latin America30553.7%
  Northern America356.2%