Language Spoken At Home in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 247,760 | 100% |
English only | 228,323 | 92.2% |
Language other than English | 19,437 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,937 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 10,797 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,109 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,406 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 644 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,480 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,052 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 754 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 132 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 266,344 | 100% |
American | 13,680 | 5.1% |
Arab | 543 | 0.2% |
Czech | 401 | 0.2% |
Danish | 421 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,053 | 0.8% |
English | 21,549 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 4,540 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 686 | 0.3% |
German | 20,353 | 7.6% |
Greek | 802 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 427 | 0.2% |
Irish | 23,463 | 8.8% |
Italian | 6,910 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 305 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 830 | 0.3% |
Polish | 2,857 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 383 | 0.1% |
Russian | 956 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,680 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 4,609 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 206 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,629 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,159 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 346 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 272 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,171 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,726 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 101,727 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 62,323 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,301 | 25.9% |
Married-couple family | 41,462 | 40.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,224 | 15.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,025 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,617 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 16,836 | 16.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,460 | 9.3% |
Nonfamily households | 39,404 | 38.7% |
Householder living alone | 31,806 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 9,638 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 30,138 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,402 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 257,467 | 100% |
Householder | 101,727 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 41,477 | 16.1% |
Child | 76,435 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 19,836 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 17,992 | 7.0% |
Unmarried partner | 5,748 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 102,569 | 100% |
Never married | 41,779 | 40.7% |
Now married, except separated | 45,467 | 44.3% |
Separated | 2,033 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 2,568 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 10,722 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 113,128 | 100% |
Never married | 40,132 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 43,968 | 38.9% |
Separated | 2,742 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 10,995 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 15,291 | 13.5% |
Fertility in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,590 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,764 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,171 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,959 | 48.0% |
Less than 1 year | 929 | 15.1% |
1 or 2 years | 773 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 483 | 7.8% |
5 or more years | 774 | 12.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,959 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,050 | 69.3% |
Who are married | 1,733 | 58.6% |
School Enrollment in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 74,020 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,523 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 3,510 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,041 | 35.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,668 | 17.1% |
College or graduate school | 27,278 | 36.9% |
Educational Attainment in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 171,414 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,075 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,114 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 48,562 | 28.3% |
Some college, no degree | 39,259 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 11,414 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 34,116 | 19.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,874 | 10.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.3% |
Veteran Status in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 202,408 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 24,748 | 12.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 258,925 | 100% |
With a disability | 28,627 | 11.1% |
Under 18 years | 60,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,636 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 166,476 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,377 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 32,347 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,614 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 262,726 | 100% |
Same house | 226,770 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 34,388 | 13.1% |
Same county | 18,589 | 7.1% |
Different county | 15,799 | 6.0% |
Same state | 6,617 | 2.5% |
Different state | 9,182 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 1,568 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 266,344 | 100% |
Native | 249,364 | 93.6% |
Born in United States | 245,525 | 92.2% |
State of residence | 154,196 | 57.9% |
Different state | 91,329 | 34.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,839 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 16,980 | 6.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,980 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,062 | 35.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10,918 | 64.3% |
Year of Entry in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 20,819 | 100% |
Native | 3,839 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 138 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,701 | 96.4% |
Foreign born | 16,980 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 507 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 16,473 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chatham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,980 | 100% |
Europe | 1,671 | 9.8% |
Asia | 5,737 | 33.8% |
Africa | 1,334 | 7.9% |
Oceania | 172 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 7,614 | 44.8% |
Northern America | 452 | 2.7% |