Language Spoken At Home in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 127,129 | 100% |
English only | 117,519 | 92.4% |
Language other than English | 9,610 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,231 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 5,544 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,055 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,278 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 788 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 578 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 310 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 210 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 78 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 134,599 | 100% |
American | 4,927 | 3.7% |
Arab | 189 | 0.1% |
Czech | 194 | 0.1% |
Danish | 647 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 4,219 | 3.1% |
English | 20,114 | 14.9% |
French (except Basque) | 3,048 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 741 | 0.6% |
German | 32,002 | 23.8% |
Greek | 285 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 869 | 0.6% |
Irish | 21,061 | 15.6% |
Italian | 20,578 | 15.3% |
Lithuanian | 33 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 784 | 0.6% |
Polish | 13,793 | 10.2% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.0% |
Russian | 777 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,146 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,225 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 266 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 115 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 16,785 | 12.5% |
Swiss | 595 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 501 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,090 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 241 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 54,950 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,342 | 62.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,079 | 25.6% |
Married-couple family | 25,466 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,886 | 16.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,212 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,055 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,664 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,138 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 20,608 | 37.5% |
Householder living alone | 16,969 | 30.9% |
65 years and over | 7,073 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 15,689 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,705 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 128,084 | 100% |
Householder | 54,950 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 25,441 | 19.9% |
Child | 34,953 | 27.3% |
Other relatives | 5,127 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 7,613 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 4,275 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 54,070 | 100% |
Never married | 18,668 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 26,992 | 49.9% |
Separated | 1,057 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,611 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 5,742 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 56,694 | 100% |
Never married | 15,230 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 26,547 | 46.8% |
Separated | 1,535 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 6,498 | 11.5% |
Divorced | 6,884 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,553 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 636 | 41.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,260 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,090 | 48.2% |
Less than 1 year | 320 | 14.2% |
1 or 2 years | 162 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 116 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 492 | 21.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,090 | 100% |
Who are female | 659 | 60.5% |
Who are married | 782 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,934 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,831 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,349 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,313 | 40.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,982 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 9,459 | 28.7% |
Educational Attainment in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 89,975 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,536 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,215 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,710 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 16,984 | 18.9% |
Associate's degree | 11,112 | 12.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,247 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,171 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.5% |
Veteran Status in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 105,224 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,220 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 131,857 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,257 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 29,264 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,065 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 81,356 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,997 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 21,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,195 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 133,200 | 100% |
Same house | 114,153 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,702 | 14.0% |
Same county | 12,580 | 9.4% |
Different county | 6,122 | 4.6% |
Same state | 3,906 | 2.9% |
Different state | 2,216 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 345 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 134,599 | 100% |
Native | 132,019 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 129,236 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 102,414 | 76.1% |
Different state | 26,822 | 19.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,783 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 2,580 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,580 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,288 | 49.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,292 | 50.1% |
Year of Entry in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,363 | 100% |
Native | 2,783 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 110 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,673 | 96.0% |
Foreign born | 2,580 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 120 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,460 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chautauqua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,580 | 100% |
Europe | 847 | 32.8% |
Asia | 711 | 27.6% |
Africa | 65 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 28 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 698 | 27.1% |
Northern America | 231 | 9.0% |