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Language Spoken At Home in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 85,158 | 100% |
English only | 78,759 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 6,399 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,369 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 4,407 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 920 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,236 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 222 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 685 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 224 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 71 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 91,719 | 100% |
American | 4,594 | 5.0% |
Arab | 114 | 0.1% |
Czech | 847 | 0.9% |
Danish | 808 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,747 | 1.9% |
English | 12,079 | 13.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,881 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 419 | 0.5% |
German | 24,535 | 26.8% |
Greek | 288 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 482 | 0.5% |
Irish | 14,554 | 15.9% |
Italian | 3,300 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 20 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 2,922 | 3.2% |
Polish | 1,996 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 476 | 0.5% |
Russian | 785 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,725 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 2,998 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 42 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 95 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,530 | 2.8% |
Swiss | 338 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 122 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 728 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 36,736 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 24,123 | 65.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,244 | 27.9% |
Married-couple family | 18,510 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,669 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,690 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,104 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,923 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,471 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 12,613 | 34.3% |
Householder living alone | 10,538 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 3,557 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,331 | 30.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,239 | 22.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 90,222 | 100% |
Householder | 36,736 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 18,497 | 20.5% |
Child | 25,653 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 3,928 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 5,408 | 6.0% |
Unmarried partner | 2,428 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 36,312 | 100% |
Never married | 10,461 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 19,904 | 54.8% |
Separated | 512 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 898 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 4,537 | 12.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,747 | 100% |
Never married | 7,966 | 21.7% |
Now married, except separated | 19,262 | 52.4% |
Separated | 716 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 3,278 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 5,525 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,175 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 402 | 34.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,764 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 897 | 50.9% |
Less than 1 year | 259 | 14.7% |
1 or 2 years | 166 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 184 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 288 | 16.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 897 | 100% |
Who are female | 473 | 52.7% |
Who are married | 763 | 85.1% |
School Enrollment in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,955 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,391 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,124 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,883 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,050 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 6,507 | 27.2% |
Educational Attainment in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 60,322 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,197 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,210 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,110 | 28.4% |
Some college, no degree | 17,219 | 28.5% |
Associate's degree | 7,017 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,518 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,051 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 66,876 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,818 | 17.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 88,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,988 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 22,154 | 100% |
With a disability | 882 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 55,068 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,022 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 11,211 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,084 | 36.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 90,484 | 100% |
Same house | 73,692 | 81.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,134 | 17.8% |
Same county | 10,571 | 11.7% |
Different county | 5,563 | 6.1% |
Same state | 1,161 | 1.3% |
Different state | 4,402 | 4.9% |
Abroad | 658 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 91,719 | 100% |
Native | 89,096 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 87,759 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 35,862 | 39.1% |
Different state | 51,897 | 56.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,337 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 2,623 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,623 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,463 | 55.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,160 | 44.2% |
Year of Entry in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,960 | 100% |
Native | 1,337 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 69 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,268 | 94.8% |
Foreign born | 2,623 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 73 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,550 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cheyenne
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,623 | 100% |
Europe | 717 | 27.3% |
Asia | 629 | 24.0% |
Africa | 42 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,140 | 43.5% |
Northern America | 82 | 3.1% |