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Language Spoken At Home in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,986 | 100% |
English only | 13,518 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 468 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 288 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 241 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 201 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 97 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 130 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 69 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,825 | 100% |
American | 1,905 | 12.8% |
Arab | 30 | 0.2% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 129 | 0.9% |
English | 1,801 | 12.1% |
French (except Basque) | 174 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 57 | 0.4% |
German | 872 | 5.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 915 | 6.2% |
Italian | 428 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 30 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 113 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 11 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 166 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 236 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 52 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 21 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 90 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 45 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,867 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,832 | 65.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,273 | 21.7% |
Married-couple family | 2,495 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 642 | 10.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 283 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 100 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,054 | 18.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 531 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,035 | 34.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,832 | 31.2% |
65 years and over | 835 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,540 | 26.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,004 | 34.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,374 | 100% |
Householder | 5,867 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 2,540 | 17.7% |
Child | 4,226 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 1,240 | 8.6% |
Nonrelatives | 501 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 173 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,716 | 100% |
Never married | 1,891 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,700 | 47.2% |
Separated | 220 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 294 | 5.1% |
Divorced | 611 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,324 | 100% |
Never married | 1,535 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,677 | 42.3% |
Separated | 220 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 1,136 | 18.0% |
Divorced | 756 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 79 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 39 | 49.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 302 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 194 | 64.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 135 | 44.7% |
3 or 4 years | 42 | 13.9% |
5 or more years | 17 | 5.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 194 | 100% |
Who are female | 115 | 59.3% |
Who are married | 135 | 69.6% |
School Enrollment in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,476 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 274 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 264 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,501 | 43.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 787 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 650 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,206 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 817 | 8.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,537 | 15.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,397 | 33.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,878 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 680 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,278 | 12.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 619 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.6% |
Veteran Status in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,526 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,270 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,551 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,522 | 17.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,268 | 100% |
With a disability | 343 | 10.5% |
18 to 64 years | 8,560 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,262 | 14.7% |
65 years and over | 2,723 | 100% |
With a disability | 917 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,765 | 100% |
Same house | 12,735 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,030 | 13.7% |
Same county | 1,246 | 8.4% |
Different county | 784 | 5.3% |
Same state | 447 | 3.0% |
Different state | 337 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,825 | 100% |
Native | 14,320 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 14,276 | 96.3% |
State of residence | 10,090 | 68.1% |
Different state | 4,186 | 28.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 44 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 505 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 505 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 238 | 47.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 267 | 52.9% |
Year of Entry in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 549 | 100% |
Native | 44 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 44 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 505 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 505 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chowan County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 505 | 100% |
Europe | 196 | 38.8% |
Asia | 92 | 18.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 217 | 43.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |