Language Spoken At Home in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,005 | 100% |
English only | 68,028 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 2,977 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,169 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 1,514 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 608 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 636 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 314 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 421 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 138 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 406 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 109 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,813 | 100% |
American | 6,189 | 8.2% |
Arab | 190 | 0.3% |
Czech | 279 | 0.4% |
Danish | 204 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,091 | 1.4% |
English | 6,977 | 9.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,839 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 99 | 0.1% |
German | 30,396 | 40.1% |
Greek | 28 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 54 | 0.1% |
Irish | 8,834 | 11.7% |
Italian | 1,873 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 471 | 0.6% |
Polish | 986 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 115 | 0.2% |
Russian | 512 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 892 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 1,421 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 56 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 700 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 478 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 345 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 506 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 90 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 29,556 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,607 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,100 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 14,795 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,857 | 19.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,105 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 709 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,707 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,534 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 9,949 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 8,368 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 3,026 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,930 | 33.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,907 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 72,008 | 100% |
Householder | 29,556 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 14,718 | 20.4% |
Child | 21,358 | 29.7% |
Other relatives | 2,629 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 3,747 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,785 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 30,877 | 100% |
Never married | 9,990 | 32.4% |
Now married, except separated | 16,098 | 52.1% |
Separated | 449 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 679 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,661 | 11.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,164 | 100% |
Never married | 7,329 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 15,253 | 50.6% |
Separated | 452 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 2,829 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 4,301 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,172 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 593 | 50.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,191 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 667 | 56.0% |
Less than 1 year | 130 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 301 | 25.3% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 184 | 15.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 667 | 100% |
Who are female | 494 | 74.1% |
Who are married | 395 | 59.2% |
School Enrollment in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,864 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,058 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 886 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,936 | 40.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,670 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 5,314 | 26.8% |
Educational Attainment in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,170 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,895 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,256 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,559 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 11,070 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 3,480 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 10,489 | 20.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,421 | 10.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.1% |
Veteran Status in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,737 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,442 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 72,567 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,520 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 17,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 771 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 45,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,042 | 11.1% |
65 years and over | 9,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,707 | 40.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,935 | 100% |
Same house | 62,738 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,075 | 16.1% |
Same county | 6,681 | 8.9% |
Different county | 5,394 | 7.2% |
Same state | 4,387 | 5.9% |
Different state | 1,007 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 122 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,813 | 100% |
Native | 73,691 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 73,201 | 96.6% |
State of residence | 56,252 | 74.2% |
Different state | 16,949 | 22.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 490 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,122 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,122 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 884 | 41.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,238 | 58.3% |
Year of Entry in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,612 | 100% |
Native | 490 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 490 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,122 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 98 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,024 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cole County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,122 | 100% |
Europe | 513 | 24.2% |
Asia | 589 | 27.8% |
Africa | 312 | 14.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 689 | 32.5% |
Northern America | 19 | 0.9% |