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Language Spoken At Home in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 95,556 | 100% |
English only | 88,500 | 92.6% |
Language other than English | 7,056 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,767 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 4,503 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,847 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,230 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 362 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,174 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 523 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 149 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 102,138 | 100% |
American | 5,246 | 5.1% |
Arab | 176 | 0.2% |
Czech | 284 | 0.3% |
Danish | 923 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 2,141 | 2.1% |
English | 11,548 | 11.3% |
French (except Basque) | 3,883 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 1,323 | 1.3% |
German | 23,841 | 23.3% |
Greek | 160 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 327 | 0.3% |
Irish | 14,419 | 14.1% |
Italian | 3,722 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 6,478 | 6.3% |
Polish | 1,429 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 375 | 0.4% |
Russian | 722 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,385 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 2,882 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 57 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 94 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 4,464 | 4.4% |
Swiss | 400 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 286 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,378 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 77 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 39,683 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 26,571 | 67.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,996 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 19,871 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,661 | 16.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,132 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,232 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,568 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,103 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 13,112 | 33.0% |
Householder living alone | 10,427 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 4,362 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,325 | 31.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,263 | 28.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 100,724 | 100% |
Householder | 39,683 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 19,882 | 19.7% |
Child | 28,679 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 5,610 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 6,870 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,504 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 40,288 | 100% |
Never married | 11,845 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 21,295 | 52.9% |
Separated | 1,006 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 995 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 5,147 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 41,531 | 100% |
Never married | 9,235 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 20,566 | 49.5% |
Separated | 1,503 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 4,352 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 5,875 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,550 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 889 | 57.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 133 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,248 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,165 | 51.8% |
Less than 1 year | 315 | 14.0% |
1 or 2 years | 385 | 17.1% |
3 or 4 years | 86 | 3.8% |
5 or more years | 379 | 16.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,165 | 100% |
Who are female | 676 | 58.0% |
Who are married | 994 | 85.3% |
School Enrollment in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,398 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,577 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,402 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,903 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,695 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 4,821 | 19.8% |
Educational Attainment in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 69,279 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,640 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,562 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,880 | 30.1% |
Some college, no degree | 21,386 | 30.9% |
Associate's degree | 7,119 | 10.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,897 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,795 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.4% |
Veteran Status in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 77,363 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,653 | 13.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 101,078 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,709 | 19.5% |
Under 18 years | 24,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,894 | 7.7% |
18 to 64 years | 60,960 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,793 | 17.7% |
65 years and over | 15,510 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,022 | 45.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 100,763 | 100% |
Same house | 82,976 | 82.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,630 | 17.5% |
Same county | 12,775 | 12.7% |
Different county | 4,855 | 4.8% |
Same state | 2,449 | 2.4% |
Different state | 2,406 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 157 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 102,138 | 100% |
Native | 97,233 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 96,585 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 56,203 | 55.0% |
Different state | 40,382 | 39.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 648 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 4,905 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,905 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,635 | 33.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,270 | 66.7% |
Year of Entry in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,553 | 100% |
Native | 648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 642 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 4,905 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 82 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,823 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cowlitz County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,905 | 100% |
Europe | 807 | 16.5% |
Asia | 1,124 | 22.9% |
Africa | 55 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 65 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 2,382 | 48.6% |
Northern America | 472 | 9.6% |