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Language Spoken At Home in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,865 | 100% |
English only | 32,917 | 75.0% |
Language other than English | 10,948 | 25.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,402 | 7.8% |
Spanish | 9,923 | 22.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,136 | 7.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 388 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 476 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 100 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 161 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 48,101 | 100% |
American | 7,194 | 15.0% |
Arab | 165 | 0.3% |
Czech | 132 | 0.3% |
Danish | 22 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 451 | 0.9% |
English | 3,141 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 802 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 102 | 0.2% |
German | 5,169 | 10.7% |
Greek | 92 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 83 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,696 | 7.7% |
Italian | 1,037 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 440 | 0.9% |
Polish | 587 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 166 | 0.3% |
Russian | 62 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 266 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 585 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 48 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 70 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 209 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 71 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 121 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 69 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,697 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,150 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,901 | 33.3% |
Married-couple family | 8,836 | 49.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,804 | 21.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 950 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 517 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,364 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,580 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,547 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 4,983 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 1,592 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,533 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,906 | 22.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 46,924 | 100% |
Householder | 17,697 | 37.7% |
Spouse | 8,802 | 18.8% |
Child | 15,327 | 32.7% |
Other relatives | 2,949 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 2,149 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 913 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,373 | 100% |
Never married | 5,901 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,938 | 54.1% |
Separated | 264 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 282 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 1,988 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,309 | 100% |
Never married | 4,688 | 25.6% |
Now married, except separated | 9,149 | 50.0% |
Separated | 477 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,685 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 2,310 | 12.6% |
Fertility in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,098 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 539 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 143 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 977 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 638 | 65.3% |
Less than 1 year | 130 | 13.3% |
1 or 2 years | 81 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 127 | 13.0% |
5 or more years | 300 | 30.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 638 | 100% |
Who are female | 385 | 60.3% |
Who are married | 460 | 72.1% |
School Enrollment in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,634 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 692 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 874 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,587 | 41.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,984 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 3,497 | 25.6% |
Educational Attainment in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,136 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,243 | 7.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,320 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,093 | 24.3% |
Some college, no degree | 7,947 | 27.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,781 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,405 | 11.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,347 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.7% |
Veteran Status in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,986 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,280 | 16.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 45,794 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,161 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 13,356 | 100% |
With a disability | 686 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 27,045 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,085 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 5,393 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,390 | 44.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 47,014 | 100% |
Same house | 37,531 | 79.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,195 | 19.6% |
Same county | 6,145 | 13.1% |
Different county | 3,050 | 6.5% |
Same state | 774 | 1.6% |
Different state | 2,276 | 4.8% |
Abroad | 288 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 48,101 | 100% |
Native | 43,613 | 90.7% |
Born in United States | 42,666 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 23,392 | 48.6% |
Different state | 19,274 | 40.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 947 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 4,488 | 9.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,488 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,258 | 28.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,230 | 72.0% |
Year of Entry in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,435 | 100% |
Native | 947 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 33 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 914 | 96.5% |
Foreign born | 4,488 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 75 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,413 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Curry County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,488 | 100% |
Europe | 215 | 4.8% |
Asia | 426 | 9.5% |
Africa | 107 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,562 | 79.4% |
Northern America | 178 | 4.0% |