Language Spoken At Home in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,664 | 100% |
English only | 15,360 | 98.1% |
Language other than English | 304 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 83 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 82 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 155 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 67 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,598 | 100% |
American | 3,250 | 19.6% |
Arab | 6 | 0.0% |
Czech | 16 | 0.1% |
Danish | 48 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 412 | 2.5% |
English | 1,924 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 160 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 54 | 0.3% |
German | 1,731 | 10.4% |
Greek | 47 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,873 | 17.3% |
Italian | 155 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 16 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 80 | 0.5% |
Polish | 263 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 126 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 431 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 742 | 4.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 79 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 110 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 131 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,463 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,873 | 75.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,900 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,875 | 60.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,327 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 349 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 168 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 649 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 405 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,590 | 24.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,428 | 22.1% |
65 years and over | 380 | 5.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,278 | 35.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,695 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,437 | 100% |
Householder | 6,463 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 3,865 | 25.0% |
Child | 3,740 | 24.2% |
Other relatives | 947 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 422 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 278 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,657 | 100% |
Never married | 1,676 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,104 | 61.6% |
Separated | 68 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 151 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 658 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,118 | 100% |
Never married | 1,647 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,909 | 54.9% |
Separated | 132 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 612 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 818 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 333 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 119 | 35.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 158 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 633 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 514 | 81.2% |
Less than 1 year | 176 | 27.8% |
1 or 2 years | 207 | 32.7% |
3 or 4 years | 63 | 10.0% |
5 or more years | 68 | 10.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 514 | 100% |
Who are female | 305 | 59.3% |
Who are married | 453 | 88.1% |
School Enrollment in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,413 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 239 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 226 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,478 | 33.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 841 | 19.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,629 | 36.9% |
Educational Attainment in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,980 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 644 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,390 | 12.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,910 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 2,536 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 639 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,289 | 11.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 572 | 5.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.9% |
Veteran Status in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,085 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,459 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,450 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,262 | 19.8% |
Under 18 years | 3,513 | 100% |
With a disability | 263 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 10,551 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,847 | 17.5% |
65 years and over | 2,386 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,152 | 48.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,414 | 100% |
Same house | 14,552 | 88.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,848 | 11.3% |
Same county | 719 | 4.4% |
Different county | 1,129 | 6.9% |
Same state | 358 | 2.2% |
Different state | 771 | 4.7% |
Abroad | 14 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,598 | 100% |
Native | 16,272 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 16,162 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 5,403 | 32.6% |
Different state | 10,759 | 64.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 110 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 326 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 326 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 171 | 52.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 155 | 47.5% |
Year of Entry in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 436 | 100% |
Native | 110 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 110 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 319 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dade County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 326 | 100% |
Europe | 131 | 40.2% |
Asia | 56 | 17.2% |
Africa | 1 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 90 | 27.6% |
Northern America | 48 | 14.7% |