Language Spoken At Home in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,653 | 100% |
English only | 15,227 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 426 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 98 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 277 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 82 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 43 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 24 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,562 | 100% |
American | 4,815 | 29.1% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 15 | 0.1% |
Danish | 49 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 347 | 2.1% |
English | 2,290 | 13.8% |
French (except Basque) | 342 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 30 | 0.2% |
German | 3,789 | 22.9% |
Greek | 42 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 86 | 0.5% |
Irish | 2,087 | 12.6% |
Italian | 453 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 59 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 81 | 0.5% |
Polish | 186 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian | 41 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 249 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 364 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 204 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 106 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 22 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 205 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,770 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,524 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,963 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,611 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,398 | 20.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 337 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 263 | 3.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 576 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 302 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,246 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,989 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 868 | 12.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,112 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,934 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,183 | 100% |
Householder | 6,770 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 3,618 | 22.4% |
Child | 4,541 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 550 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 704 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 356 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,667 | 100% |
Never married | 1,791 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,761 | 56.4% |
Separated | 72 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 202 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 841 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,882 | 100% |
Never married | 1,347 | 19.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,751 | 54.5% |
Separated | 166 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 772 | 11.2% |
Divorced | 846 | 12.3% |
Fertility in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 327 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 114 | 34.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 164 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Grandparents in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 172 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 50 | 29.1% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 14.5% |
1 or 2 years | 6 | 3.5% |
3 or 4 years | 16 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 3 | 1.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 50 | 100% |
Who are female | 42 | 84.0% |
Who are married | 28 | 56.0% |
School Enrollment in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,794 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 267 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 78 | 2.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,805 | 47.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 939 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 705 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,636 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 303 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 692 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,034 | 43.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,811 | 24.2% |
Associate's degree | 803 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,588 | 13.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 405 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.1% |
Veteran Status in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,851 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,532 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,192 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,204 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 3,686 | 100% |
With a disability | 105 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 9,802 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,056 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 2,704 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,043 | 38.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,308 | 100% |
Same house | 14,473 | 88.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,818 | 11.1% |
Same county | 1,194 | 7.3% |
Different county | 624 | 3.8% |
Same state | 498 | 3.1% |
Different state | 126 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 17 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,562 | 100% |
Native | 16,304 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 16,215 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 14,046 | 84.8% |
Different state | 2,169 | 13.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 89 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 258 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 258 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 208 | 80.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 50 | 19.4% |
Year of Entry in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 347 | 100% |
Native | 89 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 89 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 258 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 257 | 99.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in De Witt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 258 | 100% |
Europe | 68 | 26.4% |
Asia | 12 | 4.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 163 | 63.2% |
Northern America | 15 | 5.8% |