Language Spoken At Home in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,396 | 100% |
English only | 8,316 | 47.8% |
Language other than English | 9,080 | 52.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,559 | 20.5% |
Spanish | 8,860 | 50.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,413 | 19.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 34 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 36 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 150 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,275 | 100% |
American | 587 | 3.0% |
Arab | 11 | 0.1% |
Czech | 31 | 0.2% |
Danish | 2 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 135 | 0.7% |
English | 763 | 4.0% |
French (except Basque) | 127 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 25 | 0.1% |
German | 1,737 | 9.0% |
Greek | 14 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.0% |
Irish | 918 | 4.8% |
Italian | 108 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 57 | 0.3% |
Polish | 50 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 15 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 114 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 137 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 95 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 21 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 7 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,268 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,642 | 74.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,377 | 37.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,452 | 55.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,721 | 27.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 461 | 7.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 206 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 729 | 11.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 450 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,626 | 25.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,444 | 23.0% |
65 years and over | 690 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,626 | 41.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,600 | 25.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,001 | 100% |
Householder | 6,268 | 33.0% |
Spouse | 3,450 | 18.2% |
Child | 6,859 | 36.1% |
Other relatives | 1,819 | 9.6% |
Nonrelatives | 605 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 250 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,918 | 100% |
Never married | 2,057 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,844 | 55.6% |
Separated | 147 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 192 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 678 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,112 | 100% |
Never married | 1,523 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,982 | 56.0% |
Separated | 237 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 711 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 659 | 9.3% |
Fertility in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 604 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 225 | 37.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 125 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 261 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 794 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 348 | 43.8% |
Less than 1 year | 76 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 22 | 2.8% |
3 or 4 years | 119 | 15.0% |
5 or more years | 131 | 16.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 348 | 100% |
Who are female | 196 | 56.3% |
Who are married | 324 | 93.1% |
School Enrollment in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,260 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 239 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 511 | 9.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,753 | 52.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,204 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 553 | 10.5% |
Educational Attainment in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,202 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,212 | 19.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,328 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,494 | 31.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,063 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 434 | 3.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,113 | 9.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 558 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 68.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.9% |
Veteran Status in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,051 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 650 | 5.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,031 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,212 | 100% |
With a disability | 104 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 10,743 | 100% |
With a disability | 977 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 2,108 | 100% |
With a disability | 950 | 45.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,738 | 100% |
Same house | 16,566 | 88.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,099 | 11.2% |
Same county | 1,123 | 6.0% |
Different county | 976 | 5.2% |
Same state | 762 | 4.1% |
Different state | 214 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 73 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,275 | 100% |
Native | 16,085 | 83.5% |
Born in United States | 15,934 | 82.7% |
State of residence | 13,317 | 69.1% |
Different state | 2,617 | 13.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 151 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 3,190 | 16.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,190 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 666 | 20.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,524 | 79.1% |
Year of Entry in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,341 | 100% |
Native | 151 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 151 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,190 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 34 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,156 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Deaf Smith County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,190 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 36 | 1.1% |
Africa | 15 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,119 | 97.8% |
Northern America | 20 | 0.6% |