Language Spoken At Home in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 643,574 | 100% |
English only | 523,954 | 81.4% |
Language other than English | 119,620 | 18.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 59,628 | 9.3% |
Spanish | 57,252 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 33,305 | 5.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,864 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,015 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 20,741 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,618 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 16,763 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,690 | 1.0% |
Ancestry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 694,671 | 100% |
American | 26,268 | 3.8% |
Arab | 2,645 | 0.4% |
Czech | 952 | 0.1% |
Danish | 949 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,568 | 0.5% |
English | 40,496 | 5.8% |
French (except Basque) | 8,853 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 1,324 | 0.2% |
German | 35,281 | 5.1% |
Greek | 2,214 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,165 | 0.2% |
Irish | 34,371 | 4.9% |
Italian | 12,043 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 739 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,148 | 0.3% |
Polish | 6,981 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 730 | 0.1% |
Russian | 5,795 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,129 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 10,032 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 491 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 29,245 | 4.2% |
Swedish | 2,653 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 961 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 1,249 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,919 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 21,115 | 3.0% |
Households By Type in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 264,276 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 156,413 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 73,912 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 96,495 | 36.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,500 | 16.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 12,689 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,218 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 47,229 | 17.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,194 | 9.9% |
Nonfamily households | 107,863 | 40.8% |
Householder living alone | 89,180 | 33.7% |
65 years and over | 17,260 | 6.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 84,284 | 31.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 45,204 | 17.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 679,292 | 100% |
Householder | 264,276 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 96,317 | 14.2% |
Child | 209,204 | 30.8% |
Other relatives | 63,556 | 9.4% |
Nonrelatives | 45,939 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 13,865 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 260,742 | 100% |
Never married | 114,973 | 44.1% |
Now married, except separated | 110,127 | 42.2% |
Separated | 6,462 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 4,899 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 24,281 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 293,638 | 100% |
Never married | 117,090 | 39.9% |
Now married, except separated | 104,583 | 35.6% |
Separated | 9,246 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 20,996 | 7.2% |
Divorced | 41,723 | 14.2% |
Fertility in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,729 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,057 | 43.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,868 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,752 | 40.0% |
Less than 1 year | 1,281 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 1,584 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 1,225 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 2,662 | 15.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,752 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,757 | 70.5% |
Who are married | 3,968 | 58.8% |
School Enrollment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 192,216 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 13,705 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 10,172 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 71,492 | 37.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 35,987 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 60,860 | 31.7% |
Educational Attainment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 458,432 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 23,969 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 29,913 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 100,552 | 21.9% |
Some college, no degree | 93,273 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 31,100 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 107,490 | 23.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 72,135 | 15.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.2% |
Veteran Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 527,126 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 41,408 | 7.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 685,975 | 100% |
With a disability | 64,863 | 9.5% |
Under 18 years | 166,419 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,732 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 458,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,156 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 60,752 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,975 | 36.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 684,704 | 100% |
Same house | 550,853 | 80.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 128,046 | 18.7% |
Same county | 68,110 | 9.9% |
Different county | 59,936 | 8.8% |
Same state | 37,887 | 5.5% |
Different state | 22,049 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 5,805 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 694,671 | 100% |
Native | 580,489 | 83.6% |
Born in United States | 571,550 | 82.3% |
State of residence | 310,522 | 44.7% |
Different state | 261,028 | 37.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 8,939 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 114,182 | 16.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 114,182 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 39,296 | 34.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 74,886 | 65.6% |
Year of Entry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 123,121 | 100% |
Native | 8,939 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 269 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,670 | 97.0% |
Foreign born | 114,182 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,168 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 109,014 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 114,182 | 100% |
Europe | 7,856 | 6.9% |
Asia | 29,689 | 26.0% |
Africa | 18,986 | 16.6% |
Oceania | 285 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 55,896 | 49.0% |
Northern America | 1,470 | 1.3% |