Language Spoken At Home in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 39,463 | 100% |
English only | 38,153 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 1,310 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 439 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 848 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 361 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 400 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,218 | 100% |
American | 4,399 | 10.4% |
Arab | 9 | 0.0% |
Czech | 8 | 0.0% |
Danish | 90 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,008 | 2.4% |
English | 3,161 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,357 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 125 | 0.3% |
German | 14,890 | 35.3% |
Greek | 23 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 114 | 0.3% |
Irish | 5,226 | 12.4% |
Italian | 744 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 270 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,130 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.0% |
Russian | 4 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 436 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 647 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 181 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 331 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 639 | 1.5% |
Ukrainian | 85 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 428 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,350 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,451 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,107 | 31.2% |
Married-couple family | 8,837 | 54.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,550 | 21.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 826 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 452 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,788 | 10.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,105 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 4,899 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,160 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 1,489 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,560 | 34.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,809 | 23.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 41,743 | 100% |
Householder | 16,350 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 8,835 | 21.2% |
Child | 13,304 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,598 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,656 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 995 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,373 | 100% |
Never married | 4,402 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,261 | 56.6% |
Separated | 144 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 403 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 2,163 | 13.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,743 | 100% |
Never married | 3,442 | 20.6% |
Now married, except separated | 9,022 | 53.9% |
Separated | 317 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,707 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 2,255 | 13.5% |
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 | 379 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 176 | 46.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 749 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 440 | 58.7% |
Less than 1 year | 58 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 99 | 13.2% |
3 or 4 years | 99 | 13.2% |
5 or more years | 184 | 24.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 440 | 100% |
Who are female | 239 | 54.3% |
Who are married | 358 | 81.4% |
School Enrollment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,470 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 940 | 8.2% |
Kindergarten | 735 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,087 | 44.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,529 | 22.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,179 | 19.0% |
Educational Attainment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,758 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,038 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,054 | 7.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,667 | 42.0% |
Some college, no degree | 6,173 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,301 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,918 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,607 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.3% |
Veteran Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,064 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,231 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 41,782 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,345 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 11,097 | 100% |
With a disability | 641 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 25,426 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,697 | 14.5% |
65 years and over | 5,259 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,007 | 38.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 41,898 | 100% |
Same house | 36,603 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,295 | 12.6% |
Same county | 3,151 | 7.5% |
Different county | 2,144 | 5.1% |
Same state | 1,532 | 3.7% |
Different state | 612 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,218 | 100% |
Native | 41,643 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 41,451 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 31,182 | 73.9% |
Different state | 10,269 | 24.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 192 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 575 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 575 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 198 | 34.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 377 | 65.6% |
Year of Entry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 767 | 100% |
Native | 192 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 9.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 174 | 90.6% |
Foreign born | 575 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 570 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 575 | 100% |
Europe | 151 | 26.3% |
Asia | 68 | 11.8% |
Africa | 48 | 8.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 240 | 41.7% |
Northern America | 68 | 11.8% |