Language Spoken At Home in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,315 | 100% |
English only | 11,806 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 509 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 275 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 71 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 162 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 34 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 38 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,878 | 100% |
American | 1,655 | 12.9% |
Arab | 16 | 0.1% |
Czech | 42 | 0.3% |
Danish | 31 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 271 | 2.1% |
English | 1,765 | 13.7% |
French (except Basque) | 328 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 21 | 0.2% |
German | 3,364 | 26.1% |
Greek | 12 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 29 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,061 | 16.0% |
Italian | 290 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.4% |
Polish | 102 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.0% |
Russian | 6 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 386 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 253 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 92 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 85 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 54 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 34 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 97 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,823 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,576 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 978 | 25.6% |
Married-couple family | 2,181 | 57.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 806 | 21.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 139 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 58 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 256 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 114 | 3.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,247 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,160 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 607 | 15.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,087 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,186 | 31.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,557 | 100% |
Householder | 3,823 | 40.0% |
Spouse | 2,193 | 22.9% |
Child | 2,914 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 382 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 245 | 2.6% |
Unmarried partner | 90 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,150 | 100% |
Never married | 2,810 | 39.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,785 | 39.0% |
Separated | 146 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 193 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 1,216 | 17.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,926 | 100% |
Never married | 679 | 17.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,166 | 55.2% |
Separated | 42 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 533 | 13.6% |
Divorced | 506 | 12.9% |
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 | 28 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1 | 3.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 1 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 158 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 91 | 57.6% |
Less than 1 year | 34 | 21.5% |
1 or 2 years | 13 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 8 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 36 | 22.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 91 | 100% |
Who are female | 53 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 78 | 85.7% |
School Enrollment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,731 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 100 | 3.7% |
Kindergarten | 130 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,049 | 38.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 874 | 32.0% |
College or graduate school | 578 | 21.2% |
Educational Attainment in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,567 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 428 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,162 | 12.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,477 | 46.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,913 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 654 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 653 | 6.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 280 | 2.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.8% |
Veteran Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,633 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,414 | 13.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,570 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,958 | 20.5% |
Under 18 years | 2,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 5,678 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,118 | 19.7% |
65 years and over | 1,658 | 100% |
With a disability | 682 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 12,817 | 100% |
Same house | 10,417 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,366 | 18.5% |
Same county | 576 | 4.5% |
Different county | 1,790 | 14.0% |
Same state | 1,542 | 12.0% |
Different state | 248 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 34 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,878 | 100% |
Native | 12,649 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 12,635 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 9,326 | 72.4% |
Different state | 3,309 | 25.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 229 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 229 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 96 | 41.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 133 | 58.1% |
Year of Entry in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 243 | 100% |
Native | 14 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 14 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 229 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 229 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dekalb County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 229 | 100% |
Europe | 48 | 21.0% |
Asia | 44 | 19.2% |
Africa | 3 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 33 | 14.4% |
Latin America | 101 | 44.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |