Language Spoken At Home in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 13,553 | 100% |
English only | 12,971 | 95.7% |
Language other than English | 582 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 271 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 372 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 223 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 142 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 42 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 26 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,629 | 100% |
American | 2,953 | 20.2% |
Arab | 26 | 0.2% |
Czech | 28 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 190 | 1.3% |
English | 2,438 | 16.7% |
French (except Basque) | 230 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 2 | 0.0% |
German | 1,745 | 11.9% |
Greek | 30 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 94 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,496 | 17.1% |
Italian | 544 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 88 | 0.6% |
Polish | 17 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 19 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 479 | 3.3% |
Scottish | 333 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 34 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,855 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,942 | 67.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,942 | 33.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,807 | 47.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,341 | 22.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 212 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 65 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 923 | 15.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 536 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,913 | 32.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,597 | 27.3% |
65 years and over | 667 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,124 | 36.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,458 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 14,439 | 100% |
Householder | 5,855 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 2,822 | 19.5% |
Child | 4,792 | 33.2% |
Other relatives | 496 | 3.4% |
Nonrelatives | 474 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 286 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,410 | 100% |
Never married | 1,505 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 2,916 | 53.9% |
Separated | 145 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 163 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 681 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,155 | 100% |
Never married | 1,382 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 2,897 | 47.1% |
Separated | 85 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 659 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 1,132 | 18.4% |
Fertility in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 288 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 37 | 12.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 144 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 293 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 230 | 78.5% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 49 | 16.7% |
3 or 4 years | 76 | 25.9% |
5 or more years | 105 | 35.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 230 | 100% |
Who are female | 147 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 165 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,623 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 186 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 203 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,523 | 42.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 954 | 26.3% |
College or graduate school | 757 | 20.9% |
Educational Attainment in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,625 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 698 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 833 | 8.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,113 | 42.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,233 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 410 | 4.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 869 | 9.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 469 | 4.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.9% |
Veteran Status in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,877 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 924 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 14,459 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,206 | 15.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 160 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 8,830 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,163 | 13.2% |
65 years and over | 1,883 | 100% |
With a disability | 883 | 46.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 14,366 | 100% |
Same house | 11,679 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,670 | 18.6% |
Same county | 1,660 | 11.6% |
Different county | 1,010 | 7.0% |
Same state | 575 | 4.0% |
Different state | 435 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 17 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 14,629 | 100% |
Native | 14,193 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 14,151 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 10,600 | 72.5% |
Different state | 3,551 | 24.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 42 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 436 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 436 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 23.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 335 | 76.8% |
Year of Entry in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 478 | 100% |
Native | 42 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 42 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 436 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 436 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dickson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 436 | 100% |
Europe | 23 | 5.3% |
Asia | 95 | 21.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 283 | 64.9% |
Northern America | 35 | 8.0% |