Language Spoken At Home in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 282,082 | 100% |
English only | 238,937 | 84.7% |
Language other than English | 43,145 | 15.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,361 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 19,951 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,116 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,360 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,773 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,740 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,518 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 3,094 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 954 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,291 | 100% |
American | 8,540 | 2.9% |
Arab | 3,224 | 1.1% |
Czech | 1,787 | 0.6% |
Danish | 627 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 7,801 | 2.6% |
English | 26,276 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 9,280 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 3,211 | 1.1% |
German | 48,119 | 16.2% |
Greek | 2,488 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 3,509 | 1.2% |
Irish | 70,089 | 23.6% |
Italian | 69,488 | 23.4% |
Lithuanian | 887 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,854 | 0.6% |
Polish | 14,934 | 5.0% |
Portuguese | 1,971 | 0.7% |
Russian | 5,604 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,507 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 5,404 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 888 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 3,015 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 3,055 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 1,112 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 1,553 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 1,446 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,394 | 2.5% |
Households By Type in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 107,734 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 73,348 | 68.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,868 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 57,471 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,860 | 23.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,795 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,297 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,082 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,711 | 5.3% |
Nonfamily households | 34,386 | 31.9% |
Householder living alone | 28,150 | 26.1% |
65 years and over | 10,590 | 9.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,794 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,155 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 278,536 | 100% |
Householder | 107,734 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 57,430 | 20.6% |
Child | 86,608 | 31.1% |
Other relatives | 13,434 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 13,330 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 6,921 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 121,319 | 100% |
Never married | 43,881 | 36.2% |
Now married, except separated | 63,132 | 52.0% |
Separated | 2,303 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 2,943 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 9,060 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 123,580 | 100% |
Never married | 37,607 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 60,625 | 49.1% |
Separated | 2,885 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 10,882 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 11,581 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,203 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 914 | 28.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,132 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,686 | 32.9% |
Less than 1 year | 424 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 472 | 9.2% |
3 or 4 years | 280 | 5.5% |
5 or more years | 510 | 9.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,686 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,090 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 1,156 | 68.6% |
School Enrollment in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 83,388 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,708 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 3,053 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 30,576 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 18,204 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 26,847 | 32.2% |
Educational Attainment in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 199,082 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,718 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,494 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 56,315 | 28.3% |
Some college, no degree | 37,152 | 18.7% |
Associate's degree | 19,708 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 36,200 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 28,495 | 14.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.5% |
Veteran Status in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 231,360 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 19,631 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 289,408 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,984 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 65,411 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,308 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 185,266 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,424 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 38,731 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,252 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 294,641 | 100% |
Same house | 257,839 | 87.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 35,512 | 12.1% |
Same county | 21,324 | 7.2% |
Different county | 14,188 | 4.8% |
Same state | 9,463 | 3.2% |
Different state | 4,725 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 1,290 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,291 | 100% |
Native | 262,120 | 88.2% |
Born in United States | 258,596 | 87.0% |
State of residence | 208,837 | 70.2% |
Different state | 49,759 | 16.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,524 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 35,171 | 11.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 35,171 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 18,177 | 51.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 16,994 | 48.3% |
Year of Entry in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 38,695 | 100% |
Native | 3,524 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 87 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,437 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 35,171 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,192 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 33,979 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dutchess County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 35,171 | 100% |
Europe | 8,566 | 24.4% |
Asia | 9,116 | 25.9% |
Africa | 1,855 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 89 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 14,823 | 42.1% |
Northern America | 722 | 2.1% |