Language Spoken At Home in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,977 | 100% |
English only | 20,826 | 94.8% |
Language other than English | 1,151 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 207 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 669 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 139 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 323 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 120 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,058 | 100% |
American | 1,306 | 5.7% |
Arab | 92 | 0.4% |
Czech | 129 | 0.6% |
Danish | 120 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 1,073 | 4.7% |
English | 3,708 | 16.1% |
French (except Basque) | 704 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 215 | 0.9% |
German | 7,384 | 32.0% |
Greek | 152 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 93 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,086 | 13.4% |
Italian | 1,129 | 4.9% |
Lithuanian | 51 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 574 | 2.5% |
Polish | 699 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 58 | 0.3% |
Russian | 178 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 441 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 793 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 33 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 718 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 81 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 455 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,195 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,545 | 79.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,586 | 31.6% |
Married-couple family | 5,890 | 71.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,216 | 27.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 238 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 87 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 417 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 283 | 3.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,650 | 20.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,342 | 16.4% |
65 years and over | 398 | 4.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,768 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,457 | 17.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,967 | 100% |
Householder | 8,195 | 35.7% |
Spouse | 5,902 | 25.7% |
Child | 7,488 | 32.6% |
Other relatives | 846 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 536 | 2.3% |
Unmarried partner | 215 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,189 | 100% |
Never married | 2,057 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,201 | 67.5% |
Separated | 39 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 118 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 774 | 8.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,239 | 100% |
Never married | 1,741 | 18.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,197 | 67.1% |
Separated | 122 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 491 | 5.3% |
Divorced | 688 | 7.4% |
Fertility in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 143 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 24 | 16.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 265 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 113 | 42.6% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 4.9% |
1 or 2 years | 17 | 6.4% |
3 or 4 years | 29 | 10.9% |
5 or more years | 54 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 113 | 100% |
Who are female | 77 | 68.1% |
Who are married | 102 | 90.3% |
School Enrollment in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,009 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 424 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 318 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,822 | 47.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,508 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 937 | 15.6% |
Educational Attainment in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 15,848 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 96 | 0.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 356 | 2.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,593 | 29.0% |
Some college, no degree | 4,356 | 27.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,679 | 10.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,407 | 21.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,361 | 8.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.1% |
Veteran Status in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,227 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,358 | 13.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,947 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,457 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,809 | 100% |
With a disability | 215 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 14,892 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,362 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 2,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 880 | 39.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,923 | 100% |
Same house | 20,282 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,547 | 11.1% |
Same county | 502 | 2.2% |
Different county | 2,045 | 8.9% |
Same state | 1,145 | 5.0% |
Different state | 900 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 94 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,058 | 100% |
Native | 22,287 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 22,057 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 10,370 | 45.0% |
Different state | 11,687 | 50.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 230 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 771 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 771 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 337 | 43.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 434 | 56.3% |
Year of Entry in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,001 | 100% |
Native | 230 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 230 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 771 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 753 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elbert County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 771 | 100% |
Europe | 355 | 46.0% |
Asia | 93 | 12.1% |
Africa | 51 | 6.6% |
Oceania | 14 | 1.8% |
Latin America | 172 | 22.3% |
Northern America | 86 | 11.2% |