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Language Spoken At Home in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 59,941 | 100% |
English only | 57,018 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 2,923 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,033 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 1,720 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 716 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 797 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 191 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 265 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 141 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 63,930 | 100% |
American | 8,334 | 13.0% |
Arab | 158 | 0.2% |
Czech | 122 | 0.2% |
Danish | 14 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 442 | 0.7% |
English | 7,419 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,070 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 309 | 0.5% |
German | 4,701 | 7.4% |
Greek | 125 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 62 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,992 | 7.8% |
Italian | 2,017 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 285 | 0.4% |
Polish | 898 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 252 | 0.4% |
Russian | 489 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 870 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 1,115 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 56 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 790 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 176 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 73 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 161 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 550 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 54 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,476 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,949 | 72.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,827 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 12,817 | 54.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,831 | 20.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,027 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 393 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,105 | 13.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,603 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 6,527 | 27.8% |
Householder living alone | 5,492 | 23.4% |
65 years and over | 2,747 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,014 | 34.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,807 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 61,503 | 100% |
Householder | 23,476 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 12,774 | 20.8% |
Child | 17,902 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 4,343 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,008 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,133 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,904 | 100% |
Never married | 8,062 | 32.4% |
Now married, except separated | 13,391 | 53.8% |
Separated | 746 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 761 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 1,944 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,035 | 100% |
Never married | 6,963 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,539 | 50.1% |
Separated | 887 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 2,587 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 3,059 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 945 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 454 | 48.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,716 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 796 | 46.4% |
Less than 1 year | 323 | 18.8% |
1 or 2 years | 128 | 7.5% |
3 or 4 years | 86 | 5.0% |
5 or more years | 259 | 15.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 796 | 100% |
Who are female | 469 | 58.9% |
Who are married | 631 | 79.3% |
School Enrollment in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,270 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 681 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten | 517 | 3.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,589 | 38.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,049 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 5,434 | 31.5% |
Educational Attainment in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,568 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,245 | 5.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,660 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,978 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 10,234 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 3,939 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,745 | 13.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,767 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 48,386 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,756 | 14.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 61,753 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,656 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 14,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 846 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 37,736 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,266 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 9,528 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,544 | 37.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 62,990 | 100% |
Same house | 53,205 | 84.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,558 | 15.2% |
Same county | 4,662 | 7.4% |
Different county | 4,896 | 7.8% |
Same state | 2,675 | 4.2% |
Different state | 2,221 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 227 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 63,930 | 100% |
Native | 62,103 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 61,600 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 35,669 | 55.8% |
Different state | 25,931 | 40.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 503 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,827 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,827 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 626 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,201 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,330 | 100% |
Native | 503 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 503 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,827 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 48 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,779 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elizabeth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,827 | 100% |
Europe | 319 | 17.5% |
Asia | 504 | 27.6% |
Africa | 106 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 5 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 814 | 44.6% |
Northern America | 79 | 4.3% |