Language Spoken At Home in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 138,877 | 100% |
English only | 112,147 | 80.8% |
Language other than English | 26,730 | 19.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,530 | 7.6% |
Spanish | 24,793 | 17.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,001 | 7.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 861 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 192 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 696 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 243 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 380 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 149,712 | 100% |
American | 11,263 | 7.5% |
Arab | 434 | 0.3% |
Czech | 3,423 | 2.3% |
Danish | 260 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,866 | 1.2% |
English | 14,348 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 3,239 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 430 | 0.3% |
German | 18,580 | 12.4% |
Greek | 212 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 269 | 0.2% |
Irish | 15,514 | 10.4% |
Italian | 3,074 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 851 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,291 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 185 | 0.1% |
Russian | 332 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,400 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 3,465 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 155 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 177 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,084 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 222 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 25 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 727 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 512 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 50,327 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 40,204 | 79.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,595 | 38.9% |
Married-couple family | 31,374 | 62.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,437 | 28.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,523 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,199 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,307 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,959 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 10,123 | 20.1% |
Householder living alone | 8,403 | 16.7% |
65 years and over | 3,095 | 6.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 22,706 | 45.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,687 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 147,897 | 100% |
Householder | 50,327 | 34.0% |
Spouse | 31,323 | 21.2% |
Child | 49,038 | 33.2% |
Other relatives | 11,876 | 8.0% |
Nonrelatives | 5,333 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,741 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 55,709 | 100% |
Never married | 14,766 | 26.5% |
Now married, except separated | 34,017 | 61.1% |
Separated | 884 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,255 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 4,787 | 8.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 58,725 | 100% |
Never married | 13,185 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 32,524 | 55.4% |
Separated | 1,604 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 4,561 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 6,851 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,254 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 785 | 34.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,578 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,389 | 42.8% |
Less than 1 year | 369 | 6.6% |
1 or 2 years | 632 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 425 | 7.6% |
5 or more years | 963 | 17.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,389 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,302 | 54.5% |
Who are married | 1,902 | 79.6% |
School Enrollment in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 43,288 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,762 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,574 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,646 | 45.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,937 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 8,369 | 19.3% |
Educational Attainment in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 93,135 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,036 | 6.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,831 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,889 | 29.9% |
Some college, no degree | 24,296 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 6,676 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,309 | 14.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,098 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.8% |
Veteran Status in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 106,653 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,106 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 148,565 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,855 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 42,959 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,399 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 90,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,297 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 14,796 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,159 | 41.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 147,867 | 100% |
Same house | 124,476 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,909 | 15.5% |
Same county | 14,228 | 9.6% |
Different county | 8,681 | 5.9% |
Same state | 6,821 | 4.6% |
Different state | 1,860 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 482 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 149,712 | 100% |
Native | 137,846 | 92.1% |
Born in United States | 137,146 | 91.6% |
State of residence | 105,632 | 70.6% |
Different state | 31,514 | 21.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 700 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 11,866 | 7.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 11,866 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,043 | 25.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,823 | 74.4% |
Year of Entry in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 12,566 | 100% |
Native | 700 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 684 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 11,866 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 209 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,657 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ellis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 11,866 | 100% |
Europe | 499 | 4.2% |
Asia | 642 | 5.4% |
Africa | 38 | 0.3% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 10,568 | 89.1% |
Northern America | 107 | 0.9% |