Language Spoken At Home in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 98,117 | 100% |
English only | 95,223 | 97.1% |
Language other than English | 2,894 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,646 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 1,868 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,125 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 362 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 100 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 530 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 315 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 134 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 106 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 104,317 | 100% |
American | 14,117 | 13.5% |
Arab | 265 | 0.3% |
Czech | 51 | 0.0% |
Danish | 260 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,849 | 1.8% |
English | 10,246 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,251 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 74 | 0.1% |
German | 6,445 | 6.2% |
Greek | 39 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 55 | 0.1% |
Irish | 11,475 | 11.0% |
Italian | 1,156 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 94 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 349 | 0.3% |
Polish | 359 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 125 | 0.1% |
Russian | 36 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,524 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 2,079 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 215 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 363 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 106 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 378 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 40,560 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 28,246 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,967 | 27.0% |
Married-couple family | 20,488 | 50.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,276 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,008 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 741 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,750 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,950 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 12,314 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 11,353 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 4,731 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,575 | 31.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,834 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 102,570 | 100% |
Householder | 40,560 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 20,445 | 19.9% |
Child | 31,168 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 7,157 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 3,240 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,191 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 40,315 | 100% |
Never married | 11,312 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 21,872 | 54.3% |
Separated | 645 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,351 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 5,135 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 44,392 | 100% |
Never married | 9,286 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 22,082 | 49.7% |
Separated | 1,338 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 5,950 | 13.4% |
Divorced | 5,736 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,379 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 475 | 34.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 121 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,237 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,503 | 67.2% |
Less than 1 year | 242 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 444 | 19.8% |
3 or 4 years | 159 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 658 | 29.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,503 | 100% |
Who are female | 905 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 1,093 | 72.7% |
School Enrollment in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,676 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,293 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,301 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,006 | 46.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,683 | 24.0% |
College or graduate school | 4,393 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 71,383 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,521 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,517 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 23,262 | 32.6% |
Some college, no degree | 18,448 | 25.8% |
Associate's degree | 5,805 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,850 | 9.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,980 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.2% |
Veteran Status in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 80,177 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,170 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 102,938 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,861 | 19.3% |
Under 18 years | 23,914 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,067 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 63,052 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,597 | 18.4% |
65 years and over | 15,972 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,197 | 45.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 102,992 | 100% |
Same house | 87,274 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,669 | 15.2% |
Same county | 10,269 | 10.0% |
Different county | 5,400 | 5.2% |
Same state | 4,062 | 3.9% |
Different state | 1,338 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 49 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 104,317 | 100% |
Native | 102,158 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 101,584 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 83,319 | 79.9% |
Different state | 18,265 | 17.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 574 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,159 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,159 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 628 | 29.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,531 | 70.9% |
Year of Entry in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,733 | 100% |
Native | 574 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 574 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,159 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,156 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Etowah County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,159 | 100% |
Europe | 115 | 5.3% |
Asia | 634 | 29.4% |
Africa | 91 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,281 | 59.3% |
Northern America | 27 | 1.3% |