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Language Spoken At Home in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 327,529 | 100% |
English only | 281,673 | 86.0% |
Language other than English | 45,856 | 14.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 22,868 | 7.0% |
Spanish | 35,012 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 19,676 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,690 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,351 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,071 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,616 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,083 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 225 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 351,368 | 100% |
American | 27,087 | 7.7% |
Arab | 1,297 | 0.4% |
Czech | 655 | 0.2% |
Danish | 541 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,910 | 1.1% |
English | 36,854 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 5,672 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 919 | 0.3% |
German | 39,110 | 11.1% |
Greek | 1,960 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 755 | 0.2% |
Irish | 26,946 | 7.7% |
Italian | 8,504 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 274 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,501 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4,194 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 622 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,334 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,465 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 9,243 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 452 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,999 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,988 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 433 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 440 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 2,238 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,450 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 139,033 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 88,497 | 63.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 40,572 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 63,108 | 45.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,212 | 18.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,940 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,118 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,449 | 14.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,242 | 8.8% |
Nonfamily households | 50,536 | 36.3% |
Householder living alone | 43,728 | 31.5% |
65 years and over | 13,846 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,520 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 32,700 | 23.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 341,145 | 100% |
Householder | 139,033 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 63,101 | 18.5% |
Child | 102,235 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 20,659 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 16,117 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 6,535 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 130,524 | 100% |
Never married | 45,351 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 66,911 | 51.3% |
Separated | 2,901 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 3,307 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 12,054 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 149,776 | 100% |
Never married | 45,556 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 67,206 | 44.9% |
Separated | 5,131 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 14,287 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 17,596 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,660 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,850 | 39.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,258 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,715 | 51.2% |
Less than 1 year | 893 | 12.3% |
1 or 2 years | 1,312 | 18.1% |
3 or 4 years | 355 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 1,155 | 15.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,715 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,359 | 63.5% |
Who are married | 2,353 | 63.3% |
School Enrollment in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 91,784 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,004 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 4,744 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,523 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 18,404 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 27,109 | 29.5% |
Educational Attainment in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 230,861 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,768 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,865 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 62,541 | 27.1% |
Some college, no degree | 49,336 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 16,342 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 48,315 | 20.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 24,694 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.6% |
Veteran Status in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 265,854 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 25,849 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 347,986 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,745 | 10.3% |
Under 18 years | 85,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,403 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 218,545 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,205 | 8.8% |
65 years and over | 44,204 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,137 | 32.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 347,100 | 100% |
Same house | 295,441 | 85.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 50,711 | 14.6% |
Same county | 32,952 | 9.5% |
Different county | 17,759 | 5.1% |
Same state | 10,341 | 3.0% |
Different state | 7,418 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 948 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 351,368 | 100% |
Native | 319,190 | 90.8% |
Born in United States | 315,657 | 89.8% |
State of residence | 208,642 | 59.4% |
Different state | 107,015 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,533 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 32,178 | 9.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 32,178 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,214 | 25.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,964 | 74.5% |
Year of Entry in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 35,711 | 100% |
Native | 3,533 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 53 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,480 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 32,178 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 474 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 31,704 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Forsyth County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 32,178 | 100% |
Europe | 2,724 | 8.5% |
Asia | 5,674 | 17.6% |
Africa | 1,012 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 105 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 22,236 | 69.1% |
Northern America | 427 | 1.3% |