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Language Spoken At Home in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 11,412 | 100% |
English only | 11,159 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 253 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 155 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 63 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 27 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,069 | 100% |
American | 2,637 | 21.8% |
Arab | 29 | 0.2% |
Czech | 18 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 170 | 1.4% |
English | 1,244 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 138 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 31 | 0.3% |
German | 779 | 6.5% |
Greek | 10 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.1% |
Irish | 745 | 6.2% |
Italian | 239 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 115 | 1.0% |
Polish | 105 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 47 | 0.4% |
Russian | 14 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 218 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 240 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 115 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 15 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 1 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 29 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,454 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,281 | 73.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,285 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 2,509 | 56.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 831 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 136 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 97 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 636 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 357 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,173 | 26.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,018 | 22.9% |
65 years and over | 534 | 12.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,609 | 36.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,334 | 30.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,962 | 100% |
Householder | 4,454 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 2,541 | 21.2% |
Child | 3,532 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 1,106 | 9.2% |
Nonrelatives | 329 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 133 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,764 | 100% |
Never married | 1,355 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,661 | 55.9% |
Separated | 96 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 235 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 417 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,035 | 100% |
Never married | 1,167 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 2,629 | 52.2% |
Separated | 133 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 557 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 549 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 125 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 40 | 32.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 5 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 572 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 301 | 52.6% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 3.5% |
1 or 2 years | 25 | 4.4% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 229 | 40.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 301 | 100% |
Who are female | 183 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 245 | 81.4% |
School Enrollment in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,782 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 143 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 177 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,207 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 697 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 558 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,322 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 567 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 852 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,035 | 36.5% |
Some college, no degree | 2,066 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 836 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 726 | 8.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 240 | 2.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.6% |
Veteran Status in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,212 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,238 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 11,939 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,928 | 16.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,831 | 100% |
With a disability | 213 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 7,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 839 | 11.5% |
65 years and over | 1,794 | 100% |
With a disability | 876 | 48.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 11,919 | 100% |
Same house | 11,030 | 92.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 844 | 7.1% |
Same county | 268 | 2.2% |
Different county | 576 | 4.8% |
Same state | 208 | 1.7% |
Different state | 368 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 45 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 12,069 | 100% |
Native | 11,948 | 99.0% |
Born in United States | 11,880 | 98.4% |
State of residence | 5,915 | 49.0% |
Different state | 5,965 | 49.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 68 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 121 | 1.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 121 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 72 | 59.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 49 | 40.5% |
Year of Entry in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 189 | 100% |
Native | 68 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 68 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 121 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 121 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gates County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 121 | 100% |
Europe | 24 | 19.8% |
Asia | 33 | 27.3% |
Africa | 13 | 10.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 45 | 37.2% |
Northern America | 6 | 5.0% |