Language Spoken At Home in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,650 | 100% |
English only | 14,436 | 92.2% |
Language other than English | 1,214 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 525 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 948 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 327 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 200 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 172 | 1.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 54 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,768 | 100% |
American | 3,251 | 19.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 13 | 0.1% |
Danish | 287 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 314 | 1.9% |
English | 2,739 | 16.3% |
French (except Basque) | 500 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 169 | 1.0% |
German | 3,424 | 20.4% |
Greek | 56 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,770 | 10.6% |
Italian | 168 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 245 | 1.5% |
Polish | 173 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 86 | 0.5% |
Russian | 26 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 286 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 303 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 380 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 199 | 1.2% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 153 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 19 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,456 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,497 | 69.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,632 | 25.3% |
Married-couple family | 3,567 | 55.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,151 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 123 | 1.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 45 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 807 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 436 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,959 | 30.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,657 | 25.7% |
65 years and over | 796 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,878 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,251 | 34.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,598 | 100% |
Householder | 6,456 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 3,571 | 21.5% |
Child | 5,067 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 709 | 4.3% |
Nonrelatives | 795 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 343 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,672 | 100% |
Never married | 1,696 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,795 | 56.9% |
Separated | 53 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 159 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 969 | 14.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,821 | 100% |
Never married | 1,127 | 16.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,723 | 54.6% |
Separated | 102 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 702 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 1,167 | 17.1% |
Fertility in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 129 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 53 | 41.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 310 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 193 | 62.3% |
Less than 1 year | 59 | 19.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 45 | 14.5% |
5 or more years | 89 | 28.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 193 | 100% |
Who are female | 138 | 71.5% |
Who are married | 122 | 63.2% |
School Enrollment in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,960 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 239 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 162 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,790 | 45.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,027 | 25.9% |
College or graduate school | 742 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,473 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 673 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,116 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,916 | 34.1% |
Some college, no degree | 3,351 | 29.2% |
Associate's degree | 784 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,210 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 423 | 3.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.2% |
Veteran Status in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,658 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,603 | 12.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,630 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,582 | 15.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,094 | 100% |
With a disability | 78 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 9,436 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,194 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 3,100 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,310 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,607 | 100% |
Same house | 13,092 | 78.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,515 | 21.2% |
Same county | 1,611 | 9.7% |
Different county | 1,904 | 11.5% |
Same state | 1,422 | 8.6% |
Different state | 482 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,768 | 100% |
Native | 15,965 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 15,842 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 8,185 | 48.8% |
Different state | 7,657 | 45.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 123 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 803 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 803 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 268 | 33.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 535 | 66.6% |
Year of Entry in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 926 | 100% |
Native | 123 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 123 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 803 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 803 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 803 | 100% |
Europe | 93 | 11.6% |
Asia | 199 | 24.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 448 | 55.8% |
Northern America | 63 | 7.8% |