Language Spoken At Home in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,562 | 100% |
English only | 18,119 | 76.9% |
Language other than English | 5,443 | 23.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,941 | 8.2% |
Spanish | 3,785 | 16.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,680 | 7.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,593 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 241 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 21 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 44 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,777 | 100% |
American | 1,358 | 5.5% |
Arab | 83 | 0.3% |
Czech | 159 | 0.6% |
Danish | 110 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 330 | 1.3% |
English | 2,683 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 636 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 24 | 0.1% |
German | 10,556 | 42.6% |
Greek | 30 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,308 | 9.3% |
Italian | 481 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 31 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 246 | 1.0% |
Polish | 235 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 25 | 0.1% |
Russian | 43 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 740 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 555 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 352 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 111 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 197 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,694 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,309 | 68.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,515 | 23.5% |
Married-couple family | 6,033 | 56.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,806 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 267 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 121 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,009 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 588 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,385 | 31.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,956 | 27.6% |
65 years and over | 1,743 | 16.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,884 | 27.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,511 | 42.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,283 | 100% |
Householder | 10,694 | 44.0% |
Spouse | 6,021 | 24.8% |
Child | 5,661 | 23.3% |
Other relatives | 1,097 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 810 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 370 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,922 | 100% |
Never married | 1,762 | 17.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,525 | 65.8% |
Separated | 153 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 466 | 4.7% |
Divorced | 1,016 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,868 | 100% |
Never married | 1,547 | 14.2% |
Now married, except separated | 6,272 | 57.7% |
Separated | 77 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,540 | 14.2% |
Divorced | 1,432 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 283 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 77 | 27.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 624 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 408 | 65.4% |
Less than 1 year | 144 | 23.1% |
1 or 2 years | 182 | 29.2% |
3 or 4 years | 60 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 22 | 3.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 408 | 100% |
Who are female | 212 | 52.0% |
Who are married | 392 | 96.1% |
School Enrollment in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,750 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 360 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 252 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,287 | 48.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,209 | 25.5% |
College or graduate school | 642 | 13.5% |
Educational Attainment in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,388 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,365 | 7.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 940 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,616 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 4,279 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,039 | 5.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,353 | 18.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,796 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.0% |
Veteran Status in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,848 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,039 | 15.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,266 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,787 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 4,902 | 100% |
With a disability | 134 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 13,156 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,501 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 6,208 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,152 | 34.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,468 | 100% |
Same house | 21,325 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,108 | 12.7% |
Same county | 1,900 | 7.8% |
Different county | 1,208 | 4.9% |
Same state | 921 | 3.8% |
Different state | 287 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 35 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,777 | 100% |
Native | 23,002 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 22,850 | 92.2% |
State of residence | 16,747 | 67.6% |
Different state | 6,103 | 24.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 152 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,775 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,775 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 527 | 29.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,248 | 70.3% |
Year of Entry in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,927 | 100% |
Native | 152 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 152 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,775 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 142 | 8.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,633 | 92.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gillespie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,775 | 100% |
Europe | 149 | 8.4% |
Asia | 48 | 2.7% |
Africa | 27 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,539 | 86.7% |
Northern America | 12 | 0.7% |