Language Spoken At Home in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,972 | 100% |
English only | 43,446 | 85.2% |
Language other than English | 7,526 | 14.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,694 | 9.2% |
Spanish | 6,725 | 13.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,367 | 8.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 557 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 187 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 212 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 127 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,192 | 100% |
American | 9,692 | 17.6% |
Arab | 52 | 0.1% |
Czech | 62 | 0.1% |
Danish | 67 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 469 | 0.8% |
English | 3,820 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 279 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 74 | 0.1% |
German | 2,718 | 4.9% |
Greek | 33 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 24 | 0.0% |
Irish | 4,446 | 8.1% |
Italian | 652 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 101 | 0.2% |
Polish | 71 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.0% |
Russian | 133 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 687 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 732 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 90 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 178 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 75 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 122 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 61 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,194 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,431 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,828 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 10,467 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,330 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 720 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 280 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,244 | 11.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,218 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 5,763 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,846 | 25.2% |
65 years and over | 1,744 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,653 | 34.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,641 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 54,653 | 100% |
Householder | 19,194 | 35.1% |
Spouse | 10,475 | 19.2% |
Child | 17,560 | 32.1% |
Other relatives | 4,385 | 8.0% |
Nonrelatives | 3,039 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 314 | 0.6% |
Marital Status in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,893 | 100% |
Never married | 5,872 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 11,669 | 55.9% |
Separated | 367 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 482 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 2,503 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,045 | 100% |
Never married | 4,607 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 11,389 | 51.7% |
Separated | 606 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 2,486 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 2,957 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 917 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 139 | 15.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 132 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,401 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 750 | 53.5% |
Less than 1 year | 222 | 15.8% |
1 or 2 years | 101 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 105 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 322 | 23.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 750 | 100% |
Who are female | 437 | 58.3% |
Who are married | 517 | 68.9% |
School Enrollment in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,526 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 718 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,030 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,056 | 44.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,652 | 27.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,070 | 15.3% |
Educational Attainment in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 35,335 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,092 | 11.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,398 | 15.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,633 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 6,602 | 18.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,697 | 4.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,024 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,889 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.9% |
Veteran Status in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,293 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,052 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 54,697 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,937 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 14,859 | 100% |
With a disability | 539 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 33,681 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,973 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 6,157 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,425 | 39.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,453 | 100% |
Same house | 46,499 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,820 | 14.4% |
Same county | 5,841 | 10.7% |
Different county | 1,979 | 3.6% |
Same state | 1,314 | 2.4% |
Different state | 665 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 134 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,192 | 100% |
Native | 49,837 | 90.3% |
Born in United States | 49,605 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 37,074 | 67.2% |
Different state | 12,531 | 22.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 232 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 5,355 | 9.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,355 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 901 | 16.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,454 | 83.2% |
Year of Entry in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,587 | 100% |
Native | 232 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 232 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,355 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 281 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,074 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gordon County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,355 | 100% |
Europe | 335 | 6.3% |
Asia | 368 | 6.9% |
Africa | 3 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4,633 | 86.5% |
Northern America | 16 | 0.3% |