Language Spoken At Home in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 65,897 | 100% |
English only | 63,892 | 97.0% |
Language other than English | 2,005 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 837 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 1,233 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 530 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 494 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 133 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 240 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 38 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,886 | 100% |
American | 7,891 | 11.3% |
Arab | 74 | 0.1% |
Czech | 92 | 0.1% |
Danish | 46 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,376 | 2.0% |
English | 6,220 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,081 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 75 | 0.1% |
German | 14,012 | 20.0% |
Greek | 152 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 140 | 0.2% |
Irish | 7,082 | 10.1% |
Italian | 1,228 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 27 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 325 | 0.5% |
Polish | 772 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 57 | 0.1% |
Russian | 49 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 631 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,262 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 125 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 532 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 241 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 29 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 495 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 80 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 26,968 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,792 | 66.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,135 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 13,181 | 48.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,211 | 15.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 990 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 689 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,621 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,235 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 9,176 | 34.0% |
Householder living alone | 7,886 | 29.2% |
65 years and over | 3,367 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,155 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,006 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 64,723 | 100% |
Householder | 26,968 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 13,207 | 20.4% |
Child | 17,883 | 27.6% |
Other relatives | 3,197 | 4.9% |
Nonrelatives | 3,468 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,630 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,230 | 100% |
Never married | 8,737 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 13,868 | 50.9% |
Separated | 196 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 641 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 3,788 | 13.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,312 | 100% |
Never married | 8,501 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 13,707 | 45.2% |
Separated | 650 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 3,448 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 4,006 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 835 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 493 | 59.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,422 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 675 | 47.5% |
Less than 1 year | 117 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 151 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 135 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 272 | 19.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 675 | 100% |
Who are female | 398 | 59.0% |
Who are married | 455 | 67.4% |
School Enrollment in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,132 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 687 | 3.6% |
Kindergarten | 910 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,604 | 34.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,836 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 7,095 | 37.1% |
Educational Attainment in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 45,500 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,832 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,179 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,845 | 41.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,548 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 3,249 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,772 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,075 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.2% |
Veteran Status in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 54,720 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,242 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 68,706 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,547 | 16.8% |
Under 18 years | 15,062 | 100% |
With a disability | 753 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 42,786 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,579 | 15.4% |
65 years and over | 10,858 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,215 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 69,092 | 100% |
Same house | 59,070 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,817 | 14.2% |
Same county | 6,576 | 9.5% |
Different county | 3,241 | 4.7% |
Same state | 1,840 | 2.7% |
Different state | 1,401 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 205 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,886 | 100% |
Native | 68,665 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 68,202 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 50,960 | 72.9% |
Different state | 17,242 | 24.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 463 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,221 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,221 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 717 | 58.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 504 | 41.3% |
Year of Entry in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,684 | 100% |
Native | 463 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 457 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 1,221 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,190 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Grant County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,221 | 100% |
Europe | 198 | 16.2% |
Asia | 309 | 25.3% |
Africa | 47 | 3.8% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 577 | 47.3% |
Northern America | 82 | 6.7% |