Language Spoken At Home in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,992 | 100% |
English only | 20,410 | 81.7% |
Language other than English | 4,582 | 18.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,853 | 7.4% |
Spanish | 4,231 | 16.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,693 | 6.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 202 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 124 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 116 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 25 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,564 | 100% |
American | 1,609 | 6.1% |
Arab | 21 | 0.1% |
Czech | 259 | 1.0% |
Danish | 20 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 323 | 1.2% |
English | 2,394 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 790 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 125 | 0.5% |
German | 3,932 | 14.8% |
Greek | 230 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 84 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,059 | 11.5% |
Italian | 395 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 143 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,621 | 6.1% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0% |
Russian | 34 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 570 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 574 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 77 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 83 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 16 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 57 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 80 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,716 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,241 | 71.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,175 | 25.0% |
Married-couple family | 4,471 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,341 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 436 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 128 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,334 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 706 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,475 | 28.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,214 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 1,099 | 12.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,704 | 31.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,697 | 30.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,361 | 100% |
Householder | 8,716 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 4,425 | 18.9% |
Child | 6,684 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 2,807 | 12.0% |
Nonrelatives | 729 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 338 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,091 | 100% |
Never married | 4,164 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,426 | 44.9% |
Separated | 438 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 281 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 1,782 | 14.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,548 | 100% |
Never married | 2,072 | 21.7% |
Now married, except separated | 4,962 | 52.0% |
Separated | 183 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,022 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 1,309 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 404 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 158 | 39.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 77 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 152 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 870 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 651 | 74.8% |
Less than 1 year | 130 | 14.9% |
1 or 2 years | 153 | 17.6% |
3 or 4 years | 157 | 18.0% |
5 or more years | 211 | 24.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 651 | 100% |
Who are female | 399 | 61.3% |
Who are married | 545 | 83.7% |
School Enrollment in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,015 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 211 | 3.5% |
Kindergarten | 241 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,945 | 49.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,652 | 27.5% |
College or graduate school | 966 | 16.1% |
Educational Attainment in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,424 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,649 | 9.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,501 | 13.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,858 | 37.2% |
Some college, no degree | 4,168 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,220 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,380 | 7.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 648 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.0% |
Veteran Status in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,563 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,458 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,391 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,513 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,998 | 100% |
With a disability | 317 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 13,854 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,788 | 12.9% |
65 years and over | 3,539 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,408 | 39.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,257 | 100% |
Same house | 22,155 | 84.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,046 | 15.4% |
Same county | 1,370 | 5.2% |
Different county | 2,676 | 10.2% |
Same state | 2,413 | 9.2% |
Different state | 263 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 56 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,564 | 100% |
Native | 24,220 | 91.2% |
Born in United States | 24,047 | 90.5% |
State of residence | 19,313 | 72.7% |
Different state | 4,734 | 17.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 173 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,344 | 8.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,344 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 605 | 25.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,739 | 74.2% |
Year of Entry in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,517 | 100% |
Native | 173 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 172 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 2,344 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 66 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,278 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Grimes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,344 | 100% |
Europe | 138 | 5.9% |
Asia | 116 | 4.9% |
Africa | 35 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,050 | 87.5% |
Northern America | 5 | 0.2% |