Language Spoken At Home in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 40,343 | 100% |
English only | 35,252 | 87.4% |
Language other than English | 5,091 | 12.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,508 | 6.2% |
Spanish | 4,111 | 10.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,033 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 274 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 105 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 706 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 370 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 43,038 | 100% |
American | 5,766 | 13.4% |
Arab | 32 | 0.1% |
Czech | 88 | 0.2% |
Danish | 43 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 682 | 1.6% |
English | 6,826 | 15.9% |
French (except Basque) | 675 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 272 | 0.6% |
German | 3,681 | 8.6% |
Greek | 85 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 36 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,885 | 13.7% |
Italian | 816 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.0% |
Polish | 405 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 21 | 0.0% |
Russian | 22 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 900 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 1,145 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 18 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 471 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 60 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 265 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 224 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,890 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,926 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,113 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 8,649 | 58.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,115 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 773 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 320 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,504 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 678 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,964 | 26.6% |
Householder living alone | 3,457 | 23.2% |
65 years and over | 1,562 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,685 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,678 | 31.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 40,333 | 100% |
Householder | 14,890 | 36.9% |
Spouse | 8,658 | 21.5% |
Child | 12,335 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 3,250 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,200 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 451 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,019 | 100% |
Never married | 4,064 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 9,578 | 59.8% |
Separated | 260 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 392 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,725 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,621 | 100% |
Never married | 4,231 | 22.7% |
Now married, except separated | 9,727 | 52.2% |
Separated | 704 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,983 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 1,976 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 584 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 203 | 34.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 970 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 395 | 40.7% |
Less than 1 year | 118 | 12.2% |
1 or 2 years | 74 | 7.6% |
3 or 4 years | 53 | 5.5% |
5 or more years | 150 | 15.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 395 | 100% |
Who are female | 242 | 61.3% |
Who are married | 251 | 63.5% |
School Enrollment in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,909 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 707 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 625 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,904 | 45.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,498 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 2,175 | 19.9% |
Educational Attainment in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 28,838 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,864 | 9.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,232 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,918 | 34.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,725 | 19.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,930 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,050 | 10.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,119 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.9% |
Veteran Status in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,806 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,197 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 40,977 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,894 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 10,194 | 100% |
With a disability | 417 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 24,304 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,836 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 6,479 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,641 | 40.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 42,484 | 100% |
Same house | 38,639 | 90.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,796 | 8.9% |
Same county | 1,348 | 3.2% |
Different county | 2,448 | 5.8% |
Same state | 1,902 | 4.5% |
Different state | 546 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 49 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 43,038 | 100% |
Native | 39,428 | 91.6% |
Born in United States | 39,178 | 91.0% |
State of residence | 28,685 | 66.7% |
Different state | 10,493 | 24.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 250 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,610 | 8.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,610 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,179 | 32.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,431 | 67.3% |
Year of Entry in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,860 | 100% |
Native | 250 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 250 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,610 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,587 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Habersham County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,610 | 100% |
Europe | 194 | 5.4% |
Asia | 688 | 19.1% |
Africa | 33 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,663 | 73.8% |
Northern America | 32 | 0.9% |