Language Spoken At Home in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 3,389 | 100% |
English only | 2,840 | 83.8% |
Language other than English | 549 | 16.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 306 | 9.0% |
Spanish | 548 | 16.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 305 | 9.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,672 | 100% |
American | 420 | 11.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 10 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 120 | 3.3% |
English | 254 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 125 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 493 | 13.4% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 307 | 8.4% |
Italian | 9 | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.4% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 29 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 52 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 26 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 8 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 14 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 6 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,510 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,058 | 70.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 412 | 27.3% |
Married-couple family | 871 | 57.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 287 | 19.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 84 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 38 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 103 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 87 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 452 | 29.9% |
Householder living alone | 409 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 229 | 15.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 451 | 29.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 484 | 32.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 3,621 | 100% |
Householder | 1,510 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 875 | 24.2% |
Child | 1,029 | 28.4% |
Other relatives | 101 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 106 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 52 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,401 | 100% |
Never married | 316 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 835 | 59.6% |
Separated | 24 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 52 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 174 | 12.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,503 | 100% |
Never married | 273 | 18.2% |
Now married, except separated | 945 | 62.9% |
Separated | 13 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 147 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 125 | 8.3% |
Fertility in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 61 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 23 | 37.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 171 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 61 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 54 | 88.5% |
Less than 1 year | 3 | 4.9% |
1 or 2 years | 48 | 78.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 3 | 4.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 54 | 100% |
Who are female | 27 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 49 | 90.7% |
School Enrollment in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 863 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 70 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 32 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 392 | 45.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 264 | 30.6% |
College or graduate school | 105 | 12.2% |
Educational Attainment in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,507 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 145 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 215 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,063 | 42.4% |
Some college, no degree | 629 | 25.1% |
Associate's degree | 69 | 2.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 285 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 101 | 4.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.4% |
Veteran Status in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,747 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 257 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 3,629 | 100% |
With a disability | 419 | 11.5% |
Under 18 years | 920 | 100% |
With a disability | 14 | 1.5% |
18 to 64 years | 2,046 | 100% |
With a disability | 138 | 6.7% |
65 years and over | 663 | 100% |
With a disability | 267 | 40.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 3,606 | 100% |
Same house | 3,220 | 89.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 362 | 10.0% |
Same county | 156 | 4.3% |
Different county | 206 | 5.7% |
Same state | 139 | 3.9% |
Different state | 67 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 24 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 3,672 | 100% |
Native | 3,226 | 87.9% |
Born in United States | 3,207 | 87.3% |
State of residence | 2,163 | 58.9% |
Different state | 1,044 | 28.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 19 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 446 | 12.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 446 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 59 | 13.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 387 | 86.8% |
Year of Entry in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 465 | 100% |
Native | 19 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 19 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 446 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 114 | 25.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 332 | 74.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harper County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 446 | 100% |
Europe | 4 | 0.9% |
Asia | 1 | 0.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 441 | 98.9% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |