Language Spoken At Home in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 94,766 | 100% |
English only | 90,659 | 95.7% |
Language other than English | 4,107 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,288 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 2,628 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 870 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 639 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 124 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 736 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 261 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 104 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 101,459 | 100% |
American | 20,058 | 19.8% |
Arab | 133 | 0.1% |
Czech | 54 | 0.1% |
Danish | 62 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 952 | 0.9% |
English | 7,462 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 1,581 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 219 | 0.2% |
German | 6,895 | 6.8% |
Greek | 84 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 94 | 0.1% |
Irish | 9,403 | 9.3% |
Italian | 1,772 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 232 | 0.2% |
Polish | 687 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 31 | 0.0% |
Russian | 56 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,477 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 1,482 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 28 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 321 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 303 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 83 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 4 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 389 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 237 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 38,732 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 26,289 | 67.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,887 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 18,874 | 48.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,676 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,390 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 641 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,025 | 15.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,570 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 12,443 | 32.1% |
Householder living alone | 10,936 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 4,074 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,474 | 32.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,185 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 100,291 | 100% |
Householder | 38,732 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 18,858 | 18.8% |
Child | 31,371 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 7,185 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,145 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,611 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 38,021 | 100% |
Never married | 11,278 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 20,276 | 53.3% |
Separated | 878 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,170 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 4,419 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 42,792 | 100% |
Never married | 10,087 | 23.6% |
Now married, except separated | 19,861 | 46.4% |
Separated | 1,389 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 4,716 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 6,739 | 15.7% |
Fertility in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,572 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 692 | 44.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,446 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,287 | 52.6% |
Less than 1 year | 321 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 311 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 178 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 477 | 19.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,287 | 100% |
Who are female | 795 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 907 | 70.5% |
School Enrollment in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,977 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,388 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,333 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,444 | 47.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,249 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 4,563 | 19.0% |
Educational Attainment in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 68,215 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,004 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,410 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 23,426 | 34.3% |
Some college, no degree | 14,695 | 21.5% |
Associate's degree | 5,544 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,433 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,703 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.3% |
Veteran Status in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 76,284 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,431 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 100,142 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,986 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 24,812 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,367 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 61,009 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,075 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 14,321 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,544 | 45.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 100,086 | 100% |
Same house | 86,244 | 86.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,597 | 13.6% |
Same county | 8,157 | 8.1% |
Different county | 5,440 | 5.4% |
Same state | 2,594 | 2.6% |
Different state | 2,846 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 245 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 101,459 | 100% |
Native | 99,124 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 98,245 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 67,790 | 66.8% |
Different state | 30,455 | 30.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 879 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 2,335 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,335 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 901 | 38.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,434 | 61.4% |
Year of Entry in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,214 | 100% |
Native | 879 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 855 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 2,335 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,288 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Houston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,335 | 100% |
Europe | 306 | 13.1% |
Asia | 695 | 29.8% |
Africa | 43 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,230 | 52.7% |
Northern America | 55 | 2.4% |