Language Spoken At Home in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 60,061 | 100% |
English only | 57,870 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 2,191 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 631 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,449 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 424 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 490 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 120 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 132 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,149 | 100% |
American | 4,369 | 6.8% |
Arab | 313 | 0.5% |
Czech | 356 | 0.6% |
Danish | 782 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 4,488 | 7.0% |
English | 7,907 | 12.3% |
French (except Basque) | 2,239 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 986 | 1.5% |
German | 19,332 | 30.1% |
Greek | 65 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 177 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,433 | 13.1% |
Italian | 1,743 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 198 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 680 | 1.1% |
Polish | 3,122 | 4.9% |
Portuguese | 56 | 0.1% |
Russian | 142 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 288 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 1,357 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 70 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 314 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,161 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 217 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 189 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 19 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,448 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,103 | 71.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,582 | 33.8% |
Married-couple family | 12,308 | 54.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,280 | 23.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,083 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 579 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,712 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,723 | 7.7% |
Nonfamily households | 6,345 | 28.3% |
Householder living alone | 5,424 | 24.2% |
65 years and over | 2,154 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,116 | 36.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,250 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,416 | 100% |
Householder | 22,448 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 12,292 | 20.7% |
Child | 19,788 | 33.3% |
Other relatives | 2,259 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,629 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,558 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,459 | 100% |
Never married | 9,764 | 35.6% |
Now married, except separated | 13,138 | 47.8% |
Separated | 378 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 681 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 3,498 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,548 | 100% |
Never married | 5,298 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 12,804 | 54.4% |
Separated | 306 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,142 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 2,998 | 12.7% |
Fertility in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 772 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 267 | 34.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 920 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 421 | 45.8% |
Less than 1 year | 139 | 15.1% |
1 or 2 years | 78 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 112 | 12.2% |
5 or more years | 92 | 10.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 421 | 100% |
Who are female | 287 | 68.2% |
Who are married | 272 | 64.6% |
School Enrollment in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,454 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,222 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 948 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,193 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,046 | 24.6% |
College or graduate school | 3,045 | 18.5% |
Educational Attainment in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,364 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,776 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,835 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,076 | 37.9% |
Some college, no degree | 11,217 | 26.5% |
Associate's degree | 3,631 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,268 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,561 | 3.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.8% |
Veteran Status in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 48,231 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,007 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 59,676 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,974 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 15,899 | 100% |
With a disability | 850 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 36,600 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,382 | 14.7% |
65 years and over | 7,177 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,742 | 38.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 63,366 | 100% |
Same house | 53,550 | 84.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,673 | 15.3% |
Same county | 4,950 | 7.8% |
Different county | 4,723 | 7.5% |
Same state | 4,046 | 6.4% |
Different state | 677 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 143 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,149 | 100% |
Native | 63,098 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 62,789 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 56,398 | 87.9% |
Different state | 6,391 | 10.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 309 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,051 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,051 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 480 | 45.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 571 | 54.3% |
Year of Entry in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,360 | 100% |
Native | 309 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 309 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,051 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,022 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ionia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,051 | 100% |
Europe | 258 | 24.5% |
Asia | 217 | 20.6% |
Africa | 19 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 58 | 5.5% |
Latin America | 471 | 44.8% |
Northern America | 28 | 2.7% |