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Language Spoken At Home in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 181,712 | 100% |
English only | 177,585 | 97.7% |
Language other than English | 4,127 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,053 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 1,249 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 282 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,346 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 220 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,165 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 465 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 367 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 86 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 192,572 | 100% |
American | 23,492 | 12.2% |
Arab | 1,193 | 0.6% |
Czech | 247 | 0.1% |
Danish | 128 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 3,928 | 2.0% |
English | 27,468 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 3,149 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 286 | 0.1% |
German | 29,205 | 15.2% |
Greek | 723 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 726 | 0.4% |
Irish | 26,984 | 14.0% |
Italian | 6,725 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 153 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 454 | 0.2% |
Polish | 2,145 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 111 | 0.1% |
Russian | 661 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,466 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 5,154 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 200 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 517 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,441 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 192 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 76 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,576 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 192 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 82,961 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 50,690 | 61.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,893 | 22.8% |
Married-couple family | 37,207 | 44.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,989 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,317 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,599 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,166 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,305 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 32,271 | 38.9% |
Householder living alone | 27,777 | 33.5% |
65 years and over | 10,637 | 12.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 21,601 | 26.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,998 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 189,727 | 100% |
Householder | 82,961 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 37,352 | 19.7% |
Child | 50,274 | 26.5% |
Other relatives | 10,086 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 9,054 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,590 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 75,702 | 100% |
Never married | 22,106 | 29.2% |
Now married, except separated | 39,158 | 51.7% |
Separated | 1,349 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 2,523 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 10,566 | 14.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 83,948 | 100% |
Never married | 18,782 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 39,132 | 46.6% |
Separated | 1,701 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 11,301 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 13,032 | 15.5% |
Fertility in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,771 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 783 | 44.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,763 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,066 | 54.9% |
Less than 1 year | 354 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 344 | 9.1% |
3 or 4 years | 339 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 1,029 | 27.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,066 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,285 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 1,348 | 65.2% |
School Enrollment in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,920 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,327 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 2,097 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,887 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,234 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 9,375 | 22.9% |
Educational Attainment in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 137,855 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,967 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,539 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,246 | 37.9% |
Some college, no degree | 26,326 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 8,258 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 19,659 | 14.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,860 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.3% |
Veteran Status in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 152,761 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,786 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 190,897 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,826 | 18.8% |
Under 18 years | 39,593 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,656 | 6.7% |
18 to 64 years | 119,445 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,325 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 31,859 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,845 | 40.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 190,764 | 100% |
Same house | 165,775 | 86.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 24,642 | 12.9% |
Same county | 16,536 | 8.7% |
Different county | 8,106 | 4.2% |
Same state | 4,235 | 2.2% |
Different state | 3,871 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 347 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 192,572 | 100% |
Native | 189,546 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 188,852 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 154,889 | 80.4% |
Different state | 33,963 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 694 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 3,026 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,026 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,749 | 57.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,277 | 42.2% |
Year of Entry in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,720 | 100% |
Native | 694 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 670 | 96.5% |
Foreign born | 3,026 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 158 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,868 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kanawha County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,026 | 100% |
Europe | 511 | 16.9% |
Asia | 1,834 | 60.6% |
Africa | 52 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 16 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 419 | 13.8% |
Northern America | 194 | 6.4% |