Language Spoken At Home in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 48,600 | 100% |
English only | 44,131 | 90.8% |
Language other than English | 4,469 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 890 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 2,859 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 615 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 658 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 106 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 144 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 808 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 96 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,443 | 100% |
American | 2,612 | 5.1% |
Arab | 75 | 0.1% |
Czech | 396 | 0.8% |
Danish | 477 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,245 | 2.4% |
English | 7,537 | 14.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,821 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 315 | 0.6% |
German | 12,620 | 24.5% |
Greek | 265 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 162 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,603 | 16.7% |
Italian | 2,695 | 5.2% |
Lithuanian | 60 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,253 | 2.4% |
Polish | 1,296 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 119 | 0.2% |
Russian | 823 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 955 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 2,192 | 4.3% |
Slovak | 93 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 88 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,362 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 384 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 83 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 588 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 88 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,060 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,064 | 62.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,305 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 10,674 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,925 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 719 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 398 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,671 | 7.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 982 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 7,996 | 38.0% |
Householder living alone | 5,591 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 1,479 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,781 | 27.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,429 | 21.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 49,363 | 100% |
Householder | 21,060 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 10,633 | 21.5% |
Child | 11,893 | 24.1% |
Other relatives | 1,605 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 4,172 | 8.5% |
Unmarried partner | 1,690 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,729 | 100% |
Never married | 7,645 | 35.2% |
Now married, except separated | 11,280 | 51.9% |
Separated | 177 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 450 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,177 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,172 | 100% |
Never married | 5,708 | 27.0% |
Now married, except separated | 10,993 | 51.9% |
Separated | 139 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,423 | 6.7% |
Divorced | 2,909 | 13.7% |
Fertility in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 723 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 146 | 20.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 653 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 230 | 35.2% |
Less than 1 year | 122 | 18.7% |
1 or 2 years | 33 | 5.1% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 2.0% |
5 or more years | 62 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 230 | 100% |
Who are female | 118 | 51.3% |
Who are married | 165 | 71.7% |
School Enrollment in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,525 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 644 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 628 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,647 | 34.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,280 | 16.9% |
College or graduate school | 5,326 | 39.4% |
Educational Attainment in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 34,900 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 614 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,443 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,933 | 19.9% |
Some college, no degree | 8,888 | 25.5% |
Associate's degree | 2,496 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,121 | 26.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,405 | 15.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.6% |
Veteran Status in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 41,017 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,114 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,844 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,590 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 10,383 | 100% |
With a disability | 334 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 34,547 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,450 | 7.1% |
65 years and over | 5,914 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,806 | 30.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,797 | 100% |
Same house | 40,103 | 78.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,525 | 20.7% |
Same county | 5,921 | 11.7% |
Different county | 4,604 | 9.1% |
Same state | 1,546 | 3.0% |
Different state | 3,058 | 6.0% |
Abroad | 169 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,443 | 100% |
Native | 49,915 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 49,485 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 18,839 | 36.6% |
Different state | 30,646 | 59.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 430 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,528 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,528 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 747 | 48.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 781 | 51.1% |
Year of Entry in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,958 | 100% |
Native | 430 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 430 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,528 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 79 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,449 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in La Plata County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,528 | 100% |
Europe | 404 | 26.4% |
Asia | 294 | 19.2% |
Africa | 85 | 5.6% |
Oceania | 18 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 575 | 37.6% |
Northern America | 152 | 9.9% |