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Language Spoken At Home in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,055 | 100% |
English only | 14,622 | 85.7% |
Language other than English | 2,433 | 14.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 523 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 907 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 228 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 868 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 57 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 655 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 238 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,008 | 100% |
American | 1,042 | 5.8% |
Arab | 88 | 0.5% |
Czech | 178 | 1.0% |
Danish | 358 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 244 | 1.4% |
English | 2,918 | 16.2% |
French (except Basque) | 470 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 194 | 1.1% |
German | 3,728 | 20.7% |
Greek | 43 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 112 | 0.6% |
Irish | 1,852 | 10.3% |
Italian | 583 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 341 | 1.9% |
Polish | 578 | 3.2% |
Portuguese | 52 | 0.3% |
Russian | 339 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 294 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 971 | 5.4% |
Slovak | 60 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 437 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 255 | 1.4% |
Ukrainian | 132 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 203 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,498 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,151 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,288 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 4,415 | 58.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,721 | 23.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 318 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 232 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 418 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 335 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,347 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 2,039 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 555 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,312 | 30.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,793 | 23.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,884 | 100% |
Householder | 7,498 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 4,435 | 24.8% |
Child | 5,183 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 252 | 1.4% |
Nonrelatives | 516 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 284 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,224 | 100% |
Never married | 1,591 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,725 | 65.4% |
Separated | 55 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 162 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 691 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,303 | 100% |
Never married | 1,449 | 19.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,584 | 62.8% |
Separated | 17 | 0.2% |
Widowed | 437 | 6.0% |
Divorced | 816 | 11.2% |
Fertility in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 199 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 14 | 7.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 132 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 73 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 25 | 34.2% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 9 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 16 | 21.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 25 | 100% |
Who are female | 25 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 16 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,527 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 221 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 204 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,024 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,117 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 961 | 21.2% |
Educational Attainment in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,725 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 171 | 1.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 154 | 1.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,455 | 11.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,046 | 16.1% |
Associate's degree | 857 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,325 | 26.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,717 | 37.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 63.2% |
Veteran Status in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,613 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,750 | 12.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,448 | 8.1% |
Under 18 years | 4,362 | 100% |
With a disability | 201 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 10,944 | 100% |
With a disability | 610 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 2,575 | 100% |
With a disability | 637 | 24.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,802 | 100% |
Same house | 15,191 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,526 | 14.2% |
Same county | 1,304 | 7.3% |
Different county | 1,222 | 6.9% |
Same state | 360 | 2.0% |
Different state | 862 | 4.8% |
Abroad | 85 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,008 | 100% |
Native | 16,262 | 90.3% |
Born in United States | 15,981 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 5,397 | 30.0% |
Different state | 10,584 | 58.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 281 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 1,746 | 9.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,746 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 912 | 52.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 834 | 47.8% |
Year of Entry in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,027 | 100% |
Native | 281 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 281 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,746 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,697 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Los Alamos County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,746 | 100% |
Europe | 573 | 32.8% |
Asia | 908 | 52.0% |
Africa | 8 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 26 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 169 | 9.7% |
Northern America | 62 | 3.6% |