Language Spoken At Home in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 101,538 | 100% |
English only | 95,623 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 5,915 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,265 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 3,397 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,310 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,749 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 490 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 687 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 459 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 82 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 109,730 | 100% |
American | 8,899 | 8.1% |
Arab | 181 | 0.2% |
Czech | 130 | 0.1% |
Danish | 174 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 648 | 0.6% |
English | 8,374 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,940 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 338 | 0.3% |
German | 9,124 | 8.3% |
Greek | 330 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 181 | 0.2% |
Irish | 10,704 | 9.8% |
Italian | 2,032 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 186 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 315 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,127 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 133 | 0.1% |
Russian | 231 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,088 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 1,951 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 85 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 559 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 389 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 46 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 140 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 256 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 675 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 39,369 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 25,153 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,069 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 16,819 | 42.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,198 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,709 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 813 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,625 | 16.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,058 | 10.3% |
Nonfamily households | 14,216 | 36.1% |
Householder living alone | 10,388 | 26.4% |
65 years and over | 3,147 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,750 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,966 | 20.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 105,300 | 100% |
Householder | 39,369 | 37.4% |
Spouse | 16,882 | 16.0% |
Child | 32,341 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 8,037 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 8,671 | 8.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,194 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 42,104 | 100% |
Never married | 16,895 | 40.1% |
Now married, except separated | 18,489 | 43.9% |
Separated | 865 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 900 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 4,955 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 45,016 | 100% |
Never married | 15,795 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 17,968 | 39.9% |
Separated | 1,536 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 3,936 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 5,781 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,767 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 927 | 52.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,233 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,498 | 46.3% |
Less than 1 year | 424 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 422 | 13.1% |
3 or 4 years | 241 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 411 | 12.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,498 | 100% |
Who are female | 969 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 1,099 | 73.4% |
School Enrollment in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 34,494 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,996 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 1,283 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,424 | 33.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,166 | 15.0% |
College or graduate school | 14,625 | 42.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 63,034 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,931 | 4.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,276 | 11.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,706 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 14,444 | 22.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,630 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,633 | 13.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,414 | 8.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.3% |
Veteran Status in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 79,976 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,981 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 104,513 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,620 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 26,712 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,331 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 67,349 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,841 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 10,452 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,448 | 42.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 108,144 | 100% |
Same house | 84,304 | 78.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,171 | 21.4% |
Same county | 13,245 | 12.2% |
Different county | 9,926 | 9.2% |
Same state | 5,441 | 5.0% |
Different state | 4,485 | 4.1% |
Abroad | 669 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 109,730 | 100% |
Native | 105,542 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 103,513 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 65,228 | 59.4% |
Different state | 38,285 | 34.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,029 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 4,188 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,188 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,674 | 40.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,514 | 60.0% |
Year of Entry in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,217 | 100% |
Native | 2,029 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 134 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,895 | 93.4% |
Foreign born | 4,188 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 129 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,059 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lowndes County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,188 | 100% |
Europe | 628 | 15.0% |
Asia | 1,229 | 29.3% |
Africa | 130 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 39 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 2,071 | 49.5% |
Northern America | 91 | 2.2% |