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Language Spoken At Home in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 48,803 | 100% |
English only | 46,779 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 2,024 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 607 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 1,153 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 379 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 630 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 165 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 213 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,664 | 100% |
American | 2,426 | 4.7% |
Arab | 42 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,361 | 2.6% |
Danish | 1,291 | 2.5% |
Dutch | 1,338 | 2.6% |
English | 5,108 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,146 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 149 | 0.3% |
German | 21,092 | 40.8% |
Greek | 372 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 58 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,838 | 13.2% |
Italian | 950 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 9,460 | 18.3% |
Polish | 596 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 71 | 0.1% |
Russian | 152 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 497 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 851 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 55 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,503 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 217 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 138 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 293 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 21 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,308 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,070 | 60.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,981 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 11,116 | 47.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,803 | 16.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,045 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 751 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,909 | 8.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,427 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 9,238 | 39.6% |
Householder living alone | 7,763 | 33.3% |
65 years and over | 3,074 | 13.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,426 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,464 | 27.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 50,409 | 100% |
Householder | 23,308 | 46.2% |
Spouse | 11,048 | 21.9% |
Child | 12,296 | 24.4% |
Other relatives | 1,013 | 2.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,744 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,778 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,623 | 100% |
Never married | 6,009 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 11,448 | 55.5% |
Separated | 147 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 537 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 2,482 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,037 | 100% |
Never married | 4,941 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,111 | 50.4% |
Separated | 257 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 2,520 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 3,208 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 664 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 264 | 39.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 648 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 347 | 53.5% |
Less than 1 year | 175 | 27.0% |
1 or 2 years | 73 | 11.3% |
3 or 4 years | 85 | 13.1% |
5 or more years | 14 | 2.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 347 | 100% |
Who are female | 214 | 61.7% |
Who are married | 285 | 82.1% |
School Enrollment in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,806 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 901 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 431 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,117 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,754 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,603 | 22.0% |
Educational Attainment in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 36,421 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 945 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,100 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,628 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 8,742 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 5,597 | 15.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,415 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,994 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.3% |
Veteran Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,434 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,694 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,586 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 11,140 | 100% |
With a disability | 473 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 30,880 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,178 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 8,885 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,935 | 33.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,947 | 100% |
Same house | 44,332 | 87.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,608 | 13.0% |
Same county | 3,768 | 7.4% |
Different county | 2,840 | 5.6% |
Same state | 2,106 | 4.1% |
Different state | 734 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 7 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,664 | 100% |
Native | 50,651 | 98.0% |
Born in United States | 50,479 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 39,510 | 76.5% |
Different state | 10,969 | 21.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 172 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 1,013 | 2.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,013 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 313 | 30.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 700 | 69.1% |
Year of Entry in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,185 | 100% |
Native | 172 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 172 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,013 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,012 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,013 | 100% |
Europe | 297 | 29.3% |
Asia | 324 | 32.0% |
Africa | 20 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 307 | 30.3% |
Northern America | 65 | 6.4% |