Language Spoken At Home in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 26,332 | 100% |
English only | 25,133 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 1,199 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 455 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 644 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 296 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 469 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 147 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 75 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,012 | 100% |
American | 1,373 | 4.9% |
Arab | 16 | 0.1% |
Czech | 666 | 2.4% |
Danish | 538 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 725 | 2.6% |
English | 3,048 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 539 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 51 | 0.2% |
German | 11,164 | 39.9% |
Greek | 300 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 31 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,017 | 14.3% |
Italian | 499 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 4,468 | 16.0% |
Polish | 301 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 63 | 0.2% |
Russian | 61 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 218 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 435 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 843 | 3.0% |
Swiss | 159 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 168 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,066 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,067 | 54.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,332 | 25.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,240 | 40.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,005 | 15.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 604 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 438 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,223 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 889 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 5,999 | 45.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,074 | 38.8% |
65 years and over | 1,813 | 13.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,646 | 27.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,361 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 27,190 | 100% |
Householder | 13,066 | 48.1% |
Spouse | 5,223 | 19.2% |
Child | 6,718 | 24.7% |
Other relatives | 566 | 2.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,617 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 962 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,954 | 100% |
Never married | 3,579 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,402 | 49.3% |
Separated | 88 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 324 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 1,561 | 14.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,036 | 100% |
Never married | 3,019 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,278 | 43.9% |
Separated | 119 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,435 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 2,185 | 18.2% |
Fertility in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 393 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 164 | 41.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 314 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 171 | 54.5% |
Less than 1 year | 121 | 38.5% |
1 or 2 years | 23 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 27 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 171 | 100% |
Who are female | 115 | 67.3% |
Who are married | 117 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,441 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 442 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 226 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,829 | 43.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,504 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,440 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,234 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 584 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,032 | 5.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,016 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 4,636 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 3,127 | 16.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,779 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,060 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,755 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,507 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 27,525 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,643 | 13.2% |
Under 18 years | 6,192 | 100% |
With a disability | 304 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 16,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,753 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 4,428 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,586 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 27,495 | 100% |
Same house | 23,242 | 84.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,253 | 15.5% |
Same county | 2,468 | 9.0% |
Different county | 1,785 | 6.5% |
Same state | 1,236 | 4.5% |
Different state | 549 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 28,012 | 100% |
Native | 27,343 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 27,244 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 21,534 | 76.9% |
Different state | 5,710 | 20.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 99 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 669 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 669 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 159 | 23.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 510 | 76.2% |
Year of Entry in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 768 | 100% |
Native | 99 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 99 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 669 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 669 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mason City City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 669 | 100% |
Europe | 224 | 33.5% |
Asia | 190 | 28.4% |
Africa | 11 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 202 | 30.2% |
Northern America | 42 | 6.3% |