Language Spoken At Home in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,792 | 100% |
English only | 7,623 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 169 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 79 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 49 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 30 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,203 | 100% |
American | 432 | 5.3% |
Arab | 18 | 0.2% |
Czech | 31 | 0.4% |
Danish | 28 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 427 | 5.2% |
English | 1,578 | 19.2% |
French (except Basque) | 423 | 5.2% |
French Canadian | 158 | 1.9% |
German | 2,217 | 27.0% |
Greek | 7 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.5% |
Irish | 1,432 | 17.5% |
Italian | 203 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 13 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 30 | 0.4% |
Polish | 341 | 4.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 95 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 326 | 4.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 138 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 36 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 56 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,168 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,852 | 58.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 942 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 1,414 | 44.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 612 | 19.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 117 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 92 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 321 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 238 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,316 | 41.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,155 | 36.5% |
65 years and over | 439 | 13.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 957 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 834 | 26.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,587 | 100% |
Householder | 3,168 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 1,420 | 18.7% |
Child | 2,182 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 378 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 439 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 197 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,372 | 100% |
Never married | 1,355 | 40.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,504 | 44.6% |
Separated | 61 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 104 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 348 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,188 | 100% |
Never married | 841 | 26.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,431 | 44.9% |
Separated | 109 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 216 | 6.8% |
Divorced | 591 | 18.5% |
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 | 166 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 80 | 48.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 112 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 38 | 33.9% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 38 | 33.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 38 | 100% |
Who are female | 0 | 0.0% |
Who are married | 38 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,217 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 114 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 88 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 927 | 41.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 514 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 574 | 25.9% |
Educational Attainment in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,575 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 54 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 420 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,609 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,495 | 26.8% |
Associate's degree | 533 | 9.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 889 | 15.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 575 | 10.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.3% |
Veteran Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,268 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 672 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,618 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,014 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 1,924 | 100% |
With a disability | 151 | 7.8% |
18 to 64 years | 4,596 | 100% |
With a disability | 404 | 8.8% |
65 years and over | 1,098 | 100% |
With a disability | 459 | 41.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,038 | 100% |
Same house | 6,694 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,329 | 16.5% |
Same county | 835 | 10.4% |
Different county | 494 | 6.1% |
Same state | 376 | 4.7% |
Different state | 118 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 15 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,203 | 100% |
Native | 8,064 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 7,997 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 6,875 | 83.8% |
Different state | 1,122 | 13.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 67 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 139 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 139 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 59 | 42.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 80 | 57.6% |
Year of Entry in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 206 | 100% |
Native | 67 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 67 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 139 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 139 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mason City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 139 | 100% |
Europe | 21 | 15.1% |
Asia | 118 | 84.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |