Language Spoken At Home in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 82,512 | 100% |
English only | 76,747 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 5,765 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,368 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 1,232 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 166 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,471 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 780 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,159 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 311 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 903 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,319 | 100% |
American | 4,469 | 5.0% |
Arab | 181 | 0.2% |
Czech | 695 | 0.8% |
Danish | 931 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 2,877 | 3.2% |
English | 10,223 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 3,884 | 4.3% |
French Canadian | 1,273 | 1.4% |
German | 21,774 | 24.4% |
Greek | 201 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 305 | 0.3% |
Irish | 13,365 | 15.0% |
Italian | 3,554 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 79 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,684 | 5.2% |
Polish | 2,648 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 529 | 0.6% |
Russian | 1,412 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,466 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 3,338 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 147 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 96 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 3,629 | 4.1% |
Swiss | 427 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 880 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 899 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 56 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 30,923 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,477 | 72.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,148 | 36.1% |
Married-couple family | 17,743 | 57.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,198 | 26.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,914 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,086 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,820 | 9.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,864 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 8,446 | 27.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,428 | 20.8% |
65 years and over | 1,564 | 5.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,204 | 39.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,092 | 16.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 87,823 | 100% |
Householder | 30,923 | 35.2% |
Spouse | 17,806 | 20.3% |
Child | 29,813 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 4,190 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 5,091 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,153 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,200 | 100% |
Never married | 10,763 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 18,826 | 53.5% |
Separated | 517 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 582 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 4,512 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,043 | 100% |
Never married | 7,585 | 23.0% |
Now married, except separated | 18,807 | 56.9% |
Separated | 831 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 1,900 | 5.8% |
Divorced | 3,920 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,338 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 217 | 16.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,440 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 642 | 44.6% |
Less than 1 year | 196 | 13.6% |
1 or 2 years | 54 | 3.8% |
3 or 4 years | 70 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 322 | 22.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 642 | 100% |
Who are female | 366 | 57.0% |
Who are married | 461 | 71.8% |
School Enrollment in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 24,778 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,089 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,245 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,370 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,274 | 25.3% |
College or graduate school | 4,800 | 19.4% |
Educational Attainment in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 56,077 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,114 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,203 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,528 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 17,323 | 30.9% |
Associate's degree | 5,014 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,167 | 14.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,728 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.2% |
Veteran Status in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 63,205 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,519 | 15.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 87,828 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,821 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 25,591 | 100% |
With a disability | 925 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 55,145 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,078 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 7,092 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,818 | 39.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 87,993 | 100% |
Same house | 74,090 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,607 | 15.5% |
Same county | 7,503 | 8.5% |
Different county | 6,104 | 6.9% |
Same state | 3,374 | 3.8% |
Different state | 2,730 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 296 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 89,319 | 100% |
Native | 86,154 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 84,499 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 34,025 | 38.1% |
Different state | 50,474 | 56.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,655 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 3,165 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,165 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,890 | 59.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,275 | 40.3% |
Year of Entry in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,820 | 100% |
Native | 1,655 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,644 | 99.3% |
Foreign born | 3,165 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,106 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Matanuska-susitna Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,165 | 100% |
Europe | 1,405 | 44.4% |
Asia | 1,105 | 34.9% |
Africa | 33 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 288 | 9.1% |
Northern America | 311 | 9.8% |