Language Spoken At Home in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,970 | 100% |
English only | 29,976 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 994 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 407 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 514 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 278 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 212 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 181 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 87 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,548 | 100% |
American | 5,414 | 16.6% |
Arab | 45 | 0.1% |
Czech | 20 | 0.1% |
Danish | 26 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 190 | 0.6% |
English | 3,719 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 301 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 72 | 0.2% |
German | 2,255 | 6.9% |
Greek | 18 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 134 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,072 | 6.4% |
Italian | 602 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 171 | 0.5% |
Polish | 151 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 3 | 0.0% |
Russian | 98 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 457 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 348 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,096 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 74 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 89 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 83 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,642 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,888 | 62.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,635 | 20.8% |
Married-couple family | 5,651 | 44.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,484 | 11.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 485 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 275 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,752 | 13.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 876 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,754 | 37.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,214 | 33.3% |
65 years and over | 1,848 | 14.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,268 | 25.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,623 | 36.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,765 | 100% |
Householder | 12,642 | 41.1% |
Spouse | 5,730 | 18.6% |
Child | 8,503 | 27.6% |
Other relatives | 2,502 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,388 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 564 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,344 | 100% |
Never married | 4,527 | 33.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,279 | 47.1% |
Separated | 637 | 4.8% |
Widowed | 568 | 4.3% |
Divorced | 1,333 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,975 | 100% |
Never married | 3,636 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,040 | 43.2% |
Separated | 671 | 4.8% |
Widowed | 2,200 | 15.7% |
Divorced | 1,428 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 466 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 314 | 67.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 87 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 146 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,018 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 430 | 42.2% |
Less than 1 year | 134 | 13.2% |
1 or 2 years | 58 | 5.7% |
3 or 4 years | 65 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 173 | 17.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 430 | 100% |
Who are female | 304 | 70.7% |
Who are married | 219 | 50.9% |
School Enrollment in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,616 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 316 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 354 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,860 | 43.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,616 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,470 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,821 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,288 | 9.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,436 | 14.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,253 | 34.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,921 | 20.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,650 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,968 | 8.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,305 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.7% |
Veteran Status in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,176 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,813 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,045 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,808 | 18.7% |
Under 18 years | 6,371 | 100% |
With a disability | 352 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 18,100 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,939 | 16.2% |
65 years and over | 6,574 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,517 | 38.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 32,113 | 100% |
Same house | 29,426 | 91.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,588 | 8.1% |
Same county | 1,132 | 3.5% |
Different county | 1,456 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,128 | 3.5% |
Different state | 328 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 99 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,548 | 100% |
Native | 31,680 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 31,410 | 96.5% |
State of residence | 22,929 | 70.4% |
Different state | 8,481 | 26.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 270 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 868 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 868 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 387 | 44.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 481 | 55.4% |
Year of Entry in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,138 | 100% |
Native | 270 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 270 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 868 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 81 | 9.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 787 | 90.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mecklenburg County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 868 | 100% |
Europe | 223 | 25.7% |
Asia | 258 | 29.7% |
Africa | 51 | 5.9% |
Oceania | 11 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 322 | 37.1% |
Northern America | 3 | 0.3% |