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Language Spoken At Home in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 14,783 | 100% |
English only | 14,136 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 647 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 212 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 533 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 99 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,539 | 100% |
American | 2,951 | 19.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 27 | 0.2% |
Danish | 53 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 133 | 0.9% |
English | 1,701 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 438 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 23 | 0.1% |
German | 2,020 | 13.0% |
Greek | 8 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 90 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,023 | 13.0% |
Italian | 338 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 32 | 0.2% |
Polish | 154 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 59 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,574 | 10.1% |
Scottish | 890 | 5.7% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 236 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 30 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,536 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,634 | 70.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,548 | 23.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,586 | 54.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,122 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 316 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 102 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 732 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 324 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,902 | 29.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,712 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 800 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,665 | 25.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,208 | 33.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,240 | 100% |
Householder | 6,536 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 3,591 | 23.6% |
Child | 3,983 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 724 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 406 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 211 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,384 | 100% |
Never married | 1,584 | 24.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,917 | 61.4% |
Separated | 132 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 225 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 526 | 8.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,731 | 100% |
Never married | 1,041 | 15.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,761 | 55.9% |
Separated | 151 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 938 | 13.9% |
Divorced | 840 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 95 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 45 | 47.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 5 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 199 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 155 | 77.9% |
Less than 1 year | 29 | 14.6% |
1 or 2 years | 30 | 15.1% |
3 or 4 years | 23 | 11.6% |
5 or more years | 73 | 36.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 155 | 100% |
Who are female | 97 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 99 | 63.9% |
School Enrollment in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,207 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 234 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 226 | 7.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,262 | 39.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 700 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 785 | 24.5% |
Educational Attainment in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,346 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 900 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,313 | 11.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,152 | 36.6% |
Some college, no degree | 2,098 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 991 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,311 | 11.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 581 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.7% |
Veteran Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,548 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,021 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,382 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,226 | 21.0% |
Under 18 years | 2,974 | 100% |
With a disability | 226 | 7.6% |
18 to 64 years | 9,281 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,582 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 3,127 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,418 | 45.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,456 | 100% |
Same house | 14,211 | 91.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,213 | 7.8% |
Same county | 756 | 4.9% |
Different county | 457 | 3.0% |
Same state | 363 | 2.3% |
Different state | 94 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 32 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 15,539 | 100% |
Native | 15,244 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 15,191 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 11,228 | 72.3% |
Different state | 3,963 | 25.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 53 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 295 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 295 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 67 | 22.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 228 | 77.3% |
Year of Entry in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 348 | 100% |
Native | 53 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 53 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 295 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 285 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mitchell County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 295 | 100% |
Europe | 65 | 22.0% |
Asia | 27 | 9.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 203 | 68.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |