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Language Spoken At Home in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 63,202 | 100% |
English only | 60,330 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 2,872 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,210 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 1,798 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 930 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 667 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 369 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 216 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 38 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,415 | 100% |
American | 7,805 | 11.8% |
Arab | 141 | 0.2% |
Czech | 189 | 0.3% |
Danish | 140 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 900 | 1.4% |
English | 13,176 | 19.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,846 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 183 | 0.3% |
German | 9,964 | 15.0% |
Greek | 285 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 394 | 0.6% |
Irish | 9,033 | 13.6% |
Italian | 2,679 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 80 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 408 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,439 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 59 | 0.1% |
Russian | 350 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,239 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 2,492 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 67 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 137 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 402 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 41 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 47 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 615 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,235 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,256 | 64.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,294 | 22.3% |
Married-couple family | 14,018 | 49.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,993 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,058 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 571 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,180 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,730 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 9,979 | 35.3% |
Householder living alone | 8,564 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 3,161 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,160 | 25.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,852 | 31.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 65,196 | 100% |
Householder | 28,235 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 14,051 | 21.6% |
Child | 16,045 | 24.6% |
Other relatives | 3,331 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,534 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,589 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,362 | 100% |
Never married | 7,788 | 28.5% |
Now married, except separated | 14,802 | 54.1% |
Separated | 662 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 892 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 3,218 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 28,880 | 100% |
Never married | 5,674 | 19.6% |
Now married, except separated | 14,824 | 51.3% |
Separated | 865 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 3,444 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 4,073 | 14.1% |
Fertility in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 502 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 197 | 39.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,279 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 833 | 65.1% |
Less than 1 year | 142 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 71 | 5.6% |
3 or 4 years | 92 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 528 | 41.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 833 | 100% |
Who are female | 537 | 64.5% |
Who are married | 539 | 64.7% |
School Enrollment in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,395 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 894 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 673 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,512 | 38.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,177 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 4,139 | 28.8% |
Educational Attainment in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 48,953 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,544 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,083 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,157 | 28.9% |
Some college, no degree | 12,686 | 25.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,811 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,911 | 16.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,761 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.8% |
Veteran Status in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 52,826 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,986 | 17.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 64,503 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,596 | 18.0% |
Under 18 years | 12,538 | 100% |
With a disability | 762 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 39,524 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,282 | 15.9% |
65 years and over | 12,441 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,552 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 65,825 | 100% |
Same house | 55,050 | 83.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,364 | 15.7% |
Same county | 5,900 | 9.0% |
Different county | 4,464 | 6.8% |
Same state | 2,468 | 3.7% |
Different state | 1,996 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 411 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,415 | 100% |
Native | 64,185 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 63,549 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 37,125 | 55.9% |
Different state | 26,424 | 39.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 636 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 2,230 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,230 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 806 | 36.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,424 | 63.9% |
Year of Entry in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,866 | 100% |
Native | 636 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 636 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,230 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 67 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,163 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Morehead City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,230 | 100% |
Europe | 588 | 26.4% |
Asia | 432 | 19.4% |
Africa | 33 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 1,114 | 50.0% |
Northern America | 61 | 2.7% |