Language Spoken At Home in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,500 | 100% |
English only | 17,082 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 418 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 189 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 186 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 148 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 67 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 58 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 26 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,460 | 100% |
American | 1,825 | 9.9% |
Arab | 37 | 0.2% |
Czech | 69 | 0.4% |
Danish | 46 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 148 | 0.8% |
English | 3,229 | 17.5% |
French (except Basque) | 367 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 50 | 0.3% |
German | 2,361 | 12.8% |
Greek | 109 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 72 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,786 | 15.1% |
Italian | 753 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 27 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 357 | 1.9% |
Polish | 643 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 73 | 0.4% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 456 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 447 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 69 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 122 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 114 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 38 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 166 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 49 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,719 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,061 | 75.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,815 | 27.0% |
Married-couple family | 4,092 | 60.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,222 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 276 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 105 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 693 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 488 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,658 | 24.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,340 | 19.9% |
65 years and over | 551 | 8.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,109 | 31.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,729 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,896 | 100% |
Householder | 6,719 | 37.5% |
Spouse | 4,091 | 22.9% |
Child | 5,135 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 1,189 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 762 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 305 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,722 | 100% |
Never married | 2,207 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,299 | 55.7% |
Separated | 347 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 62 | 0.8% |
Divorced | 807 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,435 | 100% |
Never married | 1,346 | 18.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,416 | 59.4% |
Separated | 249 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 715 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 709 | 9.5% |
Fertility in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 91 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 483 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 199 | 41.2% |
Less than 1 year | 4 | 0.8% |
1 or 2 years | 96 | 19.9% |
3 or 4 years | 15 | 3.1% |
5 or more years | 84 | 17.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 199 | 100% |
Who are female | 121 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 199 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,389 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 364 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten | 314 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,908 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 885 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 918 | 20.9% |
Educational Attainment in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,166 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 517 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,208 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,195 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,096 | 23.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,100 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,209 | 16.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 841 | 6.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.2% |
Veteran Status in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,345 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,928 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,869 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,682 | 9.4% |
Under 18 years | 4,079 | 100% |
With a disability | 54 | 1.3% |
18 to 64 years | 11,551 | 100% |
With a disability | 833 | 7.2% |
65 years and over | 2,239 | 100% |
With a disability | 795 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,371 | 100% |
Same house | 16,206 | 88.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,147 | 11.7% |
Same county | 606 | 3.3% |
Different county | 1,541 | 8.4% |
Same state | 1,353 | 7.4% |
Different state | 188 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,460 | 100% |
Native | 18,134 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 17,856 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 12,435 | 67.4% |
Different state | 5,421 | 29.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 278 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 326 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 326 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 159 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 167 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 604 | 100% |
Native | 278 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 278 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in New Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 326 | 100% |
Europe | 228 | 69.9% |
Asia | 40 | 12.3% |
Africa | 15 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 43 | 13.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |