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Language Spoken At Home in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,917,061 | 100% |
English only | 7,955,851 | 89.2% |
Language other than English | 961,210 | 10.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 436,448 | 4.9% |
Spanish | 644,010 | 7.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 333,201 | 3.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 146,320 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 35,232 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 130,082 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 56,763 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 40,798 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,252 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,544,249 | 100% |
American | 1,152,926 | 12.1% |
Arab | 30,556 | 0.3% |
Czech | 18,608 | 0.2% |
Danish | 15,286 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 110,686 | 1.2% |
English | 960,834 | 10.1% |
French (except Basque) | 167,437 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 32,788 | 0.3% |
German | 1,057,784 | 11.1% |
Greek | 26,651 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 24,950 | 0.3% |
Irish | 869,500 | 9.1% |
Italian | 289,648 | 3.0% |
Lithuanian | 9,085 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 42,935 | 0.4% |
Polish | 132,982 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 14,655 | 0.2% |
Russian | 42,321 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 276,665 | 2.9% |
Scottish | 243,870 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 10,148 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 87,377 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 54,306 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 14,902 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 16,003 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 52,464 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 33,439 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,693,221 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,464,763 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,092,332 | 29.6% |
Married-couple family | 1,809,333 | 49.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 718,052 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 160,072 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 82,587 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 495,358 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 291,693 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,228,458 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,021,836 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 342,358 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,220,178 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 883,363 | 23.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,286,780 | 100% |
Householder | 3,693,221 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 1,809,501 | 19.5% |
Child | 2,732,523 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 575,569 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 475,966 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 190,579 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,681,614 | 100% |
Never married | 1,208,323 | 32.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,942,232 | 52.8% |
Separated | 102,856 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 91,280 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 336,923 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,968,076 | 100% |
Never married | 1,068,548 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,910,791 | 48.2% |
Separated | 137,727 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 390,086 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 460,924 | 11.6% |
Fertility in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 134,256 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 49,318 | 36.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 202,830 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 101,875 | 50.2% |
Less than 1 year | 20,197 | 10.0% |
1 or 2 years | 23,575 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 17,739 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 40,364 | 19.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 101,875 | 100% |
Who are female | 64,751 | 63.6% |
Who are married | 72,458 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,508,328 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 146,023 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 129,346 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,013,835 | 40.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 513,516 | 20.5% |
College or graduate school | 705,608 | 28.1% |
Educational Attainment in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,324,119 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 373,691 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 606,026 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,722,998 | 27.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,381,228 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 543,531 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,126,665 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 569,980 | 9.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.8% |
Veteran Status in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,180,691 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 738,926 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,341,367 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,227,014 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,271,929 | 100% |
With a disability | 98,600 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 5,862,832 | 100% |
With a disability | 665,654 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 1,206,606 | 100% |
With a disability | 462,760 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,426,356 | 100% |
Same house | 7,954,174 | 84.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,418,339 | 15.0% |
Same county | 815,768 | 8.7% |
Different county | 602,571 | 6.4% |
Same state | 328,143 | 3.5% |
Different state | 274,428 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 53,843 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,544,249 | 100% |
Native | 8,825,455 | 92.5% |
Born in United States | 8,726,955 | 91.4% |
State of residence | 5,541,374 | 58.1% |
Different state | 3,185,581 | 33.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 98,500 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 718,794 | 7.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 718,794 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 220,890 | 30.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 497,904 | 69.3% |
Year of Entry in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 817,294 | 100% |
Native | 98,500 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,837 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 96,663 | 98.1% |
Foreign born | 718,794 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22,488 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 696,306 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in North Carolina
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 718,794 | 100% |
Europe | 78,454 | 10.9% |
Asia | 164,828 | 22.9% |
Africa | 40,602 | 5.6% |
Oceania | 2,850 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 415,676 | 57.8% |
Northern America | 16,384 | 2.3% |