Language Spoken At Home in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,014 | 100% |
English only | 5,986 | 99.5% |
Language other than English | 28 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Spanish | 28 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,408 | 100% |
American | 445 | 6.9% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 19 | 0.3% |
Danish | 33 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 252 | 3.9% |
English | 811 | 12.7% |
French (except Basque) | 116 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 13 | 0.2% |
German | 2,929 | 45.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,030 | 16.1% |
Italian | 107 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 327 | 5.1% |
Polish | 89 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 42 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 113 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 144 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,857 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,630 | 57.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 528 | 18.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,238 | 43.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 358 | 12.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 88 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 35 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 304 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 135 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,227 | 42.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,052 | 36.8% |
65 years and over | 514 | 18.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 627 | 21.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,038 | 36.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,259 | 100% |
Householder | 2,857 | 45.6% |
Spouse | 1,216 | 19.4% |
Child | 1,467 | 23.4% |
Other relatives | 377 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 342 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 233 | 3.7% |
Marital Status in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,490 | 100% |
Never married | 685 | 27.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,232 | 49.5% |
Separated | 38 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 129 | 5.2% |
Divorced | 406 | 16.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,764 | 100% |
Never married | 570 | 20.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,288 | 46.6% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 451 | 16.3% |
Divorced | 455 | 16.5% |
Fertility in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 136 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 53 | 39.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 285 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Grandparents in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 154 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 127 | 82.5% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 20.1% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 7.8% |
5 or more years | 84 | 54.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 127 | 100% |
Who are female | 94 | 74.0% |
Who are married | 76 | 59.8% |
School Enrollment in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,367 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 79 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 34 | 2.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 669 | 48.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 257 | 18.8% |
College or graduate school | 328 | 24.0% |
Educational Attainment in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,462 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 182 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 485 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,955 | 43.8% |
Some college, no degree | 776 | 17.4% |
Associate's degree | 358 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 444 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 262 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.8% |
Veteran Status in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,084 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 612 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,061 | 16.9% |
Under 18 years | 1,324 | 100% |
With a disability | 58 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 3,578 | 100% |
With a disability | 470 | 13.1% |
65 years and over | 1,373 | 100% |
With a disability | 533 | 38.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,279 | 100% |
Same house | 5,371 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 908 | 14.5% |
Same county | 600 | 9.6% |
Different county | 308 | 4.9% |
Same state | 231 | 3.7% |
Different state | 77 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,408 | 100% |
Native | 6,408 | 100.0% |
Born in United States | 6,408 | 100.0% |
State of residence | 5,301 | 82.7% |
Different state | 1,107 | 17.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 0 | 0.0% |
Foreign born | 0 | 0.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 0 | 0% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 0 | 0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 0 | 0% |
Year of Entry in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 0 | 0% |
Native | 0 | 0% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0% |
Entered before 2010 | 0 | 0% |
Foreign born | 0 | 0% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0% |
Entered before 2010 | 0 | 0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Oelwein City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 0 | 0% |
Europe | 0 | 0% |
Asia | 0 | 0% |
Africa | 0 | 0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0% |