Language Spoken At Home in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 40,713 | 100% |
English only | 38,107 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 2,606 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 595 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,432 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 350 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 875 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 206 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 184 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 115 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,995 | 100% |
American | 2,389 | 5.6% |
Arab | 50 | 0.1% |
Czech | 36 | 0.1% |
Danish | 43 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,308 | 3.0% |
English | 8,871 | 20.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,931 | 4.5% |
French Canadian | 457 | 1.1% |
German | 11,087 | 25.8% |
Greek | 26 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 193 | 0.4% |
Irish | 6,923 | 16.1% |
Italian | 5,790 | 13.5% |
Lithuanian | 46 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.2% |
Polish | 3,886 | 9.0% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.1% |
Russian | 163 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 242 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 1,167 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 48 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 154 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 228 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 58 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 490 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 452 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 305 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,871 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,917 | 68.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,418 | 27.8% |
Married-couple family | 8,116 | 51.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,799 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 723 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 320 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,078 | 13.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,299 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,954 | 31.2% |
Householder living alone | 4,043 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 1,580 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,214 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,280 | 27.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 39,833 | 100% |
Householder | 15,871 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 8,155 | 20.5% |
Child | 11,627 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 2,118 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 2,062 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,252 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,442 | 100% |
Never married | 5,774 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,917 | 51.1% |
Separated | 383 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 572 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,796 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,962 | 100% |
Never married | 4,538 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 8,798 | 49.0% |
Separated | 640 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 1,741 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 2,245 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 228 | 49.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,166 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 619 | 53.1% |
Less than 1 year | 168 | 14.4% |
1 or 2 years | 141 | 12.1% |
3 or 4 years | 174 | 14.9% |
5 or more years | 136 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 619 | 100% |
Who are female | 390 | 63.0% |
Who are married | 470 | 75.9% |
School Enrollment in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,849 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 534 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 537 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,185 | 42.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,604 | 26.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,989 | 20.2% |
Educational Attainment in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,435 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,225 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,770 | 9.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,062 | 41.0% |
Some college, no degree | 5,789 | 19.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,937 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,971 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,681 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.8% |
Veteran Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 33,504 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,610 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 40,206 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,864 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 9,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 552 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 24,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,373 | 13.5% |
65 years and over | 5,830 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,939 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 42,536 | 100% |
Same house | 36,299 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,111 | 14.4% |
Same county | 2,806 | 6.6% |
Different county | 3,305 | 7.8% |
Same state | 2,874 | 6.8% |
Different state | 431 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 126 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,995 | 100% |
Native | 41,362 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 40,789 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 35,538 | 82.7% |
Different state | 5,251 | 12.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 573 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 1,633 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,633 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 665 | 40.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 968 | 59.3% |
Year of Entry in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,206 | 100% |
Native | 573 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 46 | 8.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 527 | 92.0% |
Foreign born | 1,633 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 39 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,594 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,633 | 100% |
Europe | 532 | 32.6% |
Asia | 211 | 12.9% |
Africa | 72 | 4.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 620 | 38.0% |
Northern America | 198 | 12.1% |