Language Spoken At Home in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,796 | 100% |
English only | 24,142 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 1,654 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 387 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 219 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,364 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 315 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 43 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,198 | 100% |
American | 2,263 | 8.3% |
Arab | 5 | 0.0% |
Czech | 42 | 0.2% |
Danish | 101 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 279 | 1.0% |
English | 6,291 | 23.1% |
French (except Basque) | 3,808 | 14.0% |
French Canadian | 4,810 | 17.7% |
German | 1,848 | 6.8% |
Greek | 67 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,316 | 12.2% |
Italian | 1,096 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 194 | 0.7% |
Polish | 459 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 106 | 0.4% |
Russian | 127 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 209 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,308 | 4.8% |
Slovak | 7 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 277 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 56 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 45 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 104 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,991 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,022 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,721 | 24.8% |
Married-couple family | 5,595 | 50.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,792 | 16.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 438 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 287 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 989 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 642 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 3,969 | 36.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,145 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 1,449 | 13.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,937 | 26.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,423 | 31.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,484 | 100% |
Householder | 10,991 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 5,596 | 21.1% |
Child | 6,949 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 1,085 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,863 | 7.0% |
Unmarried partner | 791 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,234 | 100% |
Never married | 3,588 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 6,042 | 53.8% |
Separated | 96 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 402 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,106 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,317 | 100% |
Never married | 2,718 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,776 | 51.0% |
Separated | 155 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,322 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 1,346 | 11.9% |
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 | 336 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 125 | 37.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 192 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 73 | 38.0% |
Less than 1 year | 18 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 33 | 17.2% |
3 or 4 years | 11 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 11 | 5.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 73 | 100% |
Who are female | 48 | 65.8% |
Who are married | 51 | 69.9% |
School Enrollment in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,287 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 226 | 4.3% |
Kindergarten | 206 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,602 | 49.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,380 | 26.1% |
College or graduate school | 873 | 16.5% |
Educational Attainment in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,355 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,211 | 6.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,553 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,903 | 40.8% |
Some college, no degree | 3,390 | 17.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,420 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,471 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,407 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,438 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,307 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,583 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,267 | 16.1% |
Under 18 years | 5,741 | 100% |
With a disability | 287 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 16,182 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,275 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 4,660 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,705 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,865 | 100% |
Same house | 23,881 | 88.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,937 | 10.9% |
Same county | 1,858 | 6.9% |
Different county | 1,079 | 4.0% |
Same state | 639 | 2.4% |
Different state | 440 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 47 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,198 | 100% |
Native | 26,030 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 25,772 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 17,706 | 65.1% |
Different state | 8,066 | 29.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 258 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 1,168 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,168 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 788 | 67.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 380 | 32.5% |
Year of Entry in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,426 | 100% |
Native | 258 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 252 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 1,168 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,144 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Orleans County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,168 | 100% |
Europe | 202 | 17.3% |
Asia | 113 | 9.7% |
Africa | 21 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 58 | 5.0% |
Northern America | 771 | 66.0% |