Language Spoken At Home in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,628 | 100% |
English only | 8,347 | 78.5% |
Language other than English | 2,281 | 21.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 971 | 9.1% |
Spanish | 2,142 | 20.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 931 | 8.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 71 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 59 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,479 | 100% |
American | 2,508 | 21.8% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 33 | 0.3% |
Danish | 50 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 297 | 2.6% |
English | 1,047 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 150 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 15 | 0.1% |
German | 1,715 | 14.9% |
Greek | 217 | 1.9% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,019 | 8.9% |
Italian | 251 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 310 | 2.7% |
Polish | 57 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 38 | 0.3% |
Russian | 27 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 113 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 158 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 5 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 186 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 46 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 79 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,881 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,822 | 72.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,322 | 34.1% |
Married-couple family | 2,298 | 59.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 962 | 24.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 194 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 106 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 330 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 254 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,059 | 27.3% |
Householder living alone | 892 | 23.0% |
65 years and over | 459 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,450 | 37.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,106 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,356 | 100% |
Householder | 3,881 | 34.2% |
Spouse | 2,275 | 20.0% |
Child | 3,909 | 34.4% |
Other relatives | 636 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 655 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 265 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,575 | 100% |
Never married | 1,384 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 2,462 | 53.8% |
Separated | 15 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 117 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 597 | 13.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,160 | 100% |
Never married | 877 | 21.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,334 | 56.1% |
Separated | 98 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 431 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 420 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 177 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 7.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 183 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 304 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 84 | 27.6% |
Less than 1 year | 6 | 2.0% |
1 or 2 years | 21 | 6.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 57 | 18.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 84 | 100% |
Who are female | 30 | 35.7% |
Who are married | 82 | 97.6% |
School Enrollment in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,893 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 83 | 2.9% |
Kindergarten | 143 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,551 | 53.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 818 | 28.3% |
College or graduate school | 298 | 10.3% |
Educational Attainment in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,156 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,155 | 16.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 642 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,734 | 38.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,629 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 375 | 5.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 525 | 7.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 96 | 1.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.7% |
Veteran Status in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,130 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 930 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 11,371 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,948 | 17.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,321 | 100% |
With a disability | 175 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 6,483 | 100% |
With a disability | 957 | 14.8% |
65 years and over | 1,567 | 100% |
With a disability | 816 | 52.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 11,317 | 100% |
Same house | 9,737 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,571 | 13.9% |
Same county | 633 | 5.6% |
Different county | 938 | 8.3% |
Same state | 741 | 6.5% |
Different state | 197 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 9 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,479 | 100% |
Native | 10,245 | 89.2% |
Born in United States | 10,177 | 88.7% |
State of residence | 5,896 | 51.4% |
Different state | 4,281 | 37.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 68 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,234 | 10.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,234 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 179 | 14.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,055 | 85.5% |
Year of Entry in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,302 | 100% |
Native | 68 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 68 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,234 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,228 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Owyhee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,234 | 100% |
Europe | 46 | 3.7% |
Asia | 13 | 1.1% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,136 | 92.1% |
Northern America | 39 | 3.2% |