Language Spoken At Home in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,810 | 100% |
English only | 8,621 | 97.9% |
Language other than English | 189 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 154 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9 | 0.1% |
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 Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,402 | 100% |
American | 502 | 5.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 120 | 1.3% |
Danish | 257 | 2.7% |
Dutch | 317 | 3.4% |
English | 654 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 187 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 19 | 0.2% |
German | 4,108 | 43.7% |
Greek | 3 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 22 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,600 | 17.0% |
Italian | 133 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 942 | 10.0% |
Polish | 89 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 25 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 52 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 85 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 233 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 165 | 1.8% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 26 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,044 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,450 | 60.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,019 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,026 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 728 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 113 | 2.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 67 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 311 | 7.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 224 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,594 | 39.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,350 | 33.4% |
65 years and over | 582 | 14.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,060 | 26.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,308 | 32.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,042 | 100% |
Householder | 4,044 | 44.7% |
Spouse | 2,020 | 22.3% |
Child | 2,430 | 26.9% |
Other relatives | 161 | 1.8% |
Nonrelatives | 387 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 242 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,763 | 100% |
Never married | 1,172 | 31.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,105 | 55.9% |
Separated | 18 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 147 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 321 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,922 | 100% |
Never married | 762 | 19.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,075 | 52.9% |
Separated | 49 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 673 | 17.2% |
Divorced | 363 | 9.3% |
Fertility in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 72 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 11 | 15.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 93 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 47 | 50.5% |
Less than 1 year | 9 | 9.7% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 12.9% |
5 or more years | 26 | 28.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 47 | 100% |
Who are female | 26 | 55.3% |
Who are married | 33 | 70.2% |
School Enrollment in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,187 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 218 | 10.0% |
Kindergarten | 95 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 882 | 40.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 445 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 547 | 25.0% |
Educational Attainment in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,470 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 279 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 429 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,345 | 36.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,657 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 791 | 12.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 738 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 231 | 3.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.0% |
Veteran Status in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,319 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 815 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,162 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,266 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 2,065 | 100% |
With a disability | 106 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 5,288 | 100% |
With a disability | 581 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 1,809 | 100% |
With a disability | 579 | 32.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,329 | 100% |
Same house | 8,125 | 87.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,196 | 12.8% |
Same county | 522 | 5.6% |
Different county | 674 | 7.2% |
Same state | 536 | 5.7% |
Different state | 138 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 8 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,402 | 100% |
Native | 9,288 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 9,264 | 98.5% |
State of residence | 7,594 | 80.8% |
Different state | 1,670 | 17.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 24 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 114 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 114 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16 | 14.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 98 | 86.0% |
Year of Entry in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 138 | 100% |
Native | 24 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 24 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 114 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 2.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 111 | 97.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Palo Alto County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 114 | 100% |
Europe | 14 | 12.3% |
Asia | 23 | 20.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 75 | 65.8% |
Northern America | 2 | 1.8% |