Language Spoken At Home in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 38,909 | 100% |
English only | 34,304 | 88.2% |
Language other than English | 4,605 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,310 | 3.4% |
Spanish | 2,620 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 560 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,669 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 628 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 157 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 159 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,044 | 100% |
American | 5,212 | 12.4% |
Arab | 103 | 0.2% |
Czech | 175 | 0.4% |
Danish | 74 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 766 | 1.8% |
English | 4,279 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,194 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 132 | 0.3% |
German | 11,196 | 26.6% |
Greek | 18 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 48 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,214 | 14.8% |
Italian | 771 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 245 | 0.6% |
Polish | 415 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 27 | 0.1% |
Russian | 403 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 552 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 571 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 196 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 362 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 73 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 646 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 181 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,301 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,745 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,624 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 8,474 | 52.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,416 | 21.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 547 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 191 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,724 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,017 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 5,556 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 4,790 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 1,703 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,268 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,191 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 41,264 | 100% |
Householder | 16,301 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 8,490 | 20.6% |
Child | 12,139 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 2,578 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,756 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 882 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,003 | 100% |
Never married | 4,450 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,984 | 56.1% |
Separated | 217 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 401 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 1,951 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,995 | 100% |
Never married | 3,769 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,037 | 53.2% |
Separated | 285 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,777 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 2,127 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 530 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 146 | 27.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 842 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 388 | 46.1% |
Less than 1 year | 92 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 73 | 8.7% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 4.8% |
5 or more years | 183 | 21.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 388 | 100% |
Who are female | 237 | 61.1% |
Who are married | 253 | 65.2% |
School Enrollment in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,651 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 620 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 717 | 6.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,738 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,287 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 2,289 | 21.5% |
Educational Attainment in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,424 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,143 | 7.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,740 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,357 | 34.1% |
Some college, no degree | 6,235 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 2,702 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,699 | 9.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,548 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,084 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,687 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 41,306 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,371 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 10,742 | 100% |
With a disability | 333 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 24,634 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,483 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 5,930 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,555 | 43.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 41,466 | 100% |
Same house | 33,826 | 81.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,435 | 17.9% |
Same county | 4,661 | 11.2% |
Different county | 2,774 | 6.7% |
Same state | 1,936 | 4.7% |
Different state | 838 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 205 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,044 | 100% |
Native | 39,316 | 93.5% |
Born in United States | 39,002 | 92.8% |
State of residence | 28,913 | 68.8% |
Different state | 10,089 | 24.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 314 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,728 | 6.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,728 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 657 | 24.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,071 | 75.9% |
Year of Entry in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,042 | 100% |
Native | 314 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 314 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,728 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 46 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,682 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pettis County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,728 | 100% |
Europe | 866 | 31.7% |
Asia | 173 | 6.3% |
Africa | 133 | 4.9% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,531 | 56.1% |
Northern America | 16 | 0.6% |