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Language Spoken At Home in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 742,829 | 100% |
English only | 636,546 | 85.7% |
Language other than English | 106,283 | 14.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 42,095 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 41,851 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,669 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 21,214 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,211 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 39,654 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,870 | 2.4% |
Other languages | 3,564 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,345 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 798,528 | 100% |
American | 39,364 | 4.9% |
Arab | 2,166 | 0.3% |
Czech | 3,409 | 0.4% |
Danish | 7,453 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 14,420 | 1.8% |
English | 83,966 | 10.5% |
French (except Basque) | 29,714 | 3.7% |
French Canadian | 6,240 | 0.8% |
German | 157,278 | 19.7% |
Greek | 2,616 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,991 | 0.2% |
Irish | 101,876 | 12.8% |
Italian | 33,179 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 958 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 51,559 | 6.5% |
Polish | 16,757 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 2,683 | 0.3% |
Russian | 8,766 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,744 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 21,656 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 928 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 7,125 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 28,070 | 3.5% |
Swiss | 5,586 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 5,074 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 7,804 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,012 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 299,334 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 200,706 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 95,285 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 150,988 | 50.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 64,961 | 21.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 14,000 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,004 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 35,718 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,320 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 98,628 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 78,715 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 24,466 | 8.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 104,503 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 63,299 | 21.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 778,380 | 100% |
Householder | 299,334 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 150,718 | 19.4% |
Child | 237,980 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 42,314 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 48,034 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 20,614 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 311,687 | 100% |
Never married | 101,997 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 162,510 | 52.1% |
Separated | 5,164 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 6,361 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 35,655 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 322,859 | 100% |
Never married | 83,162 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 160,743 | 49.8% |
Separated | 7,085 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 24,407 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 47,462 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 12,440 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,866 | 31.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,542 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,738 | 36.9% |
Less than 1 year | 1,714 | 11.0% |
1 or 2 years | 1,239 | 8.0% |
3 or 4 years | 804 | 5.2% |
5 or more years | 1,981 | 12.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,738 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,592 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 4,056 | 70.7% |
School Enrollment in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 203,734 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,385 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 10,921 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 85,911 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 45,495 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 51,022 | 25.0% |
Educational Attainment in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 519,965 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 15,659 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 34,038 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 151,674 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 144,059 | 27.7% |
Associate's degree | 51,597 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 80,547 | 15.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 42,391 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 581,478 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 88,259 | 15.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 770,973 | 100% |
With a disability | 97,178 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 197,709 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,512 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 486,487 | 100% |
With a disability | 54,866 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 86,777 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,800 | 39.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 787,045 | 100% |
Same house | 641,252 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 138,952 | 17.7% |
Same county | 89,395 | 11.4% |
Different county | 49,557 | 6.3% |
Same state | 23,864 | 3.0% |
Different state | 25,693 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 6,841 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 798,528 | 100% |
Native | 720,234 | 90.2% |
Born in United States | 697,496 | 87.3% |
State of residence | 396,641 | 49.7% |
Different state | 300,855 | 37.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22,738 | 2.8% |
Foreign born | 78,294 | 9.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 78,294 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 41,526 | 53.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 36,768 | 47.0% |
Year of Entry in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 101,032 | 100% |
Native | 22,738 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 625 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 22,113 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 78,294 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,497 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 76,797 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pierce County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 78,294 | 100% |
Europe | 16,071 | 20.5% |
Asia | 32,740 | 41.8% |
Africa | 2,485 | 3.2% |
Oceania | 1,727 | 2.2% |
Latin America | 21,735 | 27.8% |
Northern America | 3,536 | 4.5% |